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Vandals smash window of moving Kilkenny city bus while passengers were inside

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2021 0

The Kilkenny city bus service has been targeted yet again after thugs threw a rock at a coach while it was carrying passengers. The incident occurred at around 3.30pm on Thursday as the bus was travelling along the Hebron Road. A loca Garda source confirmed a rock was thrown at the bus, smashing a window […]

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We’re lovin’ it: Kilkenny McDonald’s restaurant reopens for dine-in customers

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2020 0

The popular McDonald’s restaurant on Kilkenny’s Hebron Road is to reopen its dine-in service area from this afternoon. The company says the decision was made following the successful reopening of the drive-thru and takeaway in recent weeks. The Kilkenny fast food restaurant is among 27 nationwide that will restart dine-in services today, with a range […]

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Vandals set CCTV camera ablaze in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny are hunting for vandals who set a CCTV camera system alight. Gardai noticed a telegraph pole spewing flames while on patrol on the Hebron Road in the early hours of last Saturday. Once they got closer, they saw a CCTV camera, which was attached to the pole, had been set alight. Kilkenny […]

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Neglected horses in Kilkenny linked to children to allow owners escape prosecution

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2020 0

The owners of horses left neglected in Kilkenny city are avoiding prosecution by linking the animals’ documents to young children. The revelation emerged as gardai in the city rounded over a dozen horses in the city over the past week. As a result of their efforts, several of these have already been re-homed. However, their […]

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Seven horses in Kilkenny may have to be put down unless owner comes forward

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2020 2

Seven horses recovered from land on the outskirts of Kilkenny city may have to be put down if their owners do not come forward within a week. That’s the message Kilkenny County Council has released after it was forced to rescue seven horses that were loose on the outskirts of Kilkenny city. The horses, six […]

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A ‘fresh’ start: Aldi unveils new, greener store in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY INTERNATIONAL retail giant Aldi has just thrown open the doors of a state-of-the-art and greener supermarket to Kilkenny consumers. Aldi’s Hebron Road store in the city has undergone an extensive redevelopment as part of the group’s “Project Fresh” initiative. This has seen the store completely refurbished as part of Aldi’s €160m investment […]

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Major Garda operation in progress in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

A MAJOR garda operation is underway in Kilkenny this morning. The operation took place on the Hebron Road in the city when at least five vehicles containing garda targeted a house within an estate Members of the Kilkenny / Carlow garda and members of the Garda Armed Response Unit are involved in the operation. More […]

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Number plates nicked as driver snacked at Kilkenny fast-food restaurant

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2019 0

A HUNGRY motorist who stopped for a bite at a well-known Kilkenny fast-food restaurant on the outskirts of the city was shocked to discover his trailer’s licence plates were stolen when he returned to his vehicle. The incident occurred last Monday at around 6pm in the car park of the restaurant on the Hebron Road. […]

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Four members of same Kilkenny family face terror financing charges

By Kilkenny Now 10th April 2019 0

By CONOR KANE FOUR members of the same Kilkenny family have been sent forward to the Circuit Criminal Court for trial on charges under money-laundering and terrorist-financing legislation. The four accused, including a husband and wife, are due to appear at the Circuit Court in Kilkenny on April 30, when a date is due to […]