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Lightning strikes – leaving thousands in Kilkenny without power

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THOUSANDS of Kilkenny people are currently without power after unexpectedly powerful thunderstorms hit the county. Close to 1,000 homes from all around the county are currently without power. Homes as far north as Castlecomer to as far south as Glenmore are affected, as the frequency and strength of the thunderstorms and lightning […]

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SPONSORED: Back to school or off to college – Thomastown Credit Union can help share the cost burden

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

THE exam results are out and the CAO offers are coming in. It is an exciting time for students and their families – a major milestone on the road to adult life. But for many parents this occasion, which should be so happy, is marred by financial stress. Anxiety over how to meet the costs […]

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Kilkenny kids’ paintings to feature in new Tidy Towns calendar

By Kilkenny Now 22nd August 2019 0

THE WINNERS of children’s art competition whose portrayal of a Kilkenny town scene will be used to promote the locality around the world. Inistioge Tidy Towns committee hosted the inaugural Inistioge Children’s Art Competition, the winners of which would see their painting feature in the 2020 Inistioge Tidy Towns Calendar. The calendar is to be […]

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Kilkenny has lowest level of 24-hour Garda cover in country

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY comes rock bottom of all the Garda districts in the county when it comes to 24-hour cover. The Kilkenny-Carlow division came joint last of all the Garda districts who have stations opened 24-hours a day. Just three of the 27 stations – Kilkenny, Thomastown and Carlow – in the division are […]

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Former Kilkenny garda stations a fair cop for buyers

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO garda stations in Kilkenny shut down and sold off due to the recession, were two of the most attractive in the country to buyers it has emerged. Other stations around the country were sold off for a literal steal. Of 43 garda stations shut down and sold by the state, two […]

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Volunteer group build Kilkenny’s first home composting site

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of 40 volunteers with an interest in the environment has built Kilkenny’s first home composting demonstration site. This past weekend, 40 graduates of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) master composting course built Kilkenny’s first home composting demonstration site in Inistioge. The programme, funded by the EPA’s ‘Stop

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‘Think Green’ and no screens – Kilkenny’s Fairytale Festival a resounding success

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

Thousands of people left their tablets and phones behind them in the hope they might catch a glimpse of Tinkerbell,  Cinderella, or Tom Thumb in Kilkenny over the weekend. The fourth annual Fairytale Festival event was held in Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge last Sunday. The screen-free event encouraged people to ‘think green’, an initiative those present […]

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Two Kilkenny water sources abandoned, 16,000 exposed to dangerous pollutants

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO water sources in Kilkenny had to be abandoned after dangerously high levels of environmental pollutants were discovered in the water. Dangerously high levels of trihalomethanes were recorded at Kilkenny City’s Radestown Water supply and Inistioge (pictured above) from where 16,000 local residents get their drinking supplies. Trihalomethanes occur when

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First Darkness into Light walk in Inistioge raises €13,327 for charity

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

THE brave volunteers who rose at dawn to walk from Darkness into Light in Inistioge recently raised over €13,000 for Pieta House, the suicide and mental health awareness charity. It was the first Darkness into Light walk in the picturesque South Kilkenny village, and it was such a success that organisers are already planning for […]

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Four Kilkenny communities nominated for All-Ireland ‘Pride of Place’ awards

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has been chosen to host one of Ireland’s most important community awards this year, and the county will be well represented with no fewer than four nominees. The 17th Annual All-Ireland Pride of Place Gala Awards Ceremony will take place in Kilkenny on Saturday, November 30, Tthe four groups from the […]