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Blooming disgrace: Flowerbeds in Kilkenny city vandalised by ‘yobs’

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2021 0

Local residents in Kilkenny city were left shocked after their volunteer work to bring some colour to the area was vandalised once again. The flowers were planted by the Newpark Residents Association earlier this week. But much of the residents’ hard work was undone after after vandals ripped out some of the flowers from the […]

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‘It’s beyond me how humans can be so cruel’ – Kilkenny gardai rescue distressed dog

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2020 0

This dog was taken into custody amid concerns for his welfare following allegations the animal was being treated cruelly. But the distressed dog appeared to cheer up when he made friends with  local Garda Amy Mulqueen. Gardai from Kilkenny’s Unit A seized the dog at John’s Quay yesterday under the 2013 Animal Welfare Act after […]

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Stamp duty for iconic Kilkenny building celebrating man who strove to educate the world

By Kilkenny Now 15th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY AN ICONIC Kilkenny building, built by a man who left a legacy of learning worldwide, is to be immortalised in a specially designed stamp. The Carnegie Library on John’s Quay, Kilkenny will be celebrated in stamp form by An Post, marking the centenary of the death of Scottish philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie’s […]

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‘I was the only swimmer so I dived in’ – hero Kilkenny Garda recalls moment she saved drowning man

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE HERO Garda who rescued a man from drowning in the River Nore over the weekend believes her water safety training saved his life. Garda Caroline O Brien was on patrol in Kilkenny with two colleagues when they got the call about the man in distress in the river near John’s Quay […]

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Rescue drama – Kilkenny Garda jumps into River Nore to save man from drowning

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

THREE Kilkenny gardai have been hailed as heroes after they saved a young man from drowning in the city in the early hours of this morning. The eagle-eyed officers were on patrol in Kilkenny when they spotted the man enter the River Nore at St John’s Quay at around 2am. A female Garda jumped into […]