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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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How Kilkenny towns can hook up to the high-speed broadband highway

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

TOWNS across Kilkenny are being given the opportunity to set up their very own community broadband services. But they only have until the end of this month have until May 31 to qualify for up to €30,000 in supports for a business plan, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) has announced. KLP CEO Declan Rice said advisory […]

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Broadband roadshows roll into Kilkenny communities this week

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny LEADER Partnership community broadband roadshows kick off this week. Information meetings will be held at the Freshford Community Hall tomorrow night, with another event at Mullinavat Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Both meetings begin at 8pm. KLP has teamed up with internationally-renowned fibre expert, John Graves, for the Blue Town Initiative which

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2019 Local Elections countdown – here is your full list of Kilkenny candidates

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2019 0

THE nominations are in, the campaigning is well underway and the stage is set for the May 24 local elections. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed a total of 44 candidates will contest the four electoral areas in in the city and county. Here is the full list of candidates: Kilkenny City Electoral Area (14 candidates […]

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20 rural Kilkenny communities to get more affordable broadband service

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is teaming up with rural communities across the county to help them prepare to turn their broadband ‘not spots’ into high-speed ‘hot spots’ with a far more affordable broadband service. A series of roadshows will get underway from May 14 targeting 20 rural Kilkenny communities identified as ‘Blue Areas’ in the […]

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Burglar breaks into sacristy at county Kilkenny parish church moments after mass

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are investing an attempted burglary at the parish church in Johnstown. The incident occurred at 11am just after mass on Saturday, gardai confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie. It is understood an unknown male approached the Parish Priest, Fr Frank Maher, just after mass and asked for directions to a toilet. It was later discovered the […]

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Brave Kilkenny woman frightens off burglar who broke into her home

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2019 0

A BRAVE county Kilkenny woman frightened off a burglar who broke into her home while she was away. The attempted burglary occurred in Lios Na Sí near Johnstown yesterday morning. Kilkenny gardai confirmed the woman returned to her house at around 10am to discover an intruder had gained entry to her home. She shouted at […]

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Garda almost mown down by criminal gang behind smash-and-grab raids on Kilkenny businesses

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2019 0

A CRIMINAL gang launched a smash-and-grab raid on Kilkenny businesses during an early morning crime spree before making a high-speed getaway. KilkennyNow.ie has learned the gang were almost caught red-handed by local gardai who were responding to one of the break-ins just as the criminals were fleeing the scene of a second burglary. It is […]