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Black and Tans defeated for a second time as Government retreats on commemoration

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

The Government has bowed to public opinion and decided to defer the event to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police. After much public disquiet, the decision was made this evening to cancel the event due to be held on Friday, January 17 in Dublin Castle. In a statement released, Justice Minister Charlie […]

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Minister considering U-turn regarding local student’s deportation order

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2019 0

A local student who was asked to leave to country or face being kicked out has received a reprieve after his deportation order was temporarily halted. Michael Chrichton Usiku, originally from Malawi, was recently issued with deportation papers and instructed to leave the country by yesterday December 29. The order came after an administration mix […]

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Huge support for local student facing deportation after Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2019 0

Local students have rallied around a classmate who has been given three-weeks to leave the country or face being kicked out. Michael Chrichton Usiku, originally from Malawi, was recently issued with deportation papers and instructed to leave the country by December 29 after an administration mix up. The only person who can reverse that decision […]

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Swings and roundabouts: Insurance scammers face up to 10 years behind bars

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Insurance scammers face up to 10 years behind bars if they are found guilty of lying under oath as part of a new law being fast-tracked by the Government. A bill currently before the Dáil is set to be amended in an effort to crackdown on Ireland’s compensation culture, which is causing insurance costs to […]

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Conviction rates for drivers caught in Kilkenny without a licence among highest in Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

Conviction rates in county Kilkenny for driving without a licence are among the highest in the country and well above the national average. New figures released show 29% of people caught in Kilkenny driving without a licence were dealt with through the courts. The national average was just 19%, or less than one-in-five drivers caught […]

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Powerful new play inspires victims of domestic abuse to escape their home hell

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN DOZENS of victims of domestic abuse have come forward to seek help since a powerful new play about one family’s harrowing experience was brought to life on stage this month. Some Names Have Changed is based on the life real story of Priscilla Grainger and her 21-year-old daughter Ainie, who are also […]

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Kilkenny drivers getting the point, speeding convictions plummet

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2019 0

SPEEDING convictions have fallen drastically in Kilkenny over the past three years. Newly-release official figures reveal the number of speeding convictions in Kilkenny district court area have plummeted by more than two thirds, from 244 in 2016 to just 73 last year. The huge reduction in local speeding convictions comes against the backdrop of a […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Over 100 families of murder victims join Kilkenny man’s crusade for justice

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than a hundred families have joined a Kilkenny man’s crusade to reform the laws surrounding parole and day release of murderers. John Whelan, from Windgap, is Chairperson and co-founder of the Sentencing And Victim Equality (SAVE), a group for families whose loved ones have been victims of homicides. John’s sister Sharon (30) and her two

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No more changing of the clocks as EU says we must choose between winter and summer time

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2019 0

OUR love-hate relationship with clocks jumping forward and backwards an hour each year will come to an end in 2021. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has confirmed Ireland must now choose between winter or summer time after the EU ruled that clock changes across the EU should cease from 2021. It is now up to […]