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EURO ELECTIONS: Battle for Ireland South to drag on for up to four more weeks

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

THE final list of elected candidates for the Ireland South constituency will not be known until June 21 after Sinn triggered a full recount in the European Parliament election. The recount will begin at 9am next Tuesday morning in Cork and could cost the State up to €1m. The recount decision was made after it […]

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Kilkenny at centre of turf war between rival FG Euro election candidates

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A BITTER turf war has erupted between rival Fine Gael European election candidates in Kilkenny. KilkennyNow.ie has learned that Ireland South candidate, the Wicklow TD Andrew Doyle, has lodged a formal complaint to the party’s Director of Elections about his colleague, the sitting MEP Sean Kelly. Doyle’s campaign team, led by Carlow-Kilkenny […]

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Calm after Storm Hannah. But Kilkenny motorists urged to beware of high winds

By Kilkenny Now 27th April 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists, particularly drivers of high-sided vehicles, have been urged to drive with caution this morning as high winds remain in the aftermath of Storm Hannah. Kilkenny escaped the full fury of the storm, which left up to 20,000 homes in the South and South West without electricity. Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry experienced severe […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Batten down the hatches – Storm Hannah is coming

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2019 0

LAST weekend’s glorious Easter Bank Holiday weekend will be sadly long forgotten by tomorrow night when Storm Hannah hits Kilkenny. Met Éireann today issued separate orange and yellow wind warnings covering most parts of the country, and a small craft warning for the Irish Sea. Kilkenny is among the counties included in the Status Yellow […]