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Don’t miss new Swiss flight deal: Cork Airport expands Zurich service

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

CORK Airport, Ireland’s fastest-growing airport just 90 minutes drive from Kilkenny, today welcomed the news that Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to expand its Cork-Zurich service for Summer 2020. The airline will operate an Airbus A220-100/A220-300 offering four flights per week – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – commencing on March 29 and

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Kilkenny suspects targeted as part of nationwide prostitution sting

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

A NUMBER of people suspected of paying for sex in Kilkenny and Carlow have been questioned by gardai as part of a nationwide sting operation. A total of 38 people across the country were stopped and spoken to by gardaí last week on suspicion of having paid for prostitution services. Some of the suspects are […]

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Herd the good news? Kilkenny gets new regional lab as part of €33.5m investment

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2019 0

A NEW regional laboratory will be developed in Kilkenny which will further improve animal diagnostic services for the county, Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed today. The new facility is included as part of Project Ireland 2040, details of which were confirmed by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed. The development of the Department of Agriculture, Food and […]

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Car-azy! Kilkenny motorists among hardest hit by parking charges

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council raked in more than €2.3 million from car-parking charges last year. Newly published figures reveal Kilkenny took one of the highest sums of money from motorists compared to other local authorities outside of the capital. The €2.3 million collected by Kilkenny Council is the fourth-highest figure nationwide outside Dublin, […]

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Dublin’s drive for five postponed as Kerry hold out for draw

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DUBLIN have to wait another two weeks to see if their drive for immortality happens. The drive for five is on hold after Dublin and Kerry played out a 1-16 to 1-16 draw. Johnny Cooper’s red for a second yellow card just before half-time, like Richie Hogan’s in the hurling two weeks, […]

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GP CRISIS: Three out of four surgeries in Kilkenny can’t take on new patients

By Kilkenny Now 25th August 2019 0

THREE out of four GP surgeries in Kilkenny city and country are full to capacity and cannot take on any new patients, according to a report published this morning. The country’s deepening GP crisis is highlighted in a new survey carried out by The Sunday Independent. As part of its investigation, the newspaper contacted a […]

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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 […]