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Burglar tries to break into house in Kilkenny city in broad daylight

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2021 0

Local gardai are trying to trace a burglar who tried to break into a house in Kilkenny city this week. The attempted burglary took place at a house in Glendine Heights sometime between 3pm and 3.30pm on Tuesday. Gardai confirmed the thief did not gain entry to the property and nothing was taken from the […]

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Kilkenny primary school gets green light for new expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s largest primary schools has been given the green light to expand. Kilkenny County Council has approved the application by the Board of Management of Presentation Primary School on Parnell Street in the city for a new three-classroom extension. The single-storey extension will consist of three new classrooms to be built onto the […]

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One of Kilkenny’s best-known schools to be demolished to make way for brand new 37-class building

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2021 0

A Kilkenny city’ secondary school will be completely demolished to make way for a brand new 37-classroom building. It comes after Kilkenny County Council gave the green light to plans lodged by the Board of Management of Presentation Secondary School. Under the plans, the existing school on the Outrath Road in Loughboy will demolished. It […]

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‘It’s been a very strange few weeks’ – Kilkenny family finally collect €12.7m prize, two months after hitting the jackpot

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2021 0

A lucky Kilkenny family who scooped over €12 million on the Lotto finally collected their winnings yesterday – more than two months after they hit the jackpot. The close-knit Kilkenny clan, who wish to keep their win private, became the 12th largest winners of the Lotto jackpot after they won a whopping €12,740,043 with a […]

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L-driver has car seized after testing positive for cannabis in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2021 0

A local learner had their car seized after they tested positive for cannabis. The learner permit holder was also driving unaccompanied when they were stopped by gardai in Kilkenny city last night. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “An oral fliud test proved positive for cannabis. Vehicle seized under the Road Traffic Act under Clancy Amendment. […]

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Owner prays for return of car key and holy medal lost in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

Gardai have launched a public appeal to help a woman who lost her car key in Kilkenny city. The key for a recent model SEAT car shares a ring with a holy medal and was lost in the Newpark area of the city last Sunday. Anyone with information about the missing key is asked to […]

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Family ‘very concerned’ for missing Kilkenny teenager

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2021 0

Gardaí are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of a missing Kilkenny teeanger. Itreace Massey (17), who is missing from Johnswell Road area of Kilkenny city, was last seen at around 5am this morning. She is described as being approximately 5’5″, with long brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen Itreace was […]

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Kilkenny artists join celebrities for online art sale in aid of very sick children

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2021 0

Some 22 local artists are among the ‘Who’s Who’ of Irish and international artists taking part in this year’s Incognito 2021 online art sale in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. The identity of the artits taking part in the Incognito art collection is kept a secret, so people who buy custom-made prints […]

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‘Busy couple of nights on patrol’ – drugs drivers arrested in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2021 0

Two drug drivers were arrested after they were stopped by gardai in Kilkenny in recent days. The first drivers was arrested after they were stopped on the Hebron Road area of the city on Wednesday night. The following night after driver was arrested after they failed a drugs test at a checkpoint on the College […]

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Kilkenny Covid breakdown: Piltown area records almost four times as many cases as city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2021 0

Kilkenny continues to enjoy one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 infection in the country, with a total of just 59 cases in recorded in the city and county over the past 14 days. Piltown accounts for almost half (26) of these cases, despite it having the lowest population (21,343) of Kilkenny’s four Local Electoral […]