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Gardai in Kilkenny round up horses after they escaped from field

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2022 0

Gardai in Kilkenny were sent on a wild chase after eight horses and a goat escaped their fields. The alarm was raised in Kilkenny on the Garda Síochána Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow Facebook page recently as members of the force accompanied the loose equines near a road in Kilkenny. The post said: “Gardai in Kilkenny are currently looking […]

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Cheltenham 2021, Day 3: After Kilkenny’s glorious day in the Cotswold’s can we get another winner?

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 0

By Jonny Browne After a glorious day for Kilkenny Horse Racing yesterday, today could see wins spread out across Ireland and the UK, with bigger fields and fewer standout favourites. Envoi Allen is the obvious banker of the the day, and he goes off in the first. 1:20 – Marsh Novice’s Chase This looks a […]

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Woah there! New law to ban horses from Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2021 0

Horse exclusion zones and stable conditions are the main areas covered by new equine bye-laws to be introduced in Kilkenny in the coming weeks. Kilkenny County Council have today adopted new ‘Control of Horses’ bye-laws which will see horses banned from 26 streets and public areas of the city. The new laws come into effect […]

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Kilkenny records one of highest levels of horse seizures in country

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2020 0

Nearly 60 horses were seized by Kilkenny County Council in the first nine months of this year. This is the fourth highest number for any county in Ireland, with just Dublin, Limerick and Tipperary recording more seizures. All the seizures were made under the Control of Horses Act, which can be used in respect of stray […]