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Banned driver caught behind wheel of a Merc in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2024 0

A disqualified motorist’s E-Class Mercedes was seized by gardai after they were caught driving the car in Kilkenny city. In a social media post which showed the vehicle hoisted onto a tow truck, local gardai commented, “when an E Class is driven by a D class.” They said the driver “will have an opportunity to […]

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All Kilkenny GAA fixtures postponed due to bad weather

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2024 0

All Kilkenny GAA fixtures due to kick off today have been postponed due to the bad weather. In a notice, Kilkenny GAA announced: “Due to the orange weather warning issued by Met Éireann, all Kilkenny GAA fixtures (including Bord Na nOg fixtures), scheduled for Sunday, 29th September have been postponed.” They added rescheduled fixture details […]

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Orange alert: Severe rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2024 0

Met Éireann has issued a severe Orange level rainfall alert for Kilkenny. The weather warning comes into effect from 1pm tomorrow and will remain in place until midnight. The warning for Kilkenny was upgraded from a Yellow status alert issued. This covered a full 24-hours from midnight tomorrow. Met Éireann warned: “Persistent rain, heavy at […]

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Thank you! Kilkenny addiction centre for young people gets funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2024 0

A Kilkenny-based addiction treatment centre for young people is among 18 non-profit youth groups across the island of Ireland who have been awarded a shared grant of €200,000. And Aiséirí Aislinn is one of just 10 groups in the Republic who received funding as part of the 2024 Coca-Cola Thank You Fund, which awards grants to […]

Sport

Hurling: the ancient Irish sport

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2024 0

How much do you know about hurling? This outdoor Gaelic sport is rising in popularity again. Find out all you need to know about this ancient sport here. Hurling, one of the world’s oldest field games, is returning to mainstream culture. Whether you’re Irish or not, you’ve likely heard a sports fan mention this unique […]

Opinion

MICHAEL WOLSEY: Time to end this sham fight and build the new hospital

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2024 0

The politicians who are trying to block the construction of the new National Maternity Hospital on the site of St Vincent’s, in south Dublin, are waging a phoney war. This battle was won more than 40 years ago and even then it was a bit of a sham fight. The loser was not the Catholic […]

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State agency has exciting plans for historic county Kilkenny bank building

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2024 0

The Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has applied for permission to transform a historic bank building into a new Centre of Excellence for Ceramics. The State agency, which is headquartered at the Castle Yard in the city, has plied for a change of use at and development at the former Bank of Ireland […]

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Kilkenny gardai issue alert over ‘suspicious car and two males’

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2024 0

Local gardai have issued a warning about a “suspicious car and two male occupants” seen leaving the scene of a burglary in Kilmanagh. They urged anyone who saw a black VW Golf, with “possible false plates 10 MH” – last seen in the Woodsgift area – to contact gardai. But they urged people not to […]

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‘Supercomputer’ will give more accurate Kilkenny weather forecasts

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2024 0

A new supercomputer will allow Met Éireann to make more accurate weather forecasts and storm predictions for Kilkenny and the rest of the country, the forecaster said. Head of the Forecasting Division, Eoin Sherlock, said the new technology will provide Met Éireann with a higher resolution view of the weather forecast, leading to better forecasting […]

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Garda appeal after man, 80s, seriously injured in county Kilkenny collision

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2024 0

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a man in his 80s was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in county Kilkenny. The collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian occurred in Mooncoin at around 7.30pm on Saturday. Gardaí and emergency services arrived at the scene, and the elderly pedestrian was taken to University Hospital […]