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Vehicle stopped on Kilkenny road had no tax for 10 years and green diesel

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2021 0

Local gardai did a double take after they stopped this jeep and discovered it hadn’t been taxed for almost a decade. The vehicle was stopped by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit in Johnstown this morning after the driver was seen on his mobile phone and not wearing a seat belt. Using the Garda […]

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Young Australian tamed Kilkenny course to win Irish Open

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2021 0

Australia’s Lucas Herbert won a remarkable Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at the Mount Juliet Estate in Thomastown, never being headed since he took the lead on Thursday afternoon. And despite being there the be shot at, the 25-year-old stretched his lead on the final day to win the tournament by a clear three-shots, finishing […]

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LATEST: Another rise in cases of virus as restaurants plan new reopening date

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2021 0

A further 562 people have contracted the coronavirus amid growing concerns about a surge in Delta variant cases, it was confirmed this evening. There are 48 patients being treated for Covid-19 in hospital, with 14 in ICU, which is unchanged from yesterday. Meanwhile, the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has said the Government must set […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2021 0

Miriam O’BRIEN Cedarwood Avenue, Loughboy, Kilkenny City O’Brien (Cedarwood Avenue, Loughboy, Kilkenny) 4th July 2021, peacefully, at Castlecomer District Hospital, after a short illness, Miriam, pre-deceased by her parents Jim and Mary, sadly missed by her loving brother Michael, niece Joanne, nephew Kerry, grandniece Holly, extended family, neighbours and

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Another new development to drive on Kilkenny’s newest cinema

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2021 0

Kilkenny’s state of the art cinema on Barrack Street has lodged plans to cater for drive-in customers. It’s the latest mooted development in the ongoing revamp of the cinema, which reopened its doors to the public last month after lockdown. City Cinemas Limited is seeking permission from Kilkenny County Council to develop a new temperary […]

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Australian hopes to lead from start-to-finish heading into final day of Irish Open at county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2021 0

Australia’s Lucas Herbert goes into the final day at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at the Mount Juliet Estate in Thomastown, where he has been all weekend – atop the leaderboard. It was a day when the Irish players, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell saw their chances fizzle out, while Cormac Sharvin […]

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Kilkenny gardai issue alert over stolen mobile home

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2021 39

Kilkenny gardai have urged members of the public to be on the lookout for a mobile home that was stolen in county Roscommon. The Bailey Ranger vehcile was taken from a family in the Castlerea area in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A local Garda spokesperson said: “Any information regarding its location would be […]

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LATEST: Taoiseach warns of ‘different’ Delta wave as 448 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2021 0

A further 448 more people have contracted Covid-19. And the Department of Health has confirmed that, as of 8am this morning, 42 people were being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals. It is the lowest number of patients to be hospitalised for the virus over the past week. There were six new hospital admissions in the […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2021 0

Michael MURPHY  Ballinlammy, Glenmore Murphy; Ballinlammy, Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny, 30th June 2021. Michael passed away peacefully at his residence, loving son of the late Martin and Elizabeth. Deeply regretted by his loving family, his sister Mary Kennedy, brothers John Joe and Paddy, brother-in-law Tom, sisters-in-law Mary and Gretta, nieces, nephews, relatives,

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Kilkenny woman first Irish person elected to UNESCO global committee

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2021 0

A Kilkenny woman has become the first Irish person to take a seat on a UNESCO global committee. Dr Geraldine Cleere, lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Chair of Applied Research for Education in Prisons. The committee acts in […]