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Green light for huge solar farm on outskirts of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for a large solar energy development on the outskirts of the city. Harmony Solar Kilkenny Limited has been granted permission to construct the solar farm on a 46-hectare site at Smithstown. The development received a 10-year planning permission period and a license to operate the solar farm […]

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Kilkenny road users urged to drive with caution as silage season gets underway

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2021 0

Motorists and agricultural contractors are being asked to drive with care on Kilkenny roads in the coming weeks as silage cutting season is ready to spring into action, at least when the weather allows. The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to drivers of farming machinery and other road […]

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Cúl Cats: Popular GAA summer camps return to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2021 0

The ever-popular Kellogg’s Cúl Camps are coming back to Kilkenny next month – and parents are being urged to book early to avoid disappointment. Camps are due to start-up on June 28 and will run until the end of August. This year there will be some changes as camps will be run in line with […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Here (finally) comes the sun! Met Éireann forecasts welcome change this week

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2021 0

The miserable May we’ve endured so far this month will continue day and into tomorrow. But there’s good news on the horizson after Met Éireann revealed we’re in for some long overdue sunny spells from the middle of the week. Today will bring more showers, with longer spells of thundery rain in places later. But […]

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Missing young brothers believed to be near Kilkenny-Tipperary border

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2021 Post a comment

Gardai believe two young boys who have been missing for over a week may be in neighbouring Tipperary, not far from the Kilkenny border. Fabricio Horvath (8) and his five-year-old brother Patrick were reported missing on May 16, when the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) issued an person appeal for the boys. Gardai have […]

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LATEST: 438 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2021 Post a comment

A further 438 people have contracted Covid-19, latest figures released by the Department of Health confirm. The number of people being treated in intensive care with the virus is 43, up one from yesterday. There are now 116 people being treated in hospital for Covid-19. However, the department warned the number of cases may change […]

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Gardai urge Kilkenny drivers to put safety first as country reopens

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2021 0

Kilkenny road users are being asked to ‘get their mind in gear’ and put road safety first now that travel restrictions have been lifted. An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority have launched ‘The Road Back’ road safety campaign calling on road users to be extra cautious and alert to others on the road. […]

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Burnt-out car may be linked to break-in at county Kilkenny premises

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

Burglars made their getaway after breaking into a commercial premises was broken into in a county Kilkenny. Now gardai are trying to establish if there is a link between incident a burnt-out car that was subseqiently found nearby. The break-in occurred at a business in Drumgoole in Castlecomer sometime between 1.30am and 2am on Wednesday, […]

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LATEST: 381 new cases of virus amid worrying spike in Limerick area

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

A further 381 people have contracted Covid-19, latest figures released by the Department of Health confirm. Meanwhile the number of people being treated in intensive care with the virus is 42, up four from yesterday. There are currently 110 people being treated in hospital for Covid-19. The latest figures come as Public Health Mid-West warned […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

Patrick Noel CULLEN Woollengrange, Thomastown The passing has occurred of Patrick NOEL Cullen, formerly of Woollengrange, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, 26th December 1940 – 14th May 2021. Noel passed away peacefully in Castlemaine Hospital, Victoria, Australia. He will be sadly and eternally missed by his family in Ireland and abroad. Cherished and loved always by his […]