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Bids start at €35,000 for unfinished house with spectacular views of rural Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

A substantial, unfinished property with views of the unspoilt and spectacular scenery of rural Kilkenny is among the properties listed for Youbid.ie’s next online auction. The 250sq mts, four-bed house in the townland of Brownstown, near Tullogher village, will go to auction on May 27 with an Advised Minimum Value (AMV) of €35,000. It is […]

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Council considers new plans for estate in Kilkenny city rejected by planning authority

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

A development of family homes rejected by the national planning authority for being “uncoordinated and piecemeal” is now being considered by Kilkenny County Council after changes were made to the plans. Last September,An Bord Pleanála rejected proposals by developer Bluelime Homes Ltd to build 40 homes on a site at Loughmacask, Lousybush on the Tullaroan […]

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Banned driver busted after trying to turn away from Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Two disqualified drivers were arrested after they were stopped at separate Garda checkpoints in county Kilkenny. In the first incident, the disqualified motorist was caught red-handed by gardai conducting speed checks on the M9 at Paulstown who was clocked driving at excessive speed. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “With use of Garda mobility device, it was […]

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€600,000 funding to refurbish 39 Kilkenny social homes

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Funding of €585,000 has been allocated to Kilkenny County Council to bring 39 dilapidated social homes back to life. The fundings has been made available under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s Voids Programme for 2021. Almost €45 million has been made available to the scheme across the 31 local authorities. In Kilkenny, […]

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LATEST: 524 new cases of virus confirmed as hospitalisations increase

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

A further 524 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening while numbers in hospitals across the country increased slightly. The Department of Health reported 107 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, up four on yesterday, while 38 people are being treated in Intensive Care Units, the same as yesterday’s figures. There […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Patrick (Pakie) CAHILL Clonmoran, Kilkenny City Cahill (Clonmoran, Kilkenny and formerly of Kilcreene) 19th May 2021, peacefully, at his home and in the loving care of his family, Patrick (Pakie), beloved husband of Nellie and much loved father of Patrick, Dermot, Deirdre, Michael, Mary, Sean and the late babies Patrick and Damien, sadly missed by […]

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‘I was on the verge of tears all day and I just wanted to go home’ – Kilkenny cancer campaigner endures roughest week yet

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has admitted to feeling lonely after enduring “a very rough few days” while undergoing treatment for her illness in the USA. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who is currently in the US undergoing a trial cancer treatment, took to Instagram yesterday to say she had been very ill this week, on the verge […]

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Controversial 60ft mast to be erected in centre Kilkenny village despite council’s ruling

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

A decision to block the construction of a controversial telecommunications mast in a Kilkenny village has been overturned by the national planning authority. Last December Kilkenny County Council refused Eircom Limited permission to erect a 18-metre-high free standing communications mast at the Eircom Exchange on Chapel Street in the centre of Mooncoin. At the time […]

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Pushing their luck: Thieves who burgled Kilkenny garden make an unusual getaway

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Thieves made an unusual getaway after stealing gardening equipment from a house in Kilkenny city. The theft occurred at a house in Shanragh on the Dublin Road sometime between 8pm last Friday midday on Saturday. A local Garda source confirmed the thieves entered the garden of the house and stole a a wheelbarrow that was […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: More heavy showers, thunderstorms, lightning and hail forecast

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

After a miserable week, Met Éireann has warned of more bad weather with heavy showers, thunderstorms and hail all forecast over the coming days. However, there is a glint of better conditions on the horizon, with the national forecaster saying there are “tentative signs” for settled weather in Kilkenny and across the country from the […]