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Thunderstruck- Met Éireann warns of stormy weather in Kilkenny today

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Get ready for a stormy afternoon as Met Éireann has issued a thunder warning for Kilkenny. The national weather forecaster has issued a Status Yellow Thunder warning for this afternoon which could last for most of the day. Announcing the weather warning this morning Met Éireann said: “Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with a […]

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Rents continue to surge in Kilkenny amid chronic shortage of housing: report

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

The house rental market in Kilkenny is reflecting the issues in the property market nationally at present as rents in the county continue to rise, new figures reveal. The latest Rental Price Report from Daft.ie reveals rents have increased on average by 6.1% in Kilkenny over the past 12 months, while stocks of rental properties […]

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‘Reprehensible abuse of the planning system’ – farmers hit out at court appeal against €140m Kilkenny factory

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Farming leaders have hit at at An Taisce’s decision to appeal a High Court decision in favour of a €140 million cheese manufacturing plant in county Kilkenny. Irish Farmers Association (IFA) President Tim Cullinan said the State enivonrmental group has a number of questions to answer following their decision to lodge another appeal to the […]

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Campaign to reopen disused Kilkenny railway line on track

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Calls are growing to reopen a railway line in county Kilkenny that has been closed over a decade. The Waterford Council of Trade Unions (WCTU) have called for the reopening of the Waterford to Rosslare (Wexford) rail line, to coincide with the European Union’s year of Rail. The line runs for about 10km in county […]

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Revealed: Kilkenny’s top 10 favourite takeaways during lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Takeaway orders across Kilkenny increased by more than a third during lockdown, according to a new survey. Just Eat has just released their ‘Takeaway Race’ findings for 2020. And it has found Chinese food pipped pizza as the most popular delivery of choice locally. The report found takeaway orders in Kilkenny rose by 37.49 last […]

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Taoiseach intervenes in battle over €140m Kilkenny cheese plant

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has called on An Taisce to drop its latest appeal against the planned new €140 million Glanbia cheese manufacturing facility in county Kilkenny. Addressing the Dáil, Mr Martin made it clear he was unhappy with An Taisce’s decision to appeal the High Courts decision to dismiss their case against An Bord Pleanála. […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 379 new cases of virus as nine further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

A further nine people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 379 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,929. There have now been 253,567 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

Justin KENNEDY 49 Regency Court Friary St, Kilkenny City Late of Glasnevin, Dublin. Fineral arrangements later.  REST IN PEACE ____________ Ellen (Nell, Nellie) DARBY (née Grace) Borris Road, Graiguenamanagh The death has taken place of ELLEN ‘NELL/NELLIE’ DARBY (née Grace), Borris Road, Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Beloved wife of the late Tom Darby, deceased.

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New homes planned on site of former factory in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

A developer is seeking permission to demolish a disused factory in a Kilkenny village and create family homes on its site. Hansa Properties Ltd has made an application to Kilkenny County Council looking to build four homes at Talbot’s Inch. The plans would involve the demolition of the remains of a former Hosiery Factory to […]

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Good job: Live register figures continue to tumble in Kilkenny – report

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

More than 70 people signed off the Live Register in Kilkenny last month, despite the lockdown restrictions still being in place. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal a total of 2,873 people in Kilkenny signed on at the end of April. This is down from the 2,947 people recorded signing on […]