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Work to get underway on new bridge linking Kilkenny town to top tourist attraction

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2021 0

A bridge that will connect a county Kilkenny town to a major tourist attraction is one step closer to completion. The construction contract for the Castlecomer footbridge has been signed and work is expected to get underway on the long-anticipated structure in the early summer. It is expected work on the bridge will be completed […]

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An Taisce considers further legal action to block €140m Kilkenny cheese plant

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2021 0

Kilkenny-based food giant Glanbia Ireland has welcomed the High Court decision to dismiss an application from An Taisce which tried to block the construction of a €140 million cheese production facility in the south of the county. The independent environmental body is now considering whether or not to take further legal action to halt the […]

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Thieves ‘recycle’ bikes they stole from Kilkenny Waste Centre

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

Thieves in Kilkenny have taken the term ‘recycle’ to a whole new level after stealing bikes from a waste disposal centre. The bikes were stolen from the Kilkenny County Council operated Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre near Hennebry’s Cross sometime on Saturday, April 17. The thieves broke through a fence at the rear of […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 390 new cases of virus as 11 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

A further 11 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 390 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,847. There have now been 244,297 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 20th April 2021 0

Bernadette MOLLOY John Street, Kilkenny City Molloy (John Street, Kilkenny) 19th April 2021, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bernadette, in her 97th year, predeceased by her parents Christopher and Catherine, her brother Des and his wife Peg, sadly missed by her nephew Tom and his wife Mary, nieces, grandnieces Millie and Eva, extended family, neighbours […]

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High Court rules €140m cheese plant in Kilkenny can proceed

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

An Taisce has failed in its bid to prevent a €140 million cheese processing plant being developed in county Kilkenny. The decision not to uphold the independent environmental body’s objections on environmental grounds was reached in the High Court in Dublin in the last few minutes. Both Kilkenny County Council and An Bord Pleanála had […]

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Kilkenny studio scoops SIX new awards in final countdown to big night at the Oscars

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

Kilkenny’s world renowned animation studio Cartoon Saloon has picked up no fewer than six new awards. Wolfwalkers, the mythological feature film set in Kilkenny, picked up five Annie Awards over the weekend, while Cartoon Saloon picked up another award for a short they made in collaboration with Greenpeace. The Annie Awards are handed out annually […]

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Cats must wait till July to get their claws into Wexford or Laois

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

Kilkenny received a bye in the first round of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship when the draw was made this morning. The Cats will now meet the winners of the Wexford v Laois Quarter Final. On the other side of the draw, Galway received a bye and will meet the winners of the Dublin v […]

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‘Running with Gillian made the many miles fly by’ – tributes pour in for mother who died tragically on Comeragh Mountains

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

Tributes have been pouring in for the young mother whose body was discovered in the Comeragh Mountains late yesterday evening. Gillian Ryan (37) from Horse and Jockey was found after a huge multi agency search of the Comeraghs, concentrated on the Coumshingaun Loop. The popular mother-of-two was reported missing shortly after lunchtime on Sunday when […]

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11 malnourished horses seized in Garda raid on county Kilkenny property

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

Gardai have seized 11 horses in county Kilkenny as part of a planned raid. Yesterday officers entered lands close to Castlecomer to perform a search under the Animal Health & Welfare Act, 2013. The search was a multi-agency operation that included officers from the Department of Agriculture, members of the ISPCA and KSPCA as well […]