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Vandals desecrate Kilkenny church

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

Gardai are on the hunt for vandals who caused damage to a church in county Kilkenny over the weekend. The incident occurred at the Church of the Assumption in Paulstown on Saturday afternoon. A local Garda source said vandals entered the church sometime between 9am and 5.45pm. They broke a speaker in the gallery and […]

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BREAKING: Body of woman found during search for missing hillwalker in Comeragh Mountains

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

Gardaí have confirmed a body has been found during the search for a missing hill walker in the Comeragh Mountains. The tragic news was confirmed this evening after an all-day search involving volunteers from the South East Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA) and the R117 coastguard helicopter. The alarm was raised after phone contact was lost […]

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LATEST: No new cases of virus in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

There has been no furtehr coronavirus-related deaths but 403 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,836. There have now been 243,911 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]

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€2.5m for new library in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

A county Kilkenny town is to get a brand new state-of-the-art Library and the government has committed more than €2.5 million for its development. The money has been made available for the new Thomastown Library building through the Government’s Rural Development and Regeneration fund which is aimed at revitalising rural towns and villages and rural […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

Anastasia (Nancy) HENNESSY (née Purcell) Patrick Street, Kilkenny City Anastasia (Nancy) Hennessy (née Purcell) (Patrick St., Kilkenny) 17th April 2021. Predeceased by her husband Edward, brothers Martin and Patrick. Loving mother of John, Edmund, Anne-Marie, Edel and Gemma. She will be sadly missed by her sons, daughters, grandchildren Niall, Malachy, Katie, Ronan,

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Two arrested after gardai went to aid of neglected horse in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

Two men were arrested after gardai came to the aid to this neglect horse in Kilkenny city. Gardai intervened yesterday after they noticed the animal was limping “with a nasty leg injury” in the city yesterday. Two men who attempted to prevent the gardai from inspecting the neglected horse were arrested at the scene.A Garda […]

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Massive search operation underway for woman (30s) missing in mountains

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

A huge multiagency search operation is underway close to county Kilkenny. A woman in her 30s has been missing in the Comeragh Mountains since yesterday and was forced to spend the night somewhere in the mountain range. The South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA) including members from Kilkenny are at the scene, as are the […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Sunny spells to put a spring in your step this week

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

Kilkenny will endure a somewhat cool, cloudy and at times damp start to the week, but things will brighten up from Wednesday as more summary conditions set in, Met Éireann has said. Today will be mostly cloudy, but outbreaks of rain will mainly affecting the western half of the country before becoming persistent in coastal […]

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Number of house sales across Kilkenny tumble

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

There was a sharp drop in house sales in Kilkenny in 2020, according to newly published data. The latest Residential Price Property Index released by the Central Statistics Office reveals there was 141 fewer houses transactions in Kilkenny city and county last year than in 2019. Just 847 homes were sold in 2020, a drop […]

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Burglars flee after triggering alarm during break-in at Kilkenny premises

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2021 0

Burglars attempted to break into a business in county Kilkenny, but fled when they triggered the alarm. The incident occurred at a commercial premises in Urlingford shortly before 4am on Thursday morning. The burglars were trying to get through the security fencing at the business, but they then inadvertently set off the alarm system. The […]