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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny braced for another turn in conditions as Saharan dust cloud approaches

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2021 0

Unsettled conditions are set to return to Kilkenny and the rest of the country over the coming days. And the country is also braced for a strange weather phenomenon which could see Ireland draped in a blanket of dust. So far the country has been spared from the Saharan dust making its way all the […]

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Plans to transform old Kilkenny city building into new apartments

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 0

A developer is seeking permission to knock a disused building on the edge of Kilkenny city and build an apartment complex in its place. P.M. Cantwell Ltd. has applied to Kilkenny County Council for permission to build the four apartment development at Lord Edward St in Kilkenny. As part of the application, the developer is […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 462 new Covid-19 cases, 39 further deaths confirmed nationally

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 0

A further 39 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 462 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. NPHET have also been made aware of four cases of stillbirths potentially linked to Covid-19. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,396. There have now been 221,649 confirmed […]

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Kilkenny TD calls for probe into illegal adoptions in wake of shocking revelations

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD is calling for Ireland’s historic adoption system to be fully investigated following shocking revelations in an RTÉ Investigates expose aired last night. Sinn Fein children’s spokesperson Kathleen Funchion called for an independent investigation into the system of forced and illegal adoptions in the wake of disturbing revelations that emerged in the

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 Post a comment

Seamus O’CONNOR Ayrfield, Granges Road, Kilkenny City/Celbridge, Kildare Séamus O’Connor: 3rd March 2021 Ayrfield, Granges Road, Kilkenny (formerly of Main Street, Celbridge, Co. Kildare) Séamus will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Sheila, son Luke, and daughters Annie & Ciara. Seamus is survived by his six siblings Tom, Rita, Des, Ger, Joe and George

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Greenday: Two popular Kilkenny trails get €400,000 funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 9

Two local Kilkenny outdooor have been awarded government funding of almost €400,000 under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The Moat Field Nature & Heritage Trail within Westcourt Demesne, Moat, Ballylarkin has been awarded €193,500, while the Woodstock Estate Trail Development in Inistioge has received €200,000. The scheme provides funding for the

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Kilkenny minister mobilises €1.35m war chest to combat invasive species

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 7

Kilkenny TD and Minister of State Malcolm Noonan has picked a fight with invasive species. And he’s set aside a €1.35 million war chest to defeat the alien invaders. The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform has made the funds available to local authorities to tackle Invasive Alien Species (IAS) such as Rhododendron […]

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Popular RTÉ presenter to front Kilkenny’s St Patrick’s Festival celebrations

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s favourite daughters will host this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the city and county, which will be first ever virtual March 17 event. RTÉ sports and news presenter Evanne Ní Chuilinn said she is “honoured” to be the face of Kilkenny’s Lá le Pádraig. Kilkenny city’s traditional weekend of music and […]

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Kilkenny motorist who posted dangerous driving videos on social media arrested

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2021 0

A novice driver who posted videos of himself driving dangerously on social media has been taken off the road. Gardai in the south of the county had been made aware of a number of incidents of reckless driving in the area in recent days. Some of the incidents were posted online on Snapchat. In one […]

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Six pups stolen from Kilkenny house just moments after owner fed them

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2021 0

Six puppies have been stolen from a house in Kilkenny city. The seven-week-old Cardigan Corgi puppies were stolen from a dog house at a home in the Waterford Road area of the city at 10pm last night. A local Garda source confirmed the owner heard squealing coming from the dog house minutes after the six […]