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WATCH: Kilkenny campaigner appears in powerful new cancer solidarity TV ad

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

Kilkenny campaigner Vicky Phelan, who is currently undergoing treatment in the US, appears in a powerful new ad campaign to show support and solidarity with anyone affected by cancer. The Mooncoin mother-of-two and eight year old Saoirse Ruane, who appeared on the Late Late Toy Show in 2020 to share her story, are among the […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

Kathleen (Kitty) CASHIN (née Doherty) Kilmacow, Kilkenny/Waterford/Durrow, Laois Known fondly as Kitty, in her 98th year, she passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Wife of the late Connie and mother of the late John. Sadly missed by her sons Naois and Martin, daughters Jane, Mary and Anne, daughter-in-law Margaret, son-in-law Eamonn, grandchildren Brian,

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Jockey due to ride in Kilkenny today apologises after footage emerges of him jumping on dead horse

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

A jockey who is due to race in Gowran Park later today who plunged Irish horse racing into further controversy after a video emerged of him jumping onto a horse that had died while on the gallops has said he is “heartbroken” by the damage I have caused”. A video circulating on social media this […]

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Man (30s) arrested over firework attack on Garda at Dublin lockdown demo

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

A man in his 30s has been arrested in Dublin in relation to the firework attack on gardai at a demonstration in Dublin over the weekend. A Garda spokesperson confirmed the man was arrested this morning. He is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Irishtown Garda Station. […]

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KILLIAN FOLEY-WALSH: Covid is their fault. Who will we blame tomorrow?

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

I, like you, remember February 2020 like it was yesterday. I remember the first murmurs that something was brewing in China, and that they had built a hospital overnight—because that’s just the way they do things on the side of the world that’s still functioning. I remember the water-cooler jokes about how great it would […]

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Green light for large new wind farm with 150m high turbines on Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 25

A wind farm that will have turbines of 150 metres in height has been granted planning permission on the Kilkenny border. As part of the development by Gromane Limited, a 38kv substation for the windfarm will be built at Killeen, near Kilmanagh. A separate planning application with Kilkenny County Council is currently being reviewed which […]

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More and more Kilkenny residents defying travel restrictions: report

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

There has been another increase in the number of Kilkenny residents travelling further than 10km from their homes during the current lockdown restrictions. The Staying Local Indicator (SLI) issued by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals 59.4% of Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km at any point during the week ending February. This […]

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Gang on bikes surround terrified motorist in Kilkenny city incident

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2021 0

A motorist found themselves in a scary situation in Kilkenny city after their car was surrounded by a gang on bikes. The incident occurred on Barrack St at around 10.30pm on Friday evening. The car came to a stop when it was surrounded by a group of cyclists who then proceeded to hurl abuse at […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 687 new cases of virus as one further death confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2021 0

One person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 687 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. However, for the first time since St Stephen’s Day there have been no new admissions to Intensive Care Units across the country. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,319. There have now […]

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Disney outmuscles Cartoon Saloon’s mystical Kilkenny film to win Golden Globe

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2021 0

It was a disappointing night for Kilkenny’s renowned animation studio Cartoon Saloon as its latest critically acclaimed film ‘Wolfwalkers’ was pipped to a Golden Globe by Disney’s Pixar Studios. ‘Soul’ by Pixar picked up the award for Animated Feature Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards, which were held virtually overnight and announced from Hollywood. […]