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A class project: Kilkenny school unveils plans for major new extension

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2020 0

A Kilkenny school has lodged plans with the local council for a major new extension. The Board of Management of Urlingford National School has applied to the local authority for permission to build an extension comprising of five new education rooms. If the plans are approved, two new mainstream classrooms and three new special education […]

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‘Very obtrusive’ – Council blocks plans for 50ft mast in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council have rejected a national broadbrand and phone provider’s plans to build a telecommunications mast in the centre of a Kilkenny village. Eircom Limited had applied to the council to erect a 15-metre-high free standing communications mast close to the centre of Kells village. However, planners felt this development would be “very

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 265 new cases of virus as five further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

A further six more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 265 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death told as a result of the virus to 2,086. There are now 73,491 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Time to talk turkey – not to mention spiced beef

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

When planning Christmas dinner I always start with the best of good intentions. Quality before quantity, don’t go mad on the sauces, remember the vegetarians in our midst. Then I add a bit of this, because it was a big hit last year, a bit of that because my grandchildren love it, and a load […]

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572 Kilkenny farmers share €1.3m under scheme

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Some 572 herd farmers in Kilkenny shared €1,366,290 in payments under a major efficiency programme. It is part an overall €40.4 million in payments made to more than 24,400 farmers across the country under the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S). Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan welcomed the payments to local farmers. Dpeuty Phelan […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Pat COMERFORD Knockeenbawn, Kilmanagh Unexpectedly, at his home, on Monday, 30th November 2020. Predeceased by his parents Liam and Maura and his father-in-law Michael Dowling. Deeply regretted by his loving family, his wife Michele, his sons Shane and Aidan, brother John, sisters Margaret and Nora, his mother-in-law Kathleen, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts,

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Historic Kilkenny pub to make way for new apartments

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Plans to transform a historic building in a Kilkenny village into a new apartment development have been given the green light. Developers Walsh Sheehan Investments Limited plans to build six new residential units on the site on The Square in Johnstown, better known as The Ouncel pub, have been approved by Kilkenny County Council. The […]

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‘Mother and Baby Home survivors must be told full truth’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Survivors must given an advanced copy of the Mother and Baby Homes report, a Kilkenny TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Function said she welcomed the news that the report will now be published in the second week of January. But she has urged the Government “to engage with survivors to ensure their concerns are at […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: ‘Widespread frost’ – Kilkenny braced for Big Chill as temperatures plummet

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Kilkenny’s in for a big chill this weekend as temperatures plummet across the country. However, the good news is that plenty of winter sunshine is forecast to take the sting out of the wintry conditions. Met Éireann said “a widespread frost” will envelop most of the country this morning. Motorists are being urged to beware […]

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Two men found dead at hostel in Waterford city

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Gardaí are investigating the tragic deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a hostel in Waterford city. The emergency services were called to the hostel on Bath Street at approximately 4.45pm yesterday. They discovered two men, both aged in their 40s, lying in an unresponsive state. They were pronounced dead at the scene. […]