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Glanbia announces latest milk prices it will pay to Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2022 Post a comment

Glanbia has announced it will pay Kilkenny milk suppliers 45.08 cents per litre for February. In its latest monthly statement, the locally based diary giant said the overall price includes: A base milk price for February of 41.58 cpl (including VAT). This is an increase of 1.5 cpl from the January base price of 40.08 cpl […]

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Plans to transform house on historic Kilkenny street into 16 new apartments

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2022 0

Plans to demolish a house in the heart of Kilkenny’s historic centre to make way for 16 new apartments have been lodged with the local authority. The developer, Martin Murphy, has applied for planning permission for the new apartments in Friary Street, which is located within the St. Mary’s Architectural Conservation Area. Under the plans, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2022 0

Tom BROWNE College Road, Kilkenny City Tom Browne (College Road, Kilkenny) 10th of March 2022 (suddenly) at University Hospital Waterford. Beloved husband of Mary and much loved father of Charlie, Ria and Susie. He will be deeply missed by his wife, son, daughters, sisters Joan, Amina and Teresa, brothers Pat, Lal and Ted, daughter-in-law Claire, […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Ireland and the free world is at war – and we must live with the pain 

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2022 0

In 2001, a junior minister, Joe Jacob, talked himself out of his job with advice on how Ireland should handle a nuclear emergency. We should, he said, take iodine tablets and consult a leaflet, neither of which had been issued; we should stop drinking water from the well and should bring in the cattle from […]

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Dopey drug driver caught driving wrong way down Kilkenny street

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2022 0

A drug driver was arrested after he was caught driving the wrong way down a street in Kilkenny city. The suspect was stopped by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit on Barrack Street earlier this week. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed an oral test carried out of the man “came back positive for cannabis”. […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death notices

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2022 0

Tom BROWNE College Road, Kilkenny City Tom Browne (College Road, Kilkenny) 10th of March 2022 (suddenly) at University Hospital Waterford. Beloved husband of Mary and much loved father of Charlie, Ria and Susie. He will be deeply missed by his wife, son, daughters, sisters Joan, Amina and Teresa, brothers Pat, Lal and Ted, daughter-in-law Claire, […]

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Voluntary school contributions heaping ‘unfair pressure’ on Kilkenny families

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2022 0

A Kilkenny TD has called on the Government to “take action” against voluntary school contributions which are placing unfair pressure on local families’ finances. Deputy Kathleen Funchion was speaking as the Dáil debatd the Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021, which she said would “prevent families being singled out for not being able to

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WEATHER FORECAST: Wild weekend in store for Kilkenny as thunderstorms hit

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2022 0

Thunderstorms will cause dangerous conditions across the southern half of the country this weekend, with heavy showers also bringing the possibility of snow in parts. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann warned of more hazardous days to come after Kilkenny and most other counties were hit with ice and rain alerts this week. The forecaster […]

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Car skids and overturns on Kilkenny road during heavy rain

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2022 0

A motorist was rushd to person after their car overturned on the M9 motorway in the south of the county. The incident occurred during heavy rainfall at around 3pm yesterday. It is understood the car skidded in between junctions 11 and 10 Northbound near Mullinavat before it overturned. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene […]

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Kilkenny producer seals spud-tacular €100m deal with supermarket giant

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny-based Iverk Produce has secured a masive €100 nillion deal with Aldi Irleand to supply the supermarket giant with potatoes. The Piltown fruit and vegetable supplier gas partnered with Aldi since 1999 and currently supplies its Irish stores with potatoes and carrots. As part of the new contract extension, Iverk will supply 24,000 tonnes of […]