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Three-quarters believe All-Ireland Hurling Championship should NOT go ahead: poll

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2020 0

Is there a danger the Cats hurling season will be over before it begins? A national poll has found that more than three-quarters of those surveyed have no appetite for a GAA championship to go-ahead this season under the current circumstances. A poll released by RTÉ shows 67% of people believe the intercounty championships in […]

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WATCH: Flood waters rise right up to train station’s platform in Ferrybank

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2020 0

Pictures have emerged of the main Waterford to Kilkenny line at Plunkett Rail Station in Ferrybank under several feet of water. Irish Rail announced they were closing the station due to rising flood waters at around 10am yesterday. Bus transfers were provided for affected commuters between Waterford and Thomastown. Photos from the station show both […]

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Garda investigation after men seen jumping out back of lorry parked in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

Gardai are investigating an incident in which a number of men were seen jumping out of the back of a container of a truck parked in a Kilkenny village. The incident occurred yesterday in Knocktopher at around 1.30pm. The men were seen jumping out the back of the  truck that had parked outside “a premises” […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,269 new cases of virus as 13 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

There has been 13 further coronavirus related deaths as 1,269 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,269. There are now 52,268 cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team […]

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Winter of discontent: Kilkenny pensioners stuck in backlog for home energy upgrades

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 Post a comment

Older people and those on lower incomes in Kilkenny are facing a double whammy of increased fuel prices amid a backlog of householders who have been left waiting for energy upgrades to be made to their homes, a local TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Funchion warned some of the most vulnerable in our society are […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

Margaret (Peggy) BRENNAN (née Joyce) Frankford, Geataban At her residence. Wife of the late Seán. Deeply regretted by her loving sons James, Pat and Joe, daughters Mary, Anne, Rita, Lucy and Bernadette, grandchildren, great-grandchild, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, neighbours, relatives and friends. Funeral Mass will take place in Geatabán

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Up in smoke: Halloween clean-up to cost Kilkenny Council a whopping €50,000

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 Post a comment

The Halloween clean-up in Kilkenny will cost in excess of €50,000 – money that could be far better spent on other community, according to a local emergency service. Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service is appealing to people not to build or attend bonfires this Halloween, not just because of the cost, but also on health […]

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ALERT: Flooding hits rail services as Kilkenny braces for worst of weather warning

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

The heavy winds and rain expected to batter Kilkenny for the remainder of today has already reaped havoc with some services. Irish Rail this morning took the decision to shut down Plunkett Station in Waterford due to the rising flood waters. Commuters are instead being provided with a bus transfer between Thomastown station and Waterford. […]

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House prices in Kilkenny surge by almost 10% despite pandemic: report

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

House prices in Kilkenny are still on the rise and show no signs of slowing, a new report reveals. The average price of a home in Kilkenny increased by more than 9% in the third quarter of 2020, according to the latest housing market survey from the property website Daft.ie. People looking to buy homes […]

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‘We just want Jo Jo brought home’ – family of murdered Kilkenny woman make emotional new appeal

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

The sister of missing Kilkenny woman Josephine ‘Jo Jo’ Dullard has made a renewed appeal for the public to help unlock the mystery behind her disappearance. It comes after as the Garda probe into the Callan woman’s disappearance was upgraded as a murder investigation almost exactly 25 years after she vanished. At a press briefing […]