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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2020 0

Ellen KELLY (née Phelan) Barrack Street, Castlecomer Ellen Kelly (neé Phelan) Barrack Street, Castlecomer, & formerly of Crosspatrick, Co. Kilkenny. In her 98th Year. She bore her last illness as she lived her long life, with characteristic grace and dignity, and under the incomparably tender and loving care of Catherine. Ellen, loving wife of the […]

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Cocaine, cannabis and cash seized during Garda raid on house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2020 0

Gardai seized cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €1,500 during a planned raid on a house in Kilkenny. The operation took place at an address in the city last Thursday evening. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed a quantity of cash and “paraphernalia consistent with the sale and supply of drugs” was also […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All your latest local results and league tables

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2020 0

Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship, Semi Finals Sunday, September 20, Lisdowney 1-17 Glenmore 0-19 Thomastown 2-19 St Lachtain’s 2-17   J.J. Kavanagh and Sons Junior Hurling Championship, Semi Finals Saturday, September 19, Dicksboro 2-22 Piltown 2-9 Conahy Shamrocks 1-18 Emeralds 1-15   Duggan Steel Under-15 C Hurling

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Kilkenny school gets approval for major new extension

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2020 0

The local authority has approved plans to build four new classrooms at a county Kilkenny national school. St Mary’s National School in Thomastown will get three new special education classrooms and one additional mainstream classroom as part of the expansion. The school on Maudlin Street in the heart of the county Kilkenny town currently caters […]

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Cleaned out! Thieves steal industrial washer in broad daylight in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2020 0

An industrial power washer was stolen in broad daylight after burglars cut through a fence to break into a business in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred at a commercial premises on the Dublin Road at 11.30am last Wednesday, September 16. The thieves cut a hole in fencing surrounding the property to gain access. Once inside […]

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Seven horses found in Kilkenny may be put down if owners don’t come forward

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Seven horses recovered from land on the outskirts of Kilkenny city may have to be put down if their owners do not come forward by the end of this week. Kilkenny County Council officials rescued the horses that were found roaming around on land on the outskirts of the city. The horses, five females and […]

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LATEST: 188 more cases of virus, concern over ‘significant rises’ in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 188 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll from the virus remains at 1,792. There are now 33,121 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). The breakdown […]

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Plans for controversial wind farm on Kilkenny border proceed despite objections

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Preparations are underway for a new wind-farm on the Kilkenny-Tipperary border. It comes after Tipperary County Council recently ranted conditional approval for a monitoring mast to be erected to carry out tests on the site at Longfordpass Upper near Urlingford. In July Bord na Móna Powergen Ltd lodged a planning application with the council for […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Mary P. FITZGERALD (née Crotty) Orchardton, Kilkenny City The death has occurred of Mary P. FitzGerald, nee Crotty, peacefully at home in Orchardton, Kilkenny on the 20th September 2020. Dearly beloved wife of the late Alexis G. FitzGerald and beloved mother of Mary, Paddy, Jacinta, Ann, John, Gerald and David FitzGerald. Predeceased by her sons […]

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Man (32) in serious condition after machete attack at Waterford home

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Two people were injured when a man brandishing a machete burst into a Waterford house and attacked them. The incident occurred at St Herblain Park in Waterford city at 3am this morning. A man (32) and a woman were in the house when another man knocked on the door. Once opened the caller, a male, […]