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Relief as Kilkenny homeowners will not be hit with property takes hikes this year

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny homeowners will not face increased Local Property Tax bills next year. It comes after Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe confirmed the revaluation date for Local Property Tax (LPT) has been deferred until November 2021. This means local taxpayers will not be faced with increased LPT bills for 2021. A Government source said the minister will […]

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Now that’s amore! A 40-year Italian love affair in the heart of south Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 0

Now that’s amore! It’s a 40-year-old love story that stretches from a small village in Italy to a small town in south Kilkenny. On the way it stops off in Carlow where Bruno was working in a fish and chip restaurant. And where he would meet Stasia, a local girl who caught his eye the […]

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Kilkenny supermarkets join forces with charity to help the homeless

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 0

A number of Kilkenny supermarkets are getting behind an in novative new initiative to assist community groups providing help to the most vulnerable in society as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. From now until this Sunday, September 20, Willie Forde’s EUROSPAR Castlecomer and John McCarthy’s EUROSPAR Kilkenny will be supporting a new charity initiative […]

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Small Kilkenny school unveils big plans for future

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 0

A small national school in county Kilkenny has unveiled plans for a new extension. The Board of Management of Scoil Bhríde National School in Lisdowney recently lodged an application with Kilkenny County Council requesting permission to build a new classroom. The 76-pupil school which opened in 1989, currently has three mainstream teachers, a special class […]

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Pharmacy chain gets green light for major expansion of flagship store in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 0

A well-known pharmacy chain has been given the go-ahead to extend one of its flagship stores in Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council has approved plans from Sam McCauley Chemists to extend its busy store in Kilkenny’s Loughboy Shopping Centre on the Bohernatournish Road. Under the plans, the existing store, consisting of units 14, 15, and 16 […]

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LATEST: Three more deaths, Kilkenny among 254 new cases of virus, Minister warns Dublin may face more restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 0

A further three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 254 more cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll from the virus to 1,788. There are now 31,799 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. Kilkenny is among the counties to record new infections, according to the […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Memo to the Taoiseach – stop waffling, start governing

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 0

To misquote George Orwell: all counties are equal but some counties are more equal than others. The Government says we are all in this together, but its five-step campaign against Covid-19 undoubtedly treats Dublin differently from the other 25 counties. Its wet pubs can’t re-open, it has tighter restrictions on attendance at outdoor events, and […]

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‘Autistic people have waiting long enough’ – Kilkenny TD calls for new Dáil committee

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 Post a comment

A Kilkenny TD has slammed the Government over its “ongoing failure” to establish an Oireachtas committee on autism. Deputy Kathleen Funchion has called on the Government to ensure the committee is established as a priority “to ensure autistic people’s rights and entitlements are protected”. The local Sinn Féin TD added: “Autistic people have waited

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 0

Lily CONWAY (née Ryan) Bennettsbridge Conway (nee Ryan) (Bronxville, New York and formerly of Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny). Lily, on the 14th September 2020, peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family. Predeceased by her husband Jimmy Conway, son Jackie and sister Bernadette (Berry). Deeply regretted by her children Bernie, Pattyann and Jimmy, daughter-in-law

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That’s class: Kilkenny school gets funding to build brand new extension

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 0

A county Kilkenny primary has been given the green light for funding to build a badly-needed new extension. St Patrick’s National School is Clogh required funding to finance a new special education and training room, as well as another mainstream classroom. Kilkenny TD Deputy John Paul Phelan today confirmed the school has been approved for […]