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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

Eamonn DOYLE Clara, Clifden, Kilkenny Doyle, (Rathcash, Clifden, Clara, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Station Road, Bagnelstown, Co. Carlow), 4th March 2020, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Eamonn, beloved husband of Kay and much loved father of Carol, sadly missed by his wife and daughter, mother Annie, brothers Liam, Séan and Brian, sister Patricia, son-in-law

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Parents of students in Kilkenny school get text saying their children had contact with coronavirus

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Parents of children in a secondary school in county Kilkenny have just received a text stating a number of the students in the school had low risk contact with a confirmed Coronavirus case. Parents and students in Coláiste Éamon Rís in Callan were informed of the contact with the virus this morning. A number of […]

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Man (24) due in court over €48,000 drugs haul in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

A 24-year-old man is to appear in court this morning in relation to a €45,000 drugs seizure in county Kilkenny, The male was arrested yesterday afternoon in North Kilkenny in connection with a drugs seizure on Saturday, February 25 in Freshford. During a planned raid of the Freshford house, gardai discovered more than €5,000 worth […]

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Kilkenny’s gory past on travel bible’s ‘alternative Irish bucket-list’

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

The world’s most respected travel guide is pointing people in the direction of one of Kilkenny’s most spectacular tourist attractions if they are in Ireland for an alternative experience. The Lonely Planet this week published its ‘Alternative Irish bucket-list’ which it claimed would “challenge even the most well-travelled locals.” Kilkenny’s famed Dunmore Caves made the

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King of the swing: Kilkenny’s Master Clubmaker looking for shot at the big boys after unveiling revolutionary new golf putter

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

A Kilkenny man with an award winning pedigree is looking stateside with the view to cracking the lucrative golf market. Peter Doyle from Piltown,  who runs the business Precision Fit Golf from Tramore, county Waterford has been named European Clubmaker of the Year. Now the Master Clubmaker and custom fitter has just launched his latest […]

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Family of four in West of Ireland test positive for coronavirus

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2020 0

A family of four – two males and two females – in the West of Ireland have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from northern Italy. It brings to nine the total number of cases on the island of Ireland – six in the Republic and three in the North. “Tonight we can confirm there […]

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Bus damaged after youths pelt it with stones in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2020 0

Three youths were seen fleeing the scene after a bus was pelted with stones in broad daylight in Kilkenny city. The incident happened on Saturday last at 2.40pm on Gaol Road in the city. Three youths were seen throwing stones at a blue Mercedes bus causing extensive damage to the windows and body of the […]

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Chief Superintendent of Kilkenny Garda division to step down next month

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Chief Superintendent is to step down from his role next month as part of the biggest restructure of senior officers in the force in the history of the state. Chief Superintendent Dominic Hayes is set to retire from the force after spending the last five years heading up the Carlow / Kilkenny Garda Division. […]

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Renowned Kilkenny horse trainer Joe Crowley passes away aged 91

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2020 0

Kilkenny has lost one of its greatest sporting ambassadors after the death was announced today of horse trainer and breeder, Joe Crowley. Joe passed away peacefully at his home near Tullahought overnight at the grand age of 91. The famed Kilkenny horse-handler leaves a legacy that few can match and will be sadly missed by […]

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Ferrybank’s North Quays developer claims hotel is sold, half of the apartments taken and a tech company is moving into the offices

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2020 0

Half of the office space in the €400 million North Quays Development in Ferrybank already has a tenant confirmed to move in when the project is completed. A source for the developers, Falcon Real Estate Development, told Kilkennynow.ie that the project has already attracted a tech company. The source also confirmed they have a buyer for […]