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Search team hopes to resume dives for missing Kilkenny man after more than a week

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 Post a comment

As the search for the man missing in the River Nore now enters its tenth day, divers have been unable to enter the water in more than a week. Rescue services are now hoping for a change in conditions as they search for a man reported missing in the River Nore since Monday, February 10. […]

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Man (50s) remains in critical condition following accident at Kilkenny work site

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 0

A local man in his 50s remain in a critical condition today following an accident at a building site in Kilkenny on Monday. The man fell from scaffolding while working at the site which is located in Kilkenny city. The man was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital where he remains in a critical condition, […]

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Chateauneuf du Pape, Rodney – ‘Del Boy’ pulled on a Kilkenny road in an Andy Murray and elephant trunk, doing a Reliant Robin in a jam-jar with no bees-wax, got nicked with a wad of Ricki Lakes in his skyrocket!

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

You Plonker! A man arrested on a host of driving offences has been compared to ‘Del-Boy’ by Kilkenny Gardai after he was initially pulled over for speeding but then found to be driving on three wheels, without tax and insurance, with a wad counterfeit money and drunk. The man was stopped driving with only three […]

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North Quays Development in Ferrybank a step closer as Government commits €12.6m to new city centre bridge

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 Post a comment

The North Quays Development in Ferrybank moved one step closer today following the announcement of €12.6m funding for a new bridge across the River Suir linking Waterford’s quays. The announcement of the substantial funding was made by Waterford City and County Council who received the funding under the 2020 round of expenditure as part of […]

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More than 60 children in State care in Kilkenny have no social worker

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

Sixty-three children living locally in the care of the state have not been allocated a social worker. This represents one in every five children in Kilkenny who require assistance from the Family and Child agency Tusla, going without a dedicated social worker. The Kilkenny/Carlow/South Tipperary Tusla region has the second highest proportion of children in […]

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Investigation launched into ‘unexplained circumstances’ surrounding the death of an infant

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

An investigation has been launched into “unexplained circumstances” surrounding the death of an infant in Waterford yesterday afternoon. The infant died following an incident at a “domestic premises” in Waterford city at around 2pm on Tuesday, February 18. The body of the child has been removed to Dublin where a post-mortem will take place this […]

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New café hopes to serve up a slice of the past in historic building in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

New plans it is hoped will breathe new life into a historic building in a county Kilkenny town which has been masquerading as a shop for close to half a century, have been put to the council planners. A planning application has been lodged with Kilkenny County Council which would see the 18th century Market […]

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More rural Kilkenny Post Offices face closure as IPU predicts 400 under threat nationwide

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

There are fears for the future of a number of Post Offices in county Kilkenny unless more government services can be offered to the public from them. That is the stark assessment of the current state of Post Offices by its union representative – the Irish Postmasters Union (IPU), who claim up to 400 post […]

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Kilkenny County Council pick up the ‘smart’ prize at Croke Park ceremony

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council’s effort to reduce energy by retro fitting streetlighting has received a national prize for being a smart inititative. The local authority was named as winner of the best energy smart initiative category at the All Ireland Community & Council Awards announced over the weekend. The award was handed over to Kilkenny council […]

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Slick burglar makes off with home heating fuel and engine oil from county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2020 0

A slippery burglar managed to get away with fuel and machine oil after breaking into a yard in county Kilkenny. The burglary happened at Pollagh, Skeoughvosteen, Goresbridge between midday on Friday, February 7 and midday on Wednesday, February 12. The intruder made their way to the boiler house in the yard, where they broke a […]