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Poor weather conditions hamper search for man reported to have entered River Nore earlier this week

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

A search for a man who it is reported to have entered the River Nore on Monday has resumed this morning. Poor conditions following heavy snow and high winds hindered the search for the man, who is believed to have entered the river close to John’s Bridge in Kilkenny city at lunchtime on Monday. This […]

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Kilkenny Euromillions players urged to check tickets following €17 million win

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

One person in Ireland is €17 million richer today after scooping the last nights Euromillions jackpot and it could be a Kilkenny player. It’s the first Irish winner this year and 15th Irish winner since the Euromillions began in 2004. Kilkenny players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they are the […]

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Fresh snows and plummeting temperatures causing chaos on Kilkenny roads

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Unexpected fresh snows and plummeting road temperatures around county Kilkenny have made driving conditions treacherous once again this morning. A major incident has occurred on the M8 Motorway close to Urlingford and emergency services are rushing to deal with it. The crash has blocked the northbound between Junction 4 Urlingford and Junction 3 Rathdowney and […]

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Planners to rule on major redevelopment of well-known county Kilkenny garage and shop

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council is considering plans for a major redevelopment of a well-known county Kilkenny petrol station and store. Last year Carroll’s Centra and Emo Oil in Knocktopher applied to the local authority for permission to redevelop the shop and forecourt to keep it in line with the needs of the 12,000-plus people it serves. […]

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‘Double Trouble’ for Kilkenny motorists under plans to increase penalty points on Bank Holidays

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Penalty points for speeding and dangerous driving look set to double on Bank Holiday weekends on Kilkenny roads under new gardai plans. The new rules could be implemented under a set of new road safety plans by gardai targeting periods when traffic volumes are at their heaviest. Gardai have consistently urged drivers to slow down […]

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Thieves break into farm outside Kilkenny city, large haul of equipment stolen

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2020 0

Thives broke in to a county Kilkenny farm before making off with a haul of expensive hardware and equipment. The break-in occurred at Aghenderry, Cuffesgrange, sometime between 7.30pm last Thursday and 8am on Friday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the door of a shed on the property was forced open and several valuable tools […]

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Boil water notice issued to county Kilkenny town’s supply

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2020 0

A boil water notice has been issued on a county Kilkenny water supply that services more than 1250 people. The Ballragget Public Water Supply is currently affected due to inadequate disinfection of the water at the plant. The Health Service Executive, Irish Water and Kilkenny County Council issued a Boil Water Notice for the area […]

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REVEALED: Locations of 17 new speed camera sites on Kilkenny roads from next week

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2020 0

Seventeen new speed zones are to be introduced into Kilkenny next week. The gardai are changing the locations of where their speed vans have usually been located on Kilkenny’s roads, taking effect from 6am on Monday. The vans are being moved to areas that have seen a significant number of road accidents over the last […]

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Glanbia to pay Kilkenny farmers 35.42c per litre of milk for January

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2020 0

Kilkenny-based Glanbia will pay local farmers 35.42 cent per litre for milk supplies in January. Glanbia Ireland (GI) will pay a base milk price for January of 31 cpl (including VAT) for creamery milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is an increase of 1 cpl from the December base price. Glanbia will pay its member […]

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Snow closes schools and hits Kilkenny roads with more to come

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2020 0

County Kilkenny has been one of the worst areas affected by snowfalls today and Met Éireann are expecting more to come. Some schools in the northern part of the county are closed once again while overnight and morning flurries have made driving conditions dangerous. Coon National School, Muckalee National school and Firoda National School are […]