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Large haul of builders’ tools stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny site

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

Thieves made off with a valuable haul of construction equipment after breaking into a building site in county Kilkenny. Gardai confirmed the thieves broke into the site in Clonamery, Inistioge, sometime between 2pm last Saturday and 10am on Wednesday. The thieves made off with an expensive Jefferson generator, two blue Makita drills, sets of drill […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

Martin DUNNE Raheny, Dublin / Cuffesgrange, Kilkenny DUNNE, Martin – January 10, 2020 (Raheny, formerly of Cuffesgrange, Co. Kilkenny and late of Bolton Street College and St. Monica’s Camogie Club). Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at St. Francis Hospice, Raheny. Beloved husband of Maureen and loving father of Mary, Geraldine, Séamus, Martin, Catherine and

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Kilkenny funding helps give summer lift-off to Waterford Airport runway extension

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

It is expected work to extend the runway at Waterford Airport could begin early this summer after it was confirmed planning permission for the project will be lodged next week. The proposed €12 million project will be paid for by a €5 million capital funding grant from the Government, an injection of money from Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny’s Thyestes Day to host race in new competition for female jockeys

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) have launched an innovative new series of races for female jockeys and Kilkenny’s biggest race day will be part of it. Connolly’s Red Mills is to sponsor a race in the Ladies National Hunt Series on Thyestes Day at Gowran Park later this month. The €20,000 Irish EBF Ladies Auction Maiden […]

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Gardai probe overnight smash-and-grab raid at popular Kilkenny city shopping centre

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the hunt for four men who broke into a popular shopping centre in Kilkenny city in the dead of the night in a bid to steal valuable tech items. The thieves managed to gain access to Market Cross Shopping Centre on Kilkenny’s High Street at around 2am this morning. Once inside, the […]

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Kilkenny man (28) charged with robbing teenager at knifepoint in city

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

A 28-year-old man from Kilkenny has been remanded in custody in connection with a robbery in which a local teenager was threatened with a knife and had his iPhone and money stolen. The incident occurred on John Street at around 2.15am on Thursday. The man was arrested yesterday evening and brought to Kilkenny Garda Station […]

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Kilkenny school secretaries strike over pay and contracts

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

Kilkenny school secretaries are taking part in a national strike in response to what they say is an unfair two-tier pay system and unjust contracts. The Forsa trade union members travelled to Waterford’s People’s Park this morning to join other members in the region taking part in the first-ever strike by education administrative staff, while […]

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Kilkenny Watershed sports hubs to get €1.45 million funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

A hub for sports in Kilkenny is to receive a funding boost to improve and modernising its facilities in an effort to get more people in the city and county active. As part of the Government’s sports infrastructure plans, the Watershed Leisure Centre on Kilkenny’s Ring Road, will receive an extra €1,443,750 to update facilities […]

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Dramatic fall in number of Kilkenny unemployed as 2,964 sign on

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

The number of people signing on the live register in Kilkenny has fallen dramatically in the past 12 months reaching lows not seen since the Celtic Tiger era. The latest live register figures released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows a 5.82% reduction in the amount of people signing on in Kilkenny compared […]

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WEEKEND FORECAST: Kilkenny braced for more unsettled weather

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

Kilkenny is set to experience more unsettled weather this weekend, with wet and cold conditions expected, the national forecaster has warned. Met Éireann said today will begin cloudy, cold and frosty but showers are expected later in the evening. The forecaster said it will be “dry with spells of sunshine for the first half of […]