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Kilkenny hospital crisis: Visitor restrictions at St Luke’s extended into third week

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

The ban on visitors attending St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny has once again been extended and is set to enter into a third week. Visitors are being urged to stay away from St Luke’s unless their visit is absolutely necessary as staff there continue to battle with a flu outbreak. The visitor ban was […]

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‘A superb achievement’ – Kilkenny is crowned Ireland’s cleanest town and city once again

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Kilkenny has again been named the cleanest of Ireland’s 40 towns and cities in the latest litter survey. This means Kilkenny has topped the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) litter rankings for a record fourth time. The Marble City finished ahead of Killarney in Kerry and Swords in Dublin at the top of the table. […]

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Kilkenny legend sheds half a stone to jive Dancing With The Stars off to a flying start

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Kilkenny hurling legend Aidan Fogarty has admitted he hasn’t trained “as hard at this in 10 years” after he got the new series of the popular TV show Dancing With The Stars off to a flying start last night. The five-times All-Ireland winner and his professional dancing partner Emily Barker get the show off to […]

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Plans for new housing development outside Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

A local construction company has unveiled plans for a small new housing deveoplment outside Kilkenny city. Paddy Raggett Homes Limited has lodged a planning application with Kilkenny County Council for the development of eight new homes at The Weir View on the Castlecomer Road, Dunmore. The homes consist of six semi-detached, two storey three-bedroom dwellings […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Hold onto your hat! Kilkenny’s in for wet and windy few days

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

It’s looking like a week of unsettled and contrasting weather for Kilkenny, according to Met Éireann. The national forecaster is predicting both unseasonably warm and quite cold weather, as well as very windy and wet conditions interspersed with sunny spells. Today is going to start wet and windy. Met Éireann has issued a high wind […]

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Gardai hunt hit-and-run driver after chaotic scenes near Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for the driver of a car that was involved in a hit-and-run incident in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred at around 7.30pm yesterday at Brenor near Piltown when a driver attempted to overtake another car on the R698 road. But they ended up ploughing into the vehicle, forcing it to […]

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Three-from-three: Kilkenny’s all-conquering club champs on the way to Croke Park

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 0

Kilkenny’s hurling county champions made it three-from-three in their efforts to reach All-Ireland club hurling finals this weekend. And now all face Munster opposition in their repsective finals. Ballyhale Shamrocks had five points to spare in an absolute belter of a game against Derry’s Slaughtneil at Pairc Esler in Newry. Ballyhale had something of a […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 0

Maura COMERFORD (née Hogan) Knockeenbawn, Kilmanagh Maura Comerford, (nee Hogan), Knockeenbawn, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Maura died peacefully on Saturday 4th January 2020 at her daughter, Nora’s residence. Pre-deceased by her husband Liam and brother Pierce. Deeply regretted by her loving family, sons Pat and John, daughters Margaret and Nora, sons-in-law James and Noel,

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SPONSORED: TD calls for Educate Together school in Kilkenny to combat chronic shortage of places

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 2

A local TD is calling for the establishment of an Educate Together school in Kilkenny to help alleviate the chronic shortage of places for students in the city. Deputy Kathleen Funchion spoke out after she was contacted by several concerned local parents who are unable to secure a school place for their children. The Carlow-Kilkenny […]

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Fisherman confirmed dead, search underway for second man off Hook Head

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 0

A fisherman has died at University Hospital Waterford and a search is under way for a second man after a trawler went missing off Hook Head last night. Gardaí confirmed a man in his 60s who was recovered by the emergency services from the water in the early hours this morning has died. RNLI crews […]