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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2019 2

Charlie Brophy Polerone, Mooncoin, Kilkenny / Firhouse, Dublin / Wicklow Late of Firhouse, Dublin 24 and Wicklow. Peacefully, in the loving care of the doctors, nurses and staff at University Hospital Waterford, surrounded by his family; sadly missed by his loving wife Caroline, son Brian, his partner Nicola, grandchildren Bobby and Sam and their mother […]

Food & Drink News

Talking turkey: Sandwiches are our favourite way to mop up Christmas leftovers

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2019 0

After the great Christmas Day food splurge … come the leftovers! It will probably come as no great shock to people in Kilkenny that most of us prefer making sandwiches (65%) with our leftover turkey and ham at Christmas, a new survey from the Environmental Protection Agency has found. The EPA also  found that the […]

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NAGS NOW: Five horses to keep an eye on for St Stephen’s Day Racing

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2019 0

St Stephen’s Day! One of the most anticipated days of the year for followers of horse racing. Behind the excitement attached to the March vigil to the Cheltenham, today’s day racing is hard to beat – the races come thick and fast with some of the sports top performers on display. It’s really the first […]

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Grave destroyed by vandals in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2019 0

A headstone of a grave was knocked clean off its bases after an attack by vandals at a graveyard in a county Kilkenny town. And it’s not the first time this year graves have been targetted by vandals in Callan. In the latest incident, a grave in Newtown cemetery in Callan was attacked between 1am […]

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Kilkenny cooks urged not to be ‘a pain in the drain’ this Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2019 0

As we prepare for today’s Christmas Day feast, the people of Kilkenny have been urged not to let their festive cooking become a pain in the drain. Clean Coasts and Irish Water  have launched their ‘Think Before You Pour’ Christmas campaign to raise awareness of the damage caused by pouring fats, oils and greases from […]

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‘Looking forward to getting back for the club All-Ireland semi’ – Christmas messages from Kilkenny soldiers overseas

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2019 0

While many make the trek back to Ireland for Christmas from all corners of the world, there are others who know by the career they have chosen Christmas could very well be spent a long way from home and loved ones in a less than harmonious and peaceful land. These are the brave and the […]

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A dog’s life: €22,000 set aside for Kilkenny animal charities

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

Three animal welfare groups in Kilkenny are to share €22,000 in grant aid from the government to assist with their work for animals in need. The announcement was made by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed as part of a record funding awards of €2,906,000 to 106 animal welfare organisations throughout the country. The Kilkenny organisations benefitting […]

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Christmas joy for Kilkenny homeless charity as planning approved for 12 apartments

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

A Kilkenny charity that works tirelessly to help the homeless and provide living spaces for them has been granted planning permission to build 12 apartments in Kilkenny city centre. The Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny has been given the green light by Kilkenny County Council to build the 12 new apartments for homeless families and […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘road of death’ to get long-awaited flyover

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

The creation of a flyover at a Kilkenny accident blackspot which has been the scene of many an accident – some fatal – is among the road projects due to start construction in county Kilkenny next year. Piltown residents have long been campaigning for the construction of a flyover on the N24 at the junction […]

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Burglars break into Kilkenny family home and steal stash of cash just days before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 23rd December 2019 0

A gang of burglars broke into family home in county Kilkenny days before Christmas. Four men were seen fleeing from a house at Cloneen, Crettyard on Thursday at around 6.45pm. The gang forced open the front doors to gain access before setting about turning over the house in search of money. Despite going through the […]