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Kilkenny parents urged not to buy quad bikes or scramblers for kids this Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

Children and teenagers in Kilkenny should not be driving quad bikes and scramblers uninsured or unsupervised. The gardai have warned parents that if they come across teens or children in charge of a scrambler or quad, uninsured, unlicenced, or unsupervised – the machines can and will be taken and destroyed. That’s the message the gardai […]

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New home for Kilkenny’s Butler Gallery nears completion

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

The new home for Kilkenny’s famous Butler Gallery is taking shape and will be ready to home its’ collections as early as next spring. The historic Evan’s Home on Barrack Lane is now entering its final stages with much of the building work, interior fittings and finishes complete and the hard and soft landscaping to […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 Post a comment

Ray (Snr) Cody Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny Ray Cody (Snr), Dunnamaggin, Co. Kilkenny Unexpectedly after a short illness on Saturday, 14th December, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Pre-deceased by his son Bobby. Deeply regretted by his loving family, his wife and best friend Joan, his children Margaret, Eilish, Pat, Mary, Raymond, Mark and Emer, brother Bob, […]

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Top Kilkenny salon makes its Mark at prestigious national hairdressing awards

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

One of Kilkenny’s leading salons – Peter Mark in the Market Cross Shopping Centre – has emerged a cut above the rest. Recently Peter Mark, Ireland’s leading hairdressing group hosted the biggest night in Irish hairdressing, the Peter Mark Colour Trophy. The event took place in the Clayton Hotel in Dublin 4 and hosted by […]

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BIG FREEZE: Status Yellow snow and ice warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

A Status Yellow snow and ice warning for Kilkenny and the rest of the country will remain in place until 11am this morning. The warning came as Met Éireann warned there be wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow with localized accumulations, especially on high ground, and icy stretches on roads and footpaths. Met Eireann […]

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Vital services for Kilkenny victims of domestic abuse at risk of closure

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

Essential services for Kilkenny people directly affected by domestic abuse could be closed for good without the necessary Government funding, a local TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Funchion raised the issue of the critical need for funding for the Amber Kilkenny Women’s Refuge in the Dáil this week. She told Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone that […]

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Festive fare: Kilkenny star to open special Christmas Market at Billy’s Tearooms

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

Kilkenny hurling hero TJ Reid will be on hand to help a very good cause when he officially opens the Christmas Market in his home village of Ballyhale tomorrow. Hundreds of people are expected to drop into the award-winning Billy’s Tearooms & Shop in the South Kilkenny village for the special festive event from 12pm […]

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General Election to take place ‘in first few months’ of 2020

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

A General Election is set to take place early in the New Year. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has put his Fine Gael troops on notice after the British election finally brought certainty to the Brexit question. A Government source today confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie this has paved the way for a General Election here “in the first […]

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WATCH: Kilkenny farmers hope to break world record at Christmas tractor parade

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

A group of local farmers, many from Kilkenny, are aiming to regain a world record they set a couple of years ago and Thousands are expected to turn out to see the sixth annual Christmas tractors of Carrick-on-Suir parade this evening. Now in its sixth year, it’s Ireland original Christmas Tractor Parade, the biggest and […]

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Kilkenny Christmas shopping alert: €18,000 of fake designer goods seized in raid

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

Shoppers are being urged to beware after €18,000 worth of fake designer goods were discovered in a raid near the Waterford-Kilkenny border. The goods were seized during a planned Garda operation targeting a house in the Mountain View area of Carrick-on-Suir at 6pm yesterday. Suspected counterfeit footwear, clothing, handbags and cosmetics worth around €18,000, including