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Could it be you? Lucky Kilkenny punter lands life-changing €6.8m Lotto jackpot

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2019 0

The National Lottery has appealed to Lotto players throughout Kilkenny to check their Lotto tickets after one lucky ticketholder scooped last night’s Lotto jackpot worth €6,834,410. The winning Lotto numbers are: 13, 16, 18, 25, 38, 41 and the bonus number was 1. This latest Lotto win is the ninth jackpot win this year, with over €62 million […]

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Two killed in separate road tragedies

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2019 0

Two men have been killed in separate weekend road tragedies. Grdai this morning confirmed that a pedestrian in his 30s was fatally injured near the M9 southbound in the townland of Greenhills, Kilcullen, Co Kildare late last night. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to Naas General Hospital. […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Warnings issued as Storm Atiyah approaches Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2019 0

Don’t go outside unless you really have to today as Kilkenny and the rest of the country feels the force of Storm Atiyah and gusts of up to 130kph. Weather chiefs have issued three separate alerts over the first named storm of the year with nine counties on orange warnings until Monday morning. Counties Donegal, […]

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Burglars thrash Kilkenny home and make off with ‘significant’ amount of cash

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

A shocked Kilkenny homeowner came home from work to find his house trashed and a significant amount of cash stolen, along with an expensive watch and a set of car keys. The break-in happened on the Waterford Road in Springhill last Tuesday sometime between 8.30am and 10.15pm. The burglars managed to force their way inside […]

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Council rejects plans to build 25 new homes in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

Plans to build 25 new homes in a Kilkenny village have been knocked back by the local authority. The development planned for Dangan townsland, beside Kilmacow, would have created homes for over 70 people. However, Kilkenny County Council turned down the proposed development, saying the plans are “premature”. Dunkitt Properties Ltd submitted the planning application

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Tourism strategy to attract more visitors to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

Some well-known local companies took part in the launch of Tourism Ireland’s three-year strategy to attract more visitors to Kilkenny and the rest of the country in Dublin this week. Representates from Hotel Kilkenny and Jerpoint Park joined the event with Junior Tourism Minister Brendan Griffin and around 500 industry leaders from across the country. […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Batten down the hatches – 100kph winds set to batter Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

Winds of over 100kph are set to batter Kilkenny this weekend and road users are being urged to drive with caution. Met Eireann has issued a yellow weather warning for Kilkenny with gusts up to 100kph and winds of up to 60kph. The warning issued on the back of Storm Atiyah includes all Leinster counties […]

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Kilkenny family shocked after cash and jewellery stolen from home in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

A well-tooled burglar stole cash, jewellery and electrical items from a house in county Kilkenny while the owner was away at work. The incident happened in the centre of Stoneyford yesterday between 11am and 7.30pm. The burglar made a number of attempts to get into the house before finally breaking the window of the back […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A winter warmer that is also nice chilled

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

Last week I looked at wines you might like to try before the Christmas dinner. Afterwards, when the pud has been scoffed and the cheese is on the table, many of us will sip a glass of Sherry, that good old staple for winter days. It is one of the two great fortified wines. The […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘Calendar Girls’ raise incredible €40,000 for charity

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

A risqué Kilkenny calendar which made some jaws drop has raised a jaw-dropping €40,000 so far for charity. Some 30 members of the Ballyfoyle Ladies Group decided to break free from their comfort zone and agreed to bare all for a revealing calendar they hoped would raise much needed funds. The response they received is […]