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‘It was like waiting for a grenade to go off every Christmas’ – surge in calls from domestic violence victims

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

A group that helps victims of domestic violence to escape their home hell has reported a huge rise in pleas for help from desperate women and men in the countdown to Christmas. Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII) said it is already on course to record its busiest ever Christmas after it was inundated with […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Kathleen DAWSON (née Stratford) St. John’s Bohergloss, Freshford Late of Kilrush. Wife of the late Dick. Deeply regretted by her loving sons, daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, sisters, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Reposing in Kennedy’s Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 6pm with Vigil Prayers and Rosary

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Major winner Graeme McDowell to host Irish Open at Mount Juliet

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

The host for next summer’s Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open at Mount Juliet has been announced. Graeme McDowell will host the Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open for the next two years, succeeding Ryder Cup winning captain Paul McGinley, and the world’s leading golfer, Rory McIlroy. The biggest event in the Irish golfing calendar returns to the Thomastown […]

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UPDATE: Relief as Kilkenny gardai find car and its occupants safe after alert

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

The car and its occupants who were at the centre of a Garda alert this morning have been found. Gardai confirmed the occupants of the vehicle, a Ford Mondeo that was travelling from New Ross in Co Wexford to Knockbrack in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, were all safe. Gardai earlier issued an alert saying they were […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny gardai make urgent appeal for information about car and occupants

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Kilkenny gardaí have made an urgent public appeal for information on a car and its occupants. The grey Ford Mondeo – registration number 08 D 120864 – is travelling from New Ross in Co Wexford to Knockbrack in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny. Gardaí said they concerns about the safety of its occupants. Anyone who sees the […]

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Have a heart, Taoiseach! Local cardiac campaigners deliver powerful message to Leo

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Cardiac care campaigners from Kilkenny and across the South East have delivered a petition with 5,000 signatures to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s office in Dublin. The signatures were collected in October following the high profile Hand On Heart campaign organised by the Health Equality For the South East (HEFSE) group. HEFSE is demanding that the Government […]

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Woman donates items to Kilkenny charity shop – and a huge stash of cash!

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 0

A large sum of money was found among items in a bag donated to Kilkenny charity shop. And now the hunt is on for the caring Kilkenny soul who donated the items, but possibly didn’t realise there was a wad of cash contained in one. The Good Samaritan walked into the St Vincent de Paul […]

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Your dream Kilkenny? Council wants your ideas to develop landmark city sites

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 0

Kilkenny County Council are urging members of the public to let their imaginations run free and tell them what they would like to see developed in our city. Over the coming years, the sites of St Canice’s Hospital and the Fairgreen, as well as council-owned land at Loughmacask, will all undergo substantial transformations as part […]

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‘Aitheantasis Aontachas’ – Kilkenny village wins all-island community award

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 0

The people of a county Kilkenny village are beaming this morning after picking up an award at Pride of Place awards. Kilmacow won the Community Wellbeing Award for a rural community at the Irish Public Bodies (IPB) Pride of Place awards ceremony at the Lyrath Estate and Hotel over the weekend. The award is a […]

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Relief as 4,600 Kilkenny householders told it’s finally safe to drink from taps again

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 3

More than 4,600 people in county Kilkenny have had been told their water is safe to drink again. This morning the Bennetsbridge water supply was removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s remedial action list. Since the drought associated with the hot summer of 2018 enforced a hosepipe ban, people in Bennetsbridge have had to endure […]