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Horror as 39 found dead inside lorry container

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

BRITISH police have launched an investigation after 39 people, including a teenager, were found dead inside a lorry container. A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The discovery was made at an Industrial Park in Grays, Essex at 1.40am. Police and ambulance crews were called but all 39 people […]

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Health inspectors to blitz Kilkenny construction sites

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY construction sites are to be targeted by safety officers in an effort to reduce the rate of injury and death in the building sector. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is undertaking a nationwide series of inspections on construction sites focusing on the most common causes of workplaces illnesses and injuries. […]

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Beauty Blog Ireland Awards 2019: Leading Kilkenny blogger makes the final cut

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny’s leading blogger has made the final shortlist for the influential Beauty Blog Awards Ireland 2019. Laura Warren (main picture), who runs the website EliteLivingNutrition.com, which specialises in health and nutrition coaching and sports nutrition for weight control and performance, has been nominated in the Best Nutrition Influencer

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Gardai probe bizarre break-in at county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BURGLARS forced their way into a vacant county Kilkenny house but then fled without stealing anything. The thieves forced their way into the house at Kilrush, Freshford, between 12.30pm last Thursday and 9.30am on Friday. The burglars forced open a window at the back of the house, which was vacant at the […]

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Vomiting bug outbreak hits Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has been detected in St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny. Hospital management has placed visiting restrictions on the affected ward in St Luke’s. The norovirus (winter vomiting bug) outbreak was detected on Surgical Ward 2 on Monday. Since then hospital staff have been battling to contain […]

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Wet weather poses serious risk to Kilkenny crops

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE’S a farming crisis looming in Kilkenny due to the wet weather, with some crops stuck in the ground and conditions not suitable to plant others. As much as 70% of potatoes grown have not been harvested, while cereal farmers are struggling to sow their winter crops due to the soggy land […]

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Luxury car, drugs and cash seized in CAB raids targeting organised crime

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CARS, drugs and cash were seized in significant Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) operation targeting the proceeds of crime in neighbouring Waterford this morning. CAB officers raided two locations in Waterford city and arrested one man as part of an operation targeting organised crime across the region. Two vehicles, a 191-registration Volkswagen Arteon […]

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Speeding motorist clocked doing 178kph on M9, then fails drugs test

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A DRIVER who was stopped on the motorway after being clocked doing almost 180mphh on the motorway by local gardai was arrested after he failed a drugs test. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Roads Policing Unit detected a car travelling at 178kph on the M9 motorway just before midnight on Sunday. After being […]

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KICK-OFF: The Kilkenny & District League soccer round-up

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

LAST weekend saw the second round of the FAI Junior Cup in Kilkenny. Bridge United welcomed Crossbeg of Wexford to Goresbridge on Sunday morning and it was the local side who advanced on a 4-2 scoreline. Freebooters travelled to Shamrock Rovers of Wexford and came away with a 3-0 win thanks to goals from Peter […]

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Overturned lorry closes Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A COUNTY Kilkenny road has been closed off this morning after a lorry overturned. The stretch of road between Paulstown and Goresbridge will remain closed for the next few hours. A cement lorry toppled over at Duninga, close to the Mullins family horse training facilities and has blocked the road. No one […]