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WEATHER FORECAST: Good news on the horizon for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S looking like a really good week in Kilkenny, mostly dry and fresh. But be warned: the nights are set to get a lot colder as temperatures plummet. And the looming bank holiday weekend is positively summery. Today will be very bright and dry, with just a few clouds about, with temperatures […]

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Kilkenny gardai probe mystery of missing pet dogs

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are seeking the public’s help to track down two pet dogs who went missing from their home in Kilkenny four months apart of each other. Both dogs have mysteriously gone missing from a house Garryricken, Windgap, Co Kilkenny. The first dog, a Collie, went missing in July and has not been […]

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Demands for probe into delay in providing life-changing drug to brave Kilkenny boy

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has come under attack from Kilkenny TDs over the failure to provide a life-changing drug treatment to a Kilkenny boy. In June, following a lengthy campaign by families and TDs, the Health Service Executive (HSE) announced it would offer the drug Spinraza – used in the treatment of Spinal Muscular […]

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New building promised for Kilkenny primary school

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Education Minister has backed a plan to amalgamate two primary schools in Kilkenny. St John’s junior school on Michael Street and St John’s senior school on Ballybought Street will come together in a new building, under the plans. St. John’s Junior School in St. John’s Parish is one of only 32 […]

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Burglar breaks into home in Kilkenny city, ransacks house and shed

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

A BURGLAR broke into a home in Kilkenny city overnight and ranscaked the property. The break-in occurred at a house in MacDonagh Street at around 3.30am on Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Entry was gained via a back window, a bedroom and the shed were ranscaked, nothing was taken.” Gardai have asked potential eyewitnesses […]

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Huge new development to create homes for over 350 people in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PLANS to create a large 98-home development in county Kilkenny have been submitted to the local authority. Michael Doyle Civil Engineering Limited, based in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, has applied to Kilkenny County Council to construct housing for over 350 people at Abbeylands, Ferrybank. The planning application is for the construction of 36 […]

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Cruel thieves steal blankets from ponies, leaves them shivering in county Kilkenny field

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

HEARTLESS thieves stole blankets from the backs of ponies, leaving them standing cold in a county Kilkenny field. The theft occurred at Warrington, Kilkenny overnight sometime between 9pm on Wednesday and 7am on Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “Blankets were stolen from ponies in a field in the Warrington area overnight.” Gardai have urged […]

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‘We’ve grown apart’ – hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan reveals her marriage has broken up

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

HERO cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has revealed her marriage has broken-up, but says she is still happily living with her husband. The Kilkenny mother-of-two, who played a pivotal role in uncovering the CervicalCheck scandal last year, says she is still “great friends” with her husband Jim. The Mooncoin woman said they decided to stay […]

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Great Pink Run for Breast Cancer Ireland returns to Kilkenny Castle

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

THE grounds of Kilkenny Castle will be turning pink this weekend as people race for a cure for breast cancer. The Great Pink Run returns to Kilkenny tomorrow morning, following last year’s success. Over 8,000 women, children and indeed men took part in the runs and sponsored by Kilkenny’s own Avonmore Slimline Milk all in […]

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Kilkenny hero who rescued drowning girl from River Nore recognised for bravery

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man who saved a girl from drowning in the River Nore seven years ago received a National Bravery Award at Farmleigh House, Dublin yesterday Adrian Brennan (33) from Wolfe Tone Street, Kilkenny was lauded as a hero when he risked his own life to save a young girl who was […]