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BREAKING: 20 arrests in major crackdown on organised crime across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 20 people as part of the latest crackdown on organised crime targets in county Kilkenny. The arrests are part of the Garda Operation Storm, targeting criminal activity. Sp far two suspects have been remanded in custody to prison. Another three people are currently being detained and questioned in relation […]

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Talented Kilkenny girls lay down the law in New York

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of Kilkenny students representing Ireland at an international legal competition in New York has picked up the award for being the most professional team. The 18 girls from Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny have been awarded the Peter Meyers Spirit of Empire trophy, awarded to the team exhibiting the highest […]

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REVEALED: Three former Kilkenny councillors to get €144k in ‘retirement’ payments

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY THREE former Kilkenny county councillors who chose not to seek re-election or who failed to regain their seat in the recent local elections will receive a total of €144,000 in ‘retirement gratuity payments’, new figures reveal. Councillors who did not return to the local authority chamber are entitled to a payment, which […]

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Brazen thief breaks into car parked in driveway of Kilkenny city home as owners sleep

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

A SHOCKED Kilkenny-city homeowner woke to discover their car had been broken into overnight. The vehicle was parked in the driveway of a home on the Castlecomer Road sometime between 8.30pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The car was not damaged, but the glove compartment had been gone through […]

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Kilkenomics returns to Marble City for 10th anniversary

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE of the highlights of Kilkenny’s festival calendar is coming back for its 10th edition and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Kilkenomics, the world’s first economics and comedy festival, brings together some of the world’s leading economists, financial analysts and media commentators alongside some of the funniest, stand-up […]

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New ideas to shape the future of shopping in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny County Council is asking business owners and retailers to come up with innovative new ideas that will shape the retail strategy of the city and county, in an effort to make it a more attractive shopping destination. The council’s call is in response to a survey filled out by 550 consumers […]

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‘Don’t believe the spin: scandal of costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is hurting vital local health projects’ – TD

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

THE scandal of the costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is affecting the delivery of vital health projects in Kilkenny and Carlow – despite the Government’s claims to the contrary, according to a local TD. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion spoke out as she launched a scathing attack on what she described as the Government’s […]

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Kilkenny rural water schemes to benefit from €1.8m investment

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY NEARLY €2 million has been earmarked for upgrading water services in county Kilkenny. The money will be invested over the next three years, with the first €500,000 being spent in the next 12 months. Kilkenny’s Junior Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed the funding as part of a €55 million new capital investment […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny gardai uncover ‘sophisticated’ drugs operation, two arrested

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO men have been arrested and a huge haul of cannabis seized after gardai uncovered a sophisticated drugs operation in Kilkenny. An estimated €70,000 worth of cannabis was discovered when gardai swooped on the growhouse in Callan last night as part of a planned operation by the Kilkenny-Carlow Drugs Unit targeting the […]

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Locals horrified to find dead horse abandoned in ditch on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MEMBERS of the public were horrified to discover a young foal left dead on the side of a Kilkenny road overnight. The grim discovery was made at Drakesland Middle, Kilkenny city last night. The young horse was found lifeless and lying abandoned in a ditch. The Kilkenny branch of the Irish Society […]