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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny braced for thunder showers and possible flooding

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

KILKENNY will experience more unsettled weather over this week, with rain or showers most days and heavy downpours and thundery showers forecast for today. Met Éireann said the forecast for today is for heavy and locally thundery rain with the potential for further flooding in places. Kilkenny was one of 20 counties included in a […]

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Well-known sports star accused of sexually assaulting woman outside pub

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating an allegation of sexual assault against a well-known sports figure who is already at the centre of a rape inquiry. It is understood the alleged assault on a female victim occurred on Friday at approximately 9pm near a pub in a suburb in Dublin’s southside. A statement from the Garda Press Office […]

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Kilkenny families encouraged to get involved in fostering

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY NOT every child in Kilkenny has an ideal upbringing. For many different reasons, and from time to time, these children may need an extra helping hand. Tusla, the National Child and Family Agency is hosting an information night in an effort to encourage more people to become foster carers. This coming week […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Flood fears as rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is being warned to brace itself for torrential rain and possible flooding. Met Eireann today issued a status yellow rainfall warning for 20 counties including Kilkenny. The warning also covers Munster, Connacht, Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Wexford, Wicklow, Offaly and Westmeath. The warning comes into effect at 6pm today and is […]

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Load of bull! Petition to stop bullfighting coming to Kilkenny removed from activist site

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN online petition trying to stop a bullfighting ring being built in Kilkenny, which received over 33,000 signatures, has been removed from an activist website. Change.org have removed the online petition that was set up following a spoof article on the website Meanwhile in Ireland, which suggested a bullfighting arena was set […]

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Kilkenny band tipped for greatness release new single

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A TALENTED Kilkenny band tipped for greatness has just released their second single. The Wha, a four-piece band from the Marble city, shared their track “40 Odd Years” online yesterday to rave reviews. All just 18-years-old, The Wha are Finn Cusack (vocalist and guitarist), Sam Cullen (vocalists and guitarists), Marek Lech (bass) […]

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Drugs bust in Kilkenny city centre, young man arrested after Garda raid

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man in his twenties is to appear in court after being caught with drugs during the course of a Garda raid. An estaimed €3,500 worth of cannabis and drugs paraphernalia was discovered in a house off Parliament Street during a planned raid by gardai on Wednesday evening. A man in […]

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Holy moly guacamole! Supermarket giant thinks Kilkenny’s in the UK

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE of the leading supermarket retailers in Ireland made a major faux pas while trying to be a ‘LIDL’ bit tongue in cheek (or ‘stone in fruit’ should we say) about Kilkenny. German supermarket giant LIDL may need some geography grinds (and possibly history lessons!) after erroneously stating Kilkenny is in the […]

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Man (45) passes away while on expedition with Kilkenny club

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A man has died suddenly while away on an expedition with a Kilkenny organisation. Martin ‘Murt’ Flynn from Tullow, county Carlow was part of the Kilkenny Sub Aqua Club’s diving expedition in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Mr Flynn passed away yesterday evening following a short illness. His family, who run Flynn’s […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘Calendar Girls’ bare all to battle cancer

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A CALENDAR featuring 30 Kilkenny women baring all to raise money for local causes had its big reveal last night. There was a lot of tension yesterday evening in the Avalon House Hotel in Castlecomer as the Ballyfoyle Ladies Group, as well as the assembled crowd, waited for the unveiling. Group member […]