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Oddball burglars thrash Kilkenny premises then flee empty handed

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BURGLARS forced their way into a county Kilkenny business, trashed the place and then fled without taking anything. The vandals forced their way into the premises on the Dublin Road, Johnstown, last Saturday night between 4.20am and 4.40am. Once inside the premises in the town centre the burglars completely ransacked the building. […]

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Snap chats: World’s leading crocodile experts meet in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY REPTILE experts from all over Europe are snapping at each other’s heels to get to Kilkenny this weekend. The 4th Annual European Croc Networking Meeting will be held at The National Reptile Zoo’s new premises on the Hebron Road in Kilkenny this weekend. Now in its fourth year, the conference devised by […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Rashers, eggs and a glass of champagne

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

THERE’S nothing so simple that somebody can’t complicate it. Last week Britain’s Guardian newspaper produced a small magazine on how to prepare breakfast. It devoted two whole pages to making a bacon sandwich and another two to poached eggs. In case you missed it, I’ll give you an edited version. BACON SANDWICH Fry or grill […]

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Kilkenny company producing sustainable new foods to feed the planet

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY company is part of a ground-breaking new project aimed at producing new sustainable foods needed to feed the planet going into the future. Beotanics, based in Stoneyford, is an integral part of the new EU project to develop new alternative proteins that will be launched in January 2020. The new-protein […]

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Kilkenny hosts concert to mark World Homeless Day

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NEXT Thursday is World Homeless Day and a Kilkenny organisation is holding a concert to raise awareness about homelessness and raise money to help its efforts of creating accommodation. The Rafter Family and Friends of the Good Shepherd Choir are hosting two concerts in St Canice’s Cathedral to highlight homelessness and raise […]

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60 years in the making: Kilkenny Superintendent hails achievements of first female Garda recruits

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THIS year marks the 60th anniversary of women joining An Gardai Síochána. This week celebrations were held in Kilkenny to acknowledge all the women who have served in the local force over that time. In the 1950s, much controversy was caused, and many hours spent arguing in the male dominated Dáil, regarding […]

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Drop the mic: Irish radio stars flock to Kilkenny for gala awards night

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE great and the good of Irish radio will be stationed in Kilkenny this evening for the industry’s annual award show.​ The IMRO National Radio Awards are being held in Kilkenny’s Lyrath Estate hotel tonight and will see up to 1,000 guests, presenters, producers, researchers, journalists from all over Ireland battle it […]

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Four teens arrested in Kilkenny over alleged rape in Wexford released without charge

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

FOUR teenagers arrested in Kilkenny yesterday morning in connection with a serious sexual assault on three teenage girls have been released without charge. Files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecution. The alleged incident took place at on a beach at Burrow in Courtown, Co Wexford around midnight on Sunday, July 28. Four […]

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A huge draw! Crowds flock to city for Kilkenny Animated festival

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is set to draw a huge crowd this weekend for an event visitors have had pencilled in for a while now. Kilkenny Animated, the world’s foremost animation festival, is taking place around the city and county this weekend and has drawn its guests from the leading lights in the industry globally. […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Calm after the storm

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WHILE the worst, if that is what you can call it, of Storm Lorenzo hit Kilkenny in the past couple of hours as we slept, the remnants of the weather front will linger for today before the weather picks up for the weekend. Today will be blustery and wet, with lots of […]