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Screw guns and power tools stolen from van parked in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a van parked in a county Kilkenny town before making off with several valuable power tools. The theft occurred at The Square, Freshford, sometime between Saturday, August 31 and Saturday, September 7. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed two screw guns were among the tools that were taken. Anyone with information about the […]

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HURRICANE WATCH: Kilkenny Council told to prepare for Lorenzo

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT will be early tomorrow morning before we know if  Hurricane Lorenzo is going to hit Ireland, Kilkenny County Council has been told to prepare for it anyway. Weather experts tracking the hurricane say it is too early still to predict if Lorenzo is going to veer left towards Iceland or stay […]

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Burglars break into county Kilkenny business overnight and ransack office

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

BURGLARS broke into business premises in county Kilkenny before ransacking the office. The break-in occured at a premises on the Dublin Road in Johnstown between 4.20am and 4.40am on Saturday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The premises was entered via a rear door which was forced open. The office was ransacked. Nothing was taken.” […]

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Five years in the making: work finally gets underway on county Kilkenny community park

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is set to begin on a Kilkenny community park that has been five years in the making. The sod will finally be turned on the Ferrybank Neighbourhood Park this week. The €350,000 park will create a much needed central amenity facility for the Ferrybank area including a children’s playground, walking route, […]

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Gang of youths break teenager’s jaw during vicious assault in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

A TEENAGE boy was brutally assaulted by a gang of youths in Kilkenny city yesterday. The shocking assault took place in the New Orchard Road area at around 4.45pm. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the victim suffered cuts and bruises, and a broken jaw, after he was attacked by “a group of youths”. Kilkenny gardai […]

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Neighbours from hell: Kilkenny Deputy Mayor calls for crackdown on anti-social tenants

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Deputy Mayor wants action taken against people in local authority and traveller accommodation who are making life hell for their neighbours and communities. Fianna Fáil councillor John Coonan publicly urged Kilkenny County Council to be stronger when dealing with problem tenancies. Cllr Coonan claimed “decent, honourable” people are being

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Kilkenny camogie sharpshooter nominated for Player of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY camogie star has been shortlisted for Player of the Year by her peers. Mullinavat’s Michelle Quilty has made the three-lady shortlist for the Players’ Player of the Year Awards. Quilty shone in Kilkenny’s All-Ireland semi-final win against Tipperary scoring 1-9 and scored eight points in the Cats defeat to Galway […]

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REVEALED: Kilkenny’s tidiest towns and villages

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY towns and villages picked up a gold medal and two silver medals at the 2019 Tidy Towns Awards announced this morning. Kilkenny city won a gold medal, while the beautiful villages of Tullahought and Inistioge picked up silver awards at the national awards ceremony held in Dublin. Kilkenny city, the 1985 […]

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‘Crumbling concrete’ delays opening of Kilkenny-Wexford bridge

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CRUMBLING concrete could delay the opening of Ireland’s longest bridge, connecting South Kilkenny to county Wexford, into next year The €230 million,  887m Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge connecting Pink Point, Glenmore in Kilkenny to Stokestown in Wexford was found to have an issue with defective concrete in one of its supporting piers. […]

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Powerful new play inspires victims of domestic abuse to escape their home hell

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN DOZENS of victims of domestic abuse have come forward to seek help since a powerful new play about one family’s harrowing experience was brought to life on stage this month. Some Names Have Changed is based on the life real story of Priscilla Grainger and her 21-year-old daughter Ainie, who are also […]