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GAA ROUND-UP: All your latest local results and league tables

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

GAA ROUND-UP: All the latest local results and league tables St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling Championship Sun, 29 Sept (Round: 1st Round Replay), Mullinavat 1-18 Graigue Ballycallan 1-13   Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Sat, 28 Sept (Round: Quarter Final), St Lachtain’s 2-17 Dunnamaggin 2-17 (Round: Quarter

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What a pane! Vandals damage window of business premises in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

THE window of a business premises in the city was damaged in an act of vandalism. Gardaí in Kilkenny are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which occurred on Circular Road at around 9pm last Friday. A local Garda spokesperson said a “group of people” were seen outside the premises at the time the window […]

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WEATHER UPDATE: It never rains, but it pours … another status yellow warning for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

KILKENNY has been included in another status yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann. The latest 24-hour warning, which came in place at 9am this morning, is also in place for nine other counties: Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and Waterford as well as Cork and Kerry. Most of the country is facing an […]

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Thieves break into back of Kilkenny Spar in botched bid to snatch cash from ATM

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

GARDAI for hunting for at least two suspects who attempted to take cash from an ATM in the back of a shop and petrol station in county Kilkenny over the weekend. The thieves broke into the rear of O’Hare’s Spar in Johnstown at around 5am yesterday. They proceeded to try to take cash from an […]

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‘There’s no democracy in there, democracy has gone out the window’ – Kilkenny councillor slams 15% property tax hike

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY councillor has launched a scathing attack on the local authority over the controversial decision to hike the local property tax by 15% next year. Denis Hynes, along his fellow Labour councillor Tómas Breathnach, the Greens’ Malcolm Noonan and Independent Eugene McGuinness, were the only local representatives to oppose the measure […]

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Kilkenny Animated festival needs volunteers to help draw a crowd

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN international festival being held in Kilkenny, which has attracted Netflix as a partner, is looking for volunteers to assist. Now in its second year, Kilkenny Animated needs bodies over the festival’s duration and help maintain its place as the world’s leading animation festival. Kilkenny Animated celebrates the best of Irish and […]

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State funding ‘imminent’ for Ferrybank’s €350m North Quays project

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has committed to providing substantial funding for a development project in Ferrybank which could transform the South East region. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy gave the commitment to partially fund the North Quays Development to Waterford TD David Cullinane during a Dáil debate this week. The commitment to funding, which could […]

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ROADS ALERT: Kilkenny gardai out in force on M9, motorist clocked doing 162kmph

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists are being urged to slow down on our roads this weekend as torrential rainfall makes driving conditions treacherous. Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Munster were included in a 24-hour status yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann, which came into effect at 12pm today. Meanwhile, traffic gardai were out in force on the M9 […]

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A ‘fresh’ start: Aldi unveils new, greener store in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY INTERNATIONAL retail giant Aldi has just thrown open the doors of a state-of-the-art and greener supermarket to Kilkenny consumers. Aldi’s Hebron Road store in the city has undergone an extensive redevelopment as part of the group’s “Project Fresh” initiative. This has seen the store completely refurbished as part of Aldi’s €160m investment […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Met Éireann issues 24-hour rainfall warning for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

IF you’ve spent the morning on the couch watching Ireland’s shock World Cup defeat against Japan, you’re probably best to stay where you are. Because Kilkenny is set to to be hit with heavy showers over the next 24 hours. Met Éireann has issued status yellow rainfall warning for Kilkenny, neighbouring Carlow and Wexford and […]