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All aboard for Conor: Big machinery comes out to help Kilkenny boy with big smile

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY community is pulling together by bringing out the big machinery to try and grow funds for a local boy’s battle with cancer. Five-year-old Conor Parr from Clough, near Castlecomer was diagnosed with cancer in March this year. While Conor undergoes his daily chemotherapy, the people of Clough and further afield […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: The grape that got banished by royal command

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

FRANCHE Comté is a region of Burgundy close to the border with Switzerland. For centuries, control swung between France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Philip II of Spain was the man in charge back in the mid-sixteenth century and he took a strong exception to the Pinot Blanc style of grape from which they […]

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Kells Angels: Kilkenny cyclists raise €6,000 for wheelie good cause

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of Kilkenny friends who set up a social cycling club over a few drinks have turned their passion for peddling into a hobby that’s benefits others. This week, members of the Kells Angels Cycling Club presented a €5,660 cheque to the Friends of St Luke’s Carlow/Kilkenny Stroke Service, monies raised […]

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Flights to continue ‘as normal’ at Dublin and Cork airports in event of ‘no deal’ Brexit

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

FLIGHTS will continue to operate as normal at Dublin and Cork airports even in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, Cork Airport Managing Director Niall MacCarthy has said. Mr MacCarthy, who is also the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) Executive Brexit Lead, was speaking as he addressed a meeting of the Seanad Special Select Committee […]

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Kilkenny parents forced to fork out staggering €9,000 on childcare costs

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY THE cost of full-time childcare for one child in Kilkenny now stands at just under €9,000 per annum. The average weekly cost of full-time childcare is €168.25, which equates to €8,750 per year. The costs were revealed this morning by the Department for Children and Youth Affairs, which shows the cost of […]

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Kilkenny suspects targeted as part of nationwide prostitution sting

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

A NUMBER of people suspected of paying for sex in Kilkenny and Carlow have been questioned by gardai as part of a nationwide sting operation. A total of 38 people across the country were stopped and spoken to by gardaí last week on suspicion of having paid for prostitution services. Some of the suspects are […]

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UPDATE: M9 motorway in South Kilkenny reopens after crash caused commuter chaos

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

THE M9 Motorway in the south of the county has reopened following a serious crash this morning. The M9 southbound was closed from Junction 11, Mullinavat to the end of the motorway at Grannagh this morning following the single-vehicle collision, causing massive tailbacks. Gardai temporarily closed off the southbound motorway, but the highway has now […]

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Terrifying M9 crash causes motorway closure in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A SERIOUS crash on the M9 motorway in Kilkenny is causing chaos for commuters this morning. The M9 southbound is now closed from Junction 11, Mullinavat to the end of the motorway at Grannagh following the serious crash. Huge tailbacks are being reported. In the single-vehicle accident, a car veered off the […]

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Burglars smash window during break-in at Kilkenny city home

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

BURGLARS smashed the window of a home in Kilkenny city during a break-in at the property. The burglary took place in Ashgrove, Parc na Gowan, sometime between 9am last Thursday and 6.25pm on Saturday. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “The house was entered via a window which was smashed.” Gardai have urged potential eyewitnesses […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: I’ll get my coat – Autumn’s here

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S fair to say Autumn has arrived. The winds are picking up, leaves are falling and there is a fair amount of rain about. This weekend will be no different. It will be changeable with nice sunny spells but that will be broken by long spells of showers, some heavy rain and […]