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Vandals smash window at Kilkenny College overnight

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting for vandals who smashed a window at Kilkenny College in the early of the morning. The incident occurred sometime between 6am and 10.30am on Sunday. Gardai have urged potential eyewitnesses or anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the area at the time to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 777 […]

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Kilkenny people wanted to share their local knowledge with visitors

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY FÁILTE Ireland is looking for Kilkenny people to help grow the local economy and become a local tourism expert. Over 80 individuals and representatives from the Kilkenny tourism and hospitality sector are already part of Fáilte Ireland’s KNOW Kilkenny Local Experts Programme. The national tourism board is hosting another workshop aimed at […]

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Pet dog stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 Post a comment

GARDAI are hunting for heartless thieves who broke into a county Kilkenny home and stole a pet dog. The back door of the house in Glenmore was broken into sometime between 2pm last Thursday and midday on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was the only thing that was […]

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Glanbia looking to extend research and development capability in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY GLANBIA Ireland is looking to future proof the company by investing massively in a new Research and Development (R&D) facility in county Kilkenny. The Kilkenny based global agrifood giant has lodged a planning application with Kilkenny County Council for a huge extension to its R&D facility at its headquarters in Ballyconra, Ballyragget. […]

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Kilkenny student awarded prestigious €20,000 scholarship

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY student who received a perfect eight H1’s in her Leaving Cert has now been awarded a €20,000 scholarship. Ellen O’Carroll, from Lisdowney, was awarded the Naughton Foundation Scholarship for a student from Kilkenny. The former Presentation Secondary School pupil is now studying Science at University College Dublin. The Naughton Foundation […]

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WATCH: Inspirational Young Kilkenny man diagnosed with autism stuns audience

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN ASPIRING Kilkenny opera singer, diagnosed with autism, stunned an audience this weekend with his rendition of a song made globally famous by Pavarotti. Daniel Docherty received a standing ovation after wowing the crowd, not just with his rousing rendition of Nessun Dorma last Sunday, but also with his speech that preceded his […]

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€16 million transformation of Kilkenny school edges closer

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A €16 MILLION project that will completely transform a Kilkenny secondary school is nearing the planning stage. Presentation Secondary School in Loughboy is preparing to lodge plans which would more than double the size of the school. The design of the new school is nearing completion and it is  expected an application […]

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REVEALED: Almost half of Kilkenny speeding cases struck out of court

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NINE out of every 20 people caught speeding in Kilkenny got off the hook over the past two and a half years, due to the non-service of a summons. Data released by the Courts Service today reveals a total of 1,253 people were caught speeding in Kilkenny between January 1, 2017 and […]

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Drinking al fresco – Kilkenny bar named best outdoor space in whole region

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A POPULAR Kilkenny bar that put a huge amount of work into creating a beer garden to remember has been given the recognition it deserves. Christy’s Bar on Upper Patrick’s Street has just been named as the Best Outdoor Space in the South East by organisers of the Irish Pub Awards. The […]

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Firearm stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny home while owner was away

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating the theft of a firearm from a home in county Kilkenny. Kilkenny gardai confirmed the owner of the property in Mountfinn, Urlingford returned home to discover a window had been forced open. They quickly noticed several items had been stolen, including a distinctive Waterford Glass vase. A local Garda spokesperson said a […]