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REVEALED: Full scale of Kilkenny maternity and nursing staff shortage

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE full scale of the staffing crisis at St Luke’s General Hospital has been revealed in worrying new figures KilkennyNow.ie has learned one out of every six midwife positions is currently unfilled. Meanwhile, one in every 10 combined nursing and midwife positions are also currently vacant. This figures were obtained in response […]

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Thieves steal huge haul of overhead cables from busy Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of patient thieves waiting for the ideal opportunity pounce bided their time and made off with a hefty load of expensive metal. The nifty thieves managed to rob 270 metres of heavy-duty overhead cables from the side of the road, in a job that took no more than 15 minutes. […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Farming is a mystery in the land of urban myths

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

WHERE does milk come from? Straight from the fridge, said 18 per cent of British schoolchildren interviewed for a recent study. And they weren’t trying to be funny. Well, I suspect some of them were. But 40% of the children interviewed genuinely did not know that milk comes from cows. It was clear from other […]

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The best bar none: famous Kilkenny boozer named region’s top tourist pub

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A COUNTY Kilkenny pub has been named as the best tourist pub in the South East. Malzards Bar in Stoneyford was this morning announced as the winner in the 2019 Irish Pub Awards. The award looked for a bar that has a focused and demonstrated plan to, create an Irish Pub experience […]

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Kilkenny bar settles €477,000 Revenue bill

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A POPULAR bar in Kilkenny city has made a settlement of nearly €500,000 with the Revenue for under-declaring VAT. Dayhoff Limited, which runs Breathnach’s and the Bodega restaurant, made a settlement of €477,000 in their VAT case with the Revenue. The owners of the bar on John Street Upper under-declared their VAT […]

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THROW-IN: Your complete guide for all the local GAA fixtures for the week ahead

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

Tue 10 Sept Kilkenny Honda Centre Minor A Hurling League (Round: Round 9), Venue: Inistioge, Rower Inistioge V Piltown18:30, Duggan Steel Under-13 A Hurling Championship (Round: S/Final), Venue: Pairc Sheamuis Stiophan, James Stephens V O’Loughlin Gaels18:30, (Round: S/Final), Venue: Thomastown, Thomastown V Dicksboro19:00, Duggan Steel Under-13 C Hurling

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Emergency services at scene of separate crashes on Kilkenny roads

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY EMERGENCY services rushed to the scene of two separate road crashes in Kilkenny this morning. The first collision occurred at Canal Road, Johnstown at around 9am. Gardai attended the scene. The incident caused minor delays in the area, but the scene has now been cleared. The second crash happened at roughly the […]

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SPONSORED: Back to school or off to college – Thomastown Credit Union can help share the cost burden

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

THE exam results are out and the CAO offers are coming in. It is an exciting time for students and their families – a major milestone on the road to adult life. But for many parents this occasion, which should be so happy, is marred by financial stress. Anxiety over how to meet the costs […]

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Water disgrace! 1,400 Kilkenny residents forced to endure SIX-MONTH boil notice

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 3

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY water supply was under a boil-water restriction for to almost six months last year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Drinking Water Report 2018 revealed the Ballyragget public water supply had a boil notice placed on its water from early February 2018 to the end of July 2018. The Ballyragget water […]

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300 laid off temporarily at Kilkenny meat plant as owners blame blockades

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THREE-hundred workers were laid-off overnight at a meat processing plant in county Kilkenny as a result of the beef crisis. Dawn Meats in Grannagh, informed the 300 staff yesterday evening their jobs were being cut. Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the umbrella group representing the meat processors, says the latest lay-offs mean over […]