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WEEKEND WEATHER: Could Kilkenny be in for one last blast of summer?

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Don’t put away the shorts and shades just yet as this weekend could give us one last blast of summer with the Sun coming out and the temperatures hitting 21 degrees. Not this morning though, as today will start cloudy with some rain. It will brighten before afternoon bringing sunny spells with […]

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Chaos as gang torch HSE building in Kilkenny for SECOND time in two weeks

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GANG of arsonists sparked more chaos in Kilkenny city overnight after they set alight a HSE building earmaked to provide much needed accomodation. It is the second time in as many weeks that that the HSE House in Wetlands has been torched by vandals. Sources told KilkennyNow.ie the drama unfolded at […]

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Plans for huge 95-room care facility at county Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A NEW hospital building promised by the Government for county Kilkenny could yet be built by 2021. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has lodged a planning application with Kilkenny County Council to build a 95-room community nursing and residential care unit in the grounds of Thomastown’s St Columba’s Hospital. A report published […]

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Well versed: Kilkenny prose penned by our poetic pros

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE of the Kilkenny arts community’s most anticipated annuals, The 19th Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet, has been released by the Kilkenny County Council Arts Office. The poetry broadsheet aims to give Kilkenny writers, born or based in Kilkenny city and county, a platform for their work. This year 95 poems by 50 poets were […]

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Kilkenny Chamber launches 2019 Best Business Awards

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 50 people from Kilkenny’s business community attened the launch of Kilkenny Chamber Best Business Awards at Rothe House last night. This year, to make the process of applying easier and more environmentally friendly, the Chamber has introduced a new online application process. Closing date for nominations is September 18 and […]

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Gardai out in force in county Kilkenny town this evening

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

CASTLECOMER will be one of the safest places in the country this evening as up to 20 gardai descend on the north Kilkenny town. The Garda force, backed by an Incident Command Vehicle, will visit up to 400 homes in the town as part of the Operation Home Safe initiative. Crime Prevention Officer Peter McConnon […]

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Beef dispute talks set to resume Monday

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TALKS which could end the blockade of meat processing facilities in Kilkenny are set to resume next Monday. Agriculture Michael Creed confirmed this morning talks aimed at resolving the beef crisis between farmers and meat processors will resume next week. “It is clear that this can only happen if processors and protesters […]

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Grin and Bear it! Kilkenny man leads Irish team in World’s Toughest Race

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

KILKENNY man Rob Heffernan will captain Team Ireland as they take part in the World’s Toughest Race, which gets underway today and is hosted by TV survivalist Bear Grylls. Rob will lead fellow Irish endurance athletes Ivan Park, Rachel Nolan, Jason Black and Mark Lattanzi as they pit their physical strength and mental toughness against […]

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Legendary Kilkenny coach, mentor and educator laid to rest tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

THE widely respected and hugely popular school principal who led a Kilkenny minor team to an All-Ireland title is to be laid to rest tomorrow. Br Séamus Damien Brennan (59) who was Principal of Coláiste Éamann Rís, Callan passed away in St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin yesterday after battling an illness. He was the last remaining […]

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In the eye of the storm: Kilkenny Mayor flies into ‘Tornado Alley’

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Mayor of Kilkenny may have avoided a political storm at home, but it appears he is flying straight into a tornado on his trip to the USA. Martin Brett, our elected Mayor, is visiting Kilkenny, Minesota, a twin town of the Marble City, in the USA this week. The American Kilkenny […]