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Kilkenny student ‘shocked’ after getting perfect Leaving Cert

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY student picked up a perfect Leaving Certificate,  getting 8 H1s in her exams. Ellen O’Carroll from Lisdowney sat her exams at Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny city. It’s the second year in a row a student at the all-girls school in Loughboy had a student attain the perfect leaving certificate. […]

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Gardai seek man who helped teen girls in wake of horror sex attacks

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are looking to track down a man who may have vital information regarding the alleged sexual assault carried out on teenage girls at a county Wexford beach recently. The young men suspected of carrying out the alleged attacks have links to Kilkenny. Gardai are now trying to find a man who […]

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Kilkenny children and parents forced to endure school transport ‘chaos’

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has been urged to ensure the school transport system does not cause huge stress for families in Kilkenny waiting to hear if their child has a seat on the school bus. Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward has called on the Minister with responsibility for school buses to ensure greater certainty for […]

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Thugs jump out of taxi and viciously assault man walking home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN walking home was the victim of a random and vicious assault by a pair of men who jumped out of a taxi. The victim, who is in his 20s, was walking home on the Old Dublin road just before 1am on Sunday when a taxi came to an abrupt stop […]

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Last chance for final tickets as Cody puts Cats through their paces in front of fans

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A HUGE crowd is expected to flock to Nowlan Park this evening as fans get a final chance to catch the Cats before they lock down their preparations for this Sunday’s All-Ireland decider. As well as a limited amount of tickets going on sale to the public at Nowlan Park this evening, […]

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Leaving Cert results come out a day earlier for over 1,000 Kilkenny students

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 1,000 Kilkenny students are set to receive their Leaving Certificate exam results tomorrow morning. This is a move away from the traditional Wednesday results day and is introduced, by the Department of Education and the CAO, to get college offers out to students before the end of this week. Under […]

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Hare coursing suspended in Kilkenny as killer disease threatens species

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HARE coursing has been shut down in Kilkenny as the government battles with a disease that could wipe out one of Ireland’s native animal species. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) which is fatal to hares and rabbits has been discovered for the first time in the wild in Ireland. This has led to […]

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Glanbia will pay farmers 29.5 cents per litre for milk in July

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

GLANBIA will pay its farmers 29.5 cents per litre, including vat, for July, the Kilkenny-based company confirmed today. Glanbia Ireland (GI) will pay a base milk price for June of 29 cpl including VAT, for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is a reduction of 1 cpl from the June base price. […]

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Boy (4) fights for life after holiday swimming pool accident

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD Irish boy is fighting for his life after a swimming pool accident in Spain. The boy, who was on holidays with his family near Alicante, was found floating in a pool this morning. According to reports, the boy was found shortly after he had breakfast with his family. He was discovered when relatives […]

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Kilkenny pupils with learning difficulties given exemption from studying Irish

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY students looking for an exemption from studying Irish due to learning disabilities will find it much easier to do so in the coming academic year. Changes being rolled out by the Department of Education will mean students with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, no longer needing to undergo a psychological assessment. […]