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Teen who died tragically after falling ill at festival to be laid to rest tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 9th August 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY THE FUNERAL will take place this evening of the teenager who tragically passed away three days after falling ill at a music festival in Cork last weekend. 19- year-old Jack Downey’s removal will be removed to a church in Clonmel, Co Tipperary this evening,  with burial mass taking place tomorrow morning. Jack’s […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: More like Autumn than August…

By Kilkenny Now 9th August 2019 0

This weekend may have more of a feel of autumn about it than the first week of August and rain and showers will never be far away. Although the yellow rain alert will lift in the next hour or so, showers will remain over Kilkenny throughout the day, some heavy and possibly thundery at times. […]

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Drippy burglar makes off with everything but the sink

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are looking to tap up some information and find the person who burgled a new build and made off with the bathroom fittings. The burgled house is under construction in Summerhill, Thomastown and is nearing completion.  The burglar broke in through the front door, took the fittings and then left through […]

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Kilkenny multinational applies for huge city expansion

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY multinational that announced 225 new positions this year looks set to make a massive capital investment in the city. The parent company of Taxback International, Immedis and Transfermate has lodged a planning application for a 52,000 square foot new research and innovation facility to be situated on the IDA Business […]

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UPDATE: Protesting beef farmers threatened with legal action

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE MEAT processors have threatened the Beef Plan Movement with legal action to prevent the farmers inflicting what they call further damage to the Irish beef industry. Earlier today Dawn Meats laid-off 150 temporary workers at their plant in Grannagh in south Kilkenny in response to the ongoing Beef Plan Movement protests. […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HEAVY  showers are expected to batter Kilkenny overnight and there is a good chance of spot flooding. Kilkenny has been included in a Status Yellow rainfall warning that comes into effect at 7pm this evening. All of the counties in Munster and Leinster are included in the warning. A Met Eireann forecaster […]

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150 workers laid-off in major escalation of beef crisis protests

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY Dawn Meats has laid-off 150 temporary workers at their facility in Grannagh, South Kilkenny as a result of on-going Beef Movement Plan protests. The protests started ten days ago with thousands of farmers picketing meat processing facilities around the country.  Protesters turned up at the Grannagh facility last Thursday. Since then, up […]

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Council applies for planning to build pedestrian bridge in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny County Council has applied for planning permission to build a pedestrian bridge required to safely connect a major tourist site to a town. The €900,000 Castlecomer Pedestrian Bridge connecting the town to the popular Discovery Park is with An Bord Pleanála for approval. The bridge crossing the River Dinin is required […]

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BUSTED: Two men arrested in €100,000 drugs seizure in city

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO men are in garda custody after €100,000 worth of drugs were discovered during a raid on a premise in Kilkenny yesterday afternoon. A massive haul of ecstasy tablets, a substantial amount of cocaine and some cannabis herb was seized by the gardai. Kilkenny/Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by Kilkenny Detective Unit […]

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Thief makes off with stash of power tools as just as owner turned their back

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN OPPORTUNISTIC thief made off with an array of power tools after targeting a garden shed, just after the owner turned their back The burglar broke into the shed in the Lavistown area of Kilkenny, last Friday between 9.45 am and 10.10am. In that very short space of time, the burglar managed […]