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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 […]

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Kilkenny Arts Festival set to illuminate city and our imaginations

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 136

By COLIN BARTLEY THE 46th Kilkenny Arts Festival is ready to come alive, and this year the festival is coming to the people. Much of the exhibitions and performances are happening out in the open this year bringing one of Ireland’s biggest festivals right to the public. The event starts tomorrow and is set to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Titanic town left high and dry

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

AS a boy growing up in Belfast I would sometimes witness the amazing sight of a shift change at the shipyard. The factory horns would blow and thousands of men would stream from the many gates of the Harland and Wolff complex. Half of them would turn left and head to their homes in the […]

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Kilkenny promised €1.7m to build affordable homes

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has been awarded €1.7 million for the construction of affordable homes in the city. The money will go towards building 26 houses at Crokers Hill, Kennyswell Road. The money is part of the Serviced Sites Fund which allocated funding to 25 projects nationwide in areas where housing is in high demand. […]

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Ten-day celebration of the arts starts in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY Arts Festival is not the only display of creativity, imagination and artistry happening in the county this week. Tomorrow, the Thomastown Creative Arts Festival / TCAF19 begins a ten-day celebration of the work of the talented and gifted artist from in and around the Thomastown area. This year’s theme is very […]

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Kilkenny students and parents facing university accommodation crisis as annual rents skyrocket

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PARENTS and students in Kilkenny are facing up to increased financial pressure as it’s emerged on-campus accommodation has risen by up to 11.5% for the coming academic year. A survey published in the Irish Independent today reveal the massive hikes in the cost of university owned on-campus accommodation for the 2019-2020 year. […]

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Kilkenny Chamber urges retailers to take part in survey about trade in the city

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY business organisation is asking retailers in the city to get involved in a project aimed at understanding the issues facing their industry. Kilkenny Chamber is conducting an online survey to analyse the on-going changes in the dynamic of the retail industry in Kilkenny City. Chief Executive Officer of Kilkenny Chamber, […]

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Stephen Fry announced as executive producer of film being shot in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A FILM being shot in Kilkenny later this year has confirmed that an internationally renowned comedian, actor, and writer has come on board as the executive producer. Stephen Fry, the former host of QI, writer and star of A Bit of Fry and Laurie, star of Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, and the […]

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Kilkenny crime gang suffer major blow as gardai seize huge stash of cash

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A CRIME gang based in Kilkenny suffered a major setback after gardai seized a huge stash of cash believed to be the profits of crime. In all €24,000 in cash was discovered during a search of a premises in Kilkenny City this afternoon. The money was in both euros and sterling. The […]

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EMILY BYRNE: Summer skin tips – can a leopard change its spots?

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By EMILY BYRNE IT’S been a fairly mixed bag, as they say, of a Summer. But regardless of the temperature swing, it’s a time of the year you can’t ignore when it comes to looking after your skin. Pigmentation is a complaint I deal with very often in our clinic and a condition few are […]