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GAA hand Wexford man the whistle for Cats v Tipp All-Ireland decider

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 Post a comment

THE GAA have announced the referee for this year’s All- Ireland Hurling Final between Kilkenny and Tipperary on Sunday week. Wexford’s James Owens will referee his second All-Ireland in a row and third in all, when he throws in on August 18th. Apart from last year’s final between Limerick and Galway, Owens had the honour […]

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South East University talks set to resume next month

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TALKS aimed at creating a university in the South East region are set to resume next month. The proposed merger of the Institutes of Technology  Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) into a new Technological University of the South East (TUSE) hit the rocks in June. Staff members at IT Carlow […]

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Man to appear in court in relation to county Kilkenny heroin bust

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE MAN arrested in county Kilkenny after being found in possession of thousands of euros worth of drugs is due to appear in court. The Divisional Drugs Unit swooped on a premises in Castlecomer yesterday evening and discovered €4,000 of heroin inside. The man, in his 30’s, was taken for questioning to […]

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Teen who died tragically at Cork music festival has close ties to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A TEENAGER who died after ingesting a substance at the Indiependence music festival is from a highly thought of Kilkenny family. Jack Downey (19), has been living in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The avid hurler, who played with the Clonmel Óg club has many connections to Callan town. Jack’s grandparents are well-respected business […]

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SPONSORED: Kilkenny Gymnastics Academy – banish summer blues with bars, beams and flipping good fun

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

SEARCHING for summer recreation with a difference? Then take a look at what the Kilkenny Gymnastics Academy has to offer. This wonderful facility at Springhill, on Kilkenny’s Waterford Road, has summer camps and workshops that cater for children from three to 15 years, from beginners to experienced gymnasts. And why should children have all the […]

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Murder, riots and lawsuits – Kilkenny town celebrate novel about its darkest hour

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

AN INTERACTIVE adaptation celebrating the great Kilkenny author Thomas Kilroy’s Booker-nominated novel The Big Chapel, is taking shape. Thomas Kilroy’s Booker-nominated novel The Big Chapel is a fictionalised account based on the real events surrounding the notorious ‘Callan Schools’ Affair’. The Callan Schools’ affair was an international scandal during Victorian times

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WEATHER UPDATE: Sun and showers before a rainy end to the week

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SPELLS of sunshine will be mixed with heavy showers, with possible thunderstorms over the next few days. Temperatures will reach the low to mid-20s, but it will remain cloudy, before getting wet before the weekend. Met Éireann said today will start cloudy with periods of sunshine, but there could be some thunderstorms […]

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Thieves break into car in driveway of Kilkenny home as owners sleep

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CASH and a handbag were taken from a car while it was parked in a the driveway of a home in Kilkenny city. The car was parked on Bleech Road, Kilkenny. When the owners woke up they discovered the car had been broken into and the contents stolen. The incident occurred overnight […]

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Teenager dies after taking substance at music festival

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

A TEENAGER has died after allegedly taking a substance at the Indiependence music festival. The patient was rushed to Cork University Hospital on Friday where he was described as being in a critical condition. He was put on life support yesterday, but died this afternoon. The young man, who was originally from neighbouring Tipperary, had […]

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Grim outlook for Kilkenny motor industry as car sales plummet

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE short-term outlook for Kilkenny’s motor industry looks challenging after local dealers recorded a substantial drop in new car sales in the first six months of the year. The forecast for the rest of 2019 and 2020 is not promising either, according to the Quarterly Motor Industry Review just released by the Society […]