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Volunteer group build Kilkenny’s first home composting site

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of 40 volunteers with an interest in the environment has built Kilkenny’s first home composting demonstration site. This past weekend, 40 graduates of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) master composting course built Kilkenny’s first home composting demonstration site in Inistioge. The programme, funded by the EPA’s ‘Stop

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Stunning new exhibition which brings to life Kilkenny skeltons’ officially opens today

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 12

By COLIN BARTLEY THE EXHIBITION featuring the bodies of three people discovered during the excavation of Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile Museum three years ago will open to the public today. 3 lives, 3 deaths, One life unlived tells the story of three women, the lives they led, their cultural identity, and whether they viewed themselves as […]

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Property tax in Kilkenny could rise by 15% next year

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY HOMEOWNERS in Kilkenny could be paying substantially more tax on their houses next year. Kilkenny County Council are to consider upping the Local Property Tax (LPT) by 15% next year Councillors are to set sit down before the end of September and see if they want to implement the increase that would […]

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Gardai hunt person who kicked wing mirror off car

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI in Kilkenny are looking for the person who caused serious damage to a parked car in the city. The incident happened last Saturday on Vicar Street just before 11 pm. The car’s wing mirror was ripped off the car, causing serious damage to the driver’s door. Gardai are appealing for anyone […]

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Kilkenny holidaymakers warned to be careful during Northern European heatwave

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN URGENT warning has been issued to Kilkenny people travelling to Europe this week, with the continent is set to bake in a heatwave that could break all temperature records. The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) and Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI) issued the warnings, and advice, to Kilkenny holidaymakers travelling to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Two weeks to learn Spanish? No problemo!

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

I HAVE two weeks to learn Spanish. I’m quite relaxed about it – and so I should be, for I do the same thing every year. Well, not exactly the same. Some years I learn French or Italian, depending on where I am going. I don’t know why I bother. The only natives I talk […]

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Man killed after being hit by truck in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A PEDESTRIAN has been killed after being hit by a truck in Kilkenny this afternoon. The incident, in which a man died, happened on the N25 at Gaulstown, near Glenmore shortly before 3 pm. Gardai in the Thomastown District are at the scene and the road has been closed to allow for […]

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Young Kilkenny soccer star picked to start in Ireland’s Euro semi-final

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Ciaran Brennan has been picked to start in Ireland’s U-19 European semi-final against Portugal today. Brennan, who plays his club soccer with Sheffield Wednesday, has been picked to start in a front three for Ireland in Armenia this afternoon. Ireland made it to the semi-finals after drawing with Norway and beating  […]

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Blackspot – family carers in Kilkenny not getting the support services they need

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is “blackspot” when it comes to the delivery of services to support family carers. New research from Family Carer’s Ireland(FCI) shows a ‘postcode lottery’ exists for supports and services in the community for family carers. Kilkenny, along with neighbouring Waterford, is one of the areas most affected, due to a lack […]

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‘A huge win for the city’ – new public bus service ready for Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE NEW public bus service for Kilkenny city could be picking up its first passengers before the end of the year. The service will traverse the city and connect all areas of the city via two routes, both connected to the Ring road. Chairperson of Kilkenny County Council Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere said […]