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Rewarded for charitable achievements – two Kilkenny students embark on experience of a lifetime

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY TWO Kilkenny students are to embark on the experience of a lifetime as they fly off to Africa to spend time with a charity embedded in the continent’s community life. Concern Fast superstars, Eoin and Peter, from CBS Kilkenny are off to Sierra Leone to visit communities in which Concern Worldwide is […]

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Kilkenny part of the sixth fastest growing region in the EU

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is part of a region that’s the sixth fastest growing economy in the EU. Six thousand jobs have been created in the South East region over the past 12 months, and close to 35,000 jobs over the past seven years. Unemployment over that period has dropped 11.7 %, to near full […]

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A small Kilkenny team battle homelessness on Dublin’s streets

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of five Kilkenny concerned citizens have been helping the homeless on the streets of Dublin for the past two and a half years. Every two weeks ‘Kilkenny Helping the Homeless’ travel to the capital to provide hot food and clothes to people living on the streets. The team, Mary Pierce, […]

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SUNNY DAYS: best weather of the year could hit Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE THUNDERY and wet weather of yesterday is a thing of the past – it looks like a glorious week ahead. Today, the remnants of the wild conditions will clear. It will be breezy with a few showers. Temperatures will reach no more than 21 degrees. The showers will clear by Sunday, […]

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The Big Build – construction set to start on €3.3 million county Kilkenny social housing scheme

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A €3.3 million social housing scheme in county Kilkenny is set to start construction shortly. The 22-unit social housing project at Station Avenue, Ballyragget is one step closer to realisation, as the construction contract was signed off. The Ballyragget project is due to be completed in late 2020 and will comprise of: […]

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Major recruitment drive by South East firms targets Kilkenny’s talent

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

A MAJOR recruitment event targeting Kilkenny talent and showcasing the variety of jobs in the region is taking place over the weekend. The Career Zoo South X South East recruitment event takes place in Waterford tomorrow and aims to connect employers with world-class talent interested in working and living in the South East. Kilkenny and […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rain and thunder warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THUNDERSTORMS and flooding could be on the way in Kilkenny today as Met Eireann placed a status yellow weather warning on the county. Met Éireann says the flooding and thunderstorms could cause hazardous driving conditions. ‪The heavy rain is forecast to begin this afternoon and the status yellow warning will remain in […]

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Arachnophobia – venomous spiders terrorising Kilkenny homes

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DO YOU have a fear of eight-legged freak? You may have reason to now. Kilkenny residents are being warned to be on the look-out for venomous spiders that have been taking over homes in the county. False Widow spiders have taken up residence in South Kilkenny and Waterford. People are presenting themselves […]

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St Luke’s apologises to family of 75 year-old man who fractured neck and suffered heart-attack after falling from hospital bed

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S General hospital has unreservedly apologised for its failure of care in the case of a patient who died a month after falling out of his hospital bed. Nicholas Ivory (75) of Stephen Street, Kilkenny was admitted to hospital on March 14, 2014, after a fall at his home. Later that […]

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Kilkenny partnership nominated for prestigious arts award

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY partnership of two business success stories has demonstrated what can be achieved when they combine their talents. The partnership between the Cartoon Saloon and the Butler Gallery has once again displayed their talents as their project “The Breadwinner – Exhibition” is nominated for a prestigious national award. The exhibition tells […]