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Professional thieves distract staff as they burgle county Kilkenny business

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A SMALL business in Kilkenny was burgled and an amount of money stolen after it was targeted by a professional gang using sophisticated distraction tactics. The burglary occurred at Johnstown, Co Kilkenny, at 5.20pm on Tuesday afternoon. The highly organised gang of five people entered the shop on Main Street. Once in […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Boris, Brexit and a taste for Bisto nostalgia

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

THE roll-call of English prime ministers is long and distinguished, stretching back 500 years and more. It takes in my own namesake, the Great Cardinal, who was first minister to Henry VIII. It includes the Cromwells, Thomas and Oliver; Robert Walpole; the Pitts, father and son; Gladstone and Disraeli; Churchill and Atlee; Margaret Thatcher. You […]

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Crisis looms over lack of school places in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN PARENTS in Kilkenny are getting increasingly concerned about the lack of secondary school places in the city, according to a local TD. Deputy Kathleen Funchion raised local parents’ concerns when she tackled Education Minister Joe McHugh on the issue in the Dáil yesterday. And the Kilkenny TD urged the minister to give […]

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UPDATE: St Luke’s staff to attend talks in bid to prevent more strikes

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

EFFORTS are underway to prevent a further three days of planned strike action next week at St Luke’s General Hospital. Services at St Luke’s and a further 37 hospitals across the country were severely disrupted today as a result of the strike action. This evening it emerged that the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has invited […]

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Gardai hunt vandals who targeted site of 12th century Kilkenny monument

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

DAMAGE was caused to maintenance equipment at the site of a cherished national monument in county Kilkenny by trespassers. The 12th century Kells Priory was undergoing general maintenance work by Office of Public Works (OPW) staff last week when the incident occurred. When the workers arrived at the Priory last Thursday morning they noticed damage […]

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Pitch perfect! Nowlan Park named country’s finest playing surface again

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Nowlan Park has been named the best GAA pitch in the country for the second year running. The home of Kilkenny GAA retained its crown at the 2019 National Pitch Awards. Nowlan Park was followed by Páirc Tailteann in Meath, which was named the second best venue. Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon, McGovern Park […]

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UPDATE: Dramatic breakthrough in 34-year-old Kilkenny murder investigation

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN in his 70s is continuing to be questioned in custody this evening in connection with the murder of Kilkenny woman Marie Tierney nearly 35 years ago. The mother-of-two disappeared from Newpark, Kilkenny on October 22, 1984. Her body was discovered in a ditch on Bleach Road, Kilkenny on December 21, […]

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Significant disruption at St Luke’s, but trolley numbers down

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S General Hospital is experiencing significant disruptions today as a result of the 24-hour strike by 150 health service support staff. People have been urged to stay away from out local hospital as a result of the strike, which began at 8am this morning.   The Health Service Executive (HSE) has […]

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Arrest made in Marie Tierney murder case

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have arrested a suspect in the Marie Tierney murder case. The suspect, who is in his 70s, was arrested this morning. He is currently being detained at Kilkenny Garda Station where he is being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Marie’s lifeless body was discovered on the Bleach Road, Kilkenny, […]

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Kilkenny sizzles in the sun as temperatures soar to 25C: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

AT last! After a miserable start to Summer 2019, it’s finally safe to break out the sunnies and as temperatures soar past 25 degrees over the coming days. Met Éireann has forecast particularly good weather for Kilkenny and the ‘Sunny South East’ for the rest of the week. Today we may see some clouds and […]