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RTÉ’s new man in South East has covered Kilkenny stories for over two decades

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

FREELANCE journalist Conor Kane has been appointed RTE’s South East Correspondent, which will see him covering Kilkenny and neighbouring counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow and South Tipperary for the national broadcaster. Conor, from Clonmel in Tipperary, will be very familiar with the Kilkenny beat as he has covered high profile stories throughout the city and county

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Tyre slash yob leaves county Kilkenny man deflated

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny man woke up to discover one of the tyres of his car had been slashed overnight. The incident happened on Patrick Street in Ballyragget overnight between last Tuesday, May 13 and the following morning. Gardai in Castlecomer are investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact 056 […]

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Major jobs boost for Kilkenny as financial services firm doubles its workforce

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

THERE has been some hugely positive news on the jobs front for Kilkenny. A locally based financial services firm, the Carne Group, has announced plans to more than double its workforce. It will create 250 new jobs over the next three years as it expands its existing offices in Kilkenny and opens a new one […]

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ALERT: Kilkenny businesses and CEO’s warned of new ‘invoice’ scam

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have warned local businesses to beware of a new scam targeting companies and CEOs. Almost €4.5 million has been stolen by criminals from Irish businesses through ‘invoice redirect’ fraud so far this year. Gardai urged businesses to remind employees to treat any request to change bank account details “with extreme caution”. To date […]

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PEMBRO SCANDAL: Kilkenny TD tells Minister – ‘meet with John Homes, not department officials’

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has called on Health Minister Simon Harris to have a face-to-face meeting with a seriously-ill Kilkenny man who is being denied access to a life-saving drug. Minister Harris failed to give specific answers when asked if local man John Holmes (pictured above) would be given access to the drug Pembrolizumab (Pembro) […]

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Heroin seized in raid on drug den in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

GARDAI seized €7,000 worth of heroin during a planned raid on a house in Castlecomer. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit swooped on the house in the Church Avenue area of the north Kilkenny town just after 5pm last Friday. Gardai confirmed a quantity of heroin with a street value of just under €7,000 […]

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Minister vows MRI scanner at St Luke’s will be delivered, but can’t confirm when

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 Post a comment

ST Luke’s General Hospital will get the long-awaited MRI scanner it badly needs, but Health Minister Simon Harris is unable to say if it will be built before the end of this year as previously promised. Minister Harris today vowed that the vital project – for which €250,000 has already been raised from local fundraising […]

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New Kilkenny hub to drive digitial transformation of Europe’s Agri-food sector: Commissioner Hogan

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

A NEW innovation hub in Kilkenny city can drive the digital transformation of Europe’s Agri-food sector, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan said today. The former Kilkenny TD and minister was speaking at the launch of the Precision Agriculture Centre of Excellence (PACE) at the Lyrath Estate this morning. Commissioner Hogan said: “This impressive new hub

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Blow for city-centre as book store to close after quarter of a century in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

DUBRAY Books, which has traded in Kilkenny for 25 years, has announced it has been forced to shut its store in the Market Cross Shopping Centre. The announcement is the latest blow to the city-centre’s retail sector. Assistant Manager Kevin Power said the store has endured very difficult trading conditions in recent years. He told […]

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BREAKING: Warning after vehicle burst into flames on M9 outside Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

MOTORISTS using the M9 outside Kilkenny are being urged to use caution after a vehicle burst into flames on a stretch of the motorway this morning. Emergency services are at the scene of the incident, which occurred on the M9 Northbound between Kilkenny and Paulstown. Motorists in the area have been warned to use caution […]