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WEEKEND FORECAST: Weather set to take yet another turn

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

JUST when you thought it was safe to go outside… Hopes that summer had finally made an appearance have been dashed by Met Éireann’s forecast for the weekend. After a week of sun and relatively blue skies, Kilkenny and most of the rest of the country will experience yet another turn for the worse weather-wise. […]

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BOMB SCARE: Suspect unlikely to face charges yet, medical check underway

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

A FULL medical background check is being carried out on the suspect who placed the device that brought large parts of Kilkenny city-centre to a standstill for hours today. In a morning of drama, gardai cordoned off High Street and Kieran’s Street after a suspicious package was discovered shortly after 6am on the Butterslip. The […]

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Kilkenny at centre of turf war between rival FG Euro election candidates

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A BITTER turf war has erupted between rival Fine Gael European election candidates in Kilkenny. KilkennyNow.ie has learned that Ireland South candidate, the Wicklow TD Andrew Doyle, has lodged a formal complaint to the party’s Director of Elections about his colleague, the sitting MEP Sean Kelly. Doyle’s campaign team, led by Carlow-Kilkenny […]

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John Needs Pembro: campaign demands face-to-face showdown with minister

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THE campaign on behalf of a Kilkenny man who needs access to a life-changing drug has demanded an immediate face-to-face meeting with Health Minister Simon Harris. The John Needs Pembro campaign today said it was “heartened” that Kilkenny TDs John McGuinness and Kathleen Funchion successfully highlighted John Holmes’ case in the Dáil on Tuesday. Campaign […]

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Camphill Callan’s fun-filled plant sale guaranteed to come up smelling of roses

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

GREEN-fingered bargain hunters are in for a treat this Saturday as the annual Camphill Callan’s Plant Sale gets underway. The event, which takes place at the Abbey Meadow car park from 10am until 3pm, will have everything your garden needs, from shrubs, bedding, plants, bric-a-brac – as well as featuring fun children’s games and teas […]

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Army of 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny saving the State millions every year

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THERE are currently 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny – and their work is saving the State millions every year, a public meeting in the city heard this week. The event, hosted by Family Carers Ireland at Hotel Kilkenny on Monday, highlighted the many challenges facing carers in Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary. The […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny’s High Street reopens after bomb scare

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

KILKENNY’S High Street has reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic following this morning’s scare. The High Street and Kieran’s Street had been cordoned off after a suspicious package was discovered on the Butterslip early this morning. The incident brought the city-centre to a standstill. Members of the Army Bomb Squad travelled to the Kilkenny this

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UPDATE: Army Bomb Squad at scene of suspicious device in Kilkennny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THE army Bomb Squad is at the scene where the discovery of a suspicious package resulted in parts of Kilkenny city-centre being shut down this morning. Members of the Bomb Squad are currently working on the suspect device, which was discovered on the Butterslip early this morning. The High Street and Kieran’s Street remains closed […]

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UPDATE: Man arrested over suspicious package that shut down Kilkenny city centre

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have arrested a man in connection with the discovery of a suspicious package which resulted in High Street being cordoned off this morning. A Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie the man is “assisting gardai with their inquiries”. High Street remains closed off to vehicular and pedestrian traffic following the incident. Gardaí shut down the […]

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BREAKING: Gardai cordon off Kilkenny’s High Street following incident

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THE High Street in Kilkenny city has been completely shut off to traffic this morning following an incident. Gardai are at the scene as the entire street was cordoned off to vehicles and pedestrians. They shut down the busy city-centre street after a suspicious package was discovered in the Butterslip. However, no further information about […]