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Vandal attacks shop door in middle of the night in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting a vandal who damaged the front door of a shop in the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred on Barack Street, Castlecomer, at around 3.30am last Saturday. Gardai confirmed “no significant attempt” was made to gain entry to the premises, but they are investigating a case of criminal damage. Potential […]

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Taoiseach apologises ‘unreservedly’ over comments about shocking mortuary revelations

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 0

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has “apologised unreservedly” to anyone who feels he did not treat shocking claims about the state of mortuary services at the regional hospital seriously. Mr Varadkar’s climb-down came amid growing controversy over comments he made last week after four consultants at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) said dead bodies had been left

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Multi award-winning Roche Injury Clinic nominated for another prestigious accolade

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 0

KILKENNY’S multi award-winning Roche Injury Clinic has done it again! The innovative physio and sports injury company has received another national award nomination – this time from the IFA. Delighted founder David Roche (pictured above) said: “This is the second year running we have been voted in the top 10 physios in Ireland. Thanks so […]

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Calm trading waters at Bellview Port as profits soar to €2m

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 0

BELLVIEW Port’s finances are in ship-shape order after the company announced profits of almost €2 million for last year. The South Kilkenny-based port’s accounts published this week show operating profits of €1.9million for the year to December 31, an increase of 12% on 2017. Turnover in 2018 was €8 million, up from €7.6m in the […]

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Kilkenny midwife Sarah delivers knockout blow in racing style stakes

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY midwife Sarah Cass stole the show as she walked away with the coveted Bollinger Best-Dressed Lady prize on the third day of the Punchestown festival this week. On the same day that legendary jockey Ruby Walsh stunned the racing world by calling time on his illustrious career, Sarah wowed the off-track judges with a […]

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Wanted criminals tried to force Kilkenny pensioner to pay them €10,000 for cleaning gutters

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

TWO “well-known” criminals were arrested in Kilkenny city today after they tried to force an elderly woman into handing over €10,000 just for cleaning out the gutters of her home. The arrests are a significant coup for Kilkenny gardai, as the pair had been wanted nationally in connection with a spate of similar crimes. A […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Shedding some light on Pinot Noir

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

LAST week I wrote about Irish names that have made a mark in the wine world – mostly those of the ‘wine geese’, merchants who fled this country in the early eighteenth century. Nessa Corish is a more recent goose – sorry about that Nessa, nothing personal. You won’t see her name on a bottle […]

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Kilkenny gardai seize €30,000 of cocaine and cannabis during planned raids in city

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai seized €25,000 worth of cocaine, €5,000 worth of cannabis and a huge wad of cash during two separate raids on houses in the city within an hour of each other. The planned raids took place between 10pm and 11pm last night, gardai confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie this evening. In the first incident, gardai searched […]

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REVEALED: Kilkenny winners of National Lottery Good Causes Award 2019

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny Famine Experience, Freebooters AFC, a local Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind branch, the Open Circle Community Arts, Castlecomer Community School and the No Name! Club are the the six Kilkenny clubs, community projects and organisations announced today as county winners in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2019. The awards were created […]

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MARBLE CITY NIGHTS: Roots Festival rocks Kilkenny all May Bank Holiday weekend

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

IT’S that time of year again folks! Kilkenny Roots Festival hits our streets this weekend with a musical mix of swing, bluegrass, rockabilly to cajun, folk, blues and more. Attracting some the most famous names in Americana/Roots canon the festival offers free and ticketed gigs throughout the city. So here’s a taste of what’s on […]