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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 […]

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Not a single dermatologist available to people of Kilkenny: TD

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

THERE isn’t a single dermatologist in Kilkenny or neighbouring Carlow to provide vital health services for the people of the constituency, according to local TD Bobby Aylward. The Kilkenny TD called on the Health Minister Simon Harris to “act urgently to ensure a consultant dermatologist is put in place for the people of Carlow and […]

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600-year-old skeletons given final resting place at Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile Musuem

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

THE bodies of three people discovered during the excavation at Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile Museum three years ago will be given a final resting place in a specially-constructed burial vault. The skeletal remains of the two women, and a young person between the age of 11 and 14 of so far indeterminate gender, will be buried […]

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Final countdown to nominate local ‘superheroes’ for Garda Youth Awards

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

IT’S the final countdown for applications for the inaugural Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Youth Awards. Community leaders, teachers, sports coaches and parents are being urged to nominate young people who are making a positive contribution to their communities. But the clock is ticking on the closing date for nominations, which must be entered by the May 31 […]

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Kilkenny bikers urged to ‘ease off the throttle’ over May Bank Holiday weekend

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

KILKENNY motorcyclists have been urged to “ease off the throttle” over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Gardai and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have urged bikers to keep within the speed limit ahead of the “high risk summer period”. So far this year there have been four fatal collisions involving motorcyclists — three more than […]

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Motorists face traffic delays in Thomastown over ‘concrete pour’

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect more traffic delays in Thomastown this morning. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed there will be “minor traffic disruption” on Pipe Street “to facilitate a concrete pour”. The council said: “Traffic will be stopped for short periods of approximately five minutes at a time every hour during the period 8am […]

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May Bank Holiday weather forecast: see what’s in store for Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

WHETHER you’re rockin’ to the sounds of the Kilkenny Roots Festival or just chilling at home over the May Bank Holiday weekend, the weather should dampen your spirits too much. Met Éireann’s latest forecast says we’re in for a largely dry, albeit fairly cool, extended weekend in this corner of the country. But local weather […]

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Day of drama as Dublin shoplifters arrested after ‘hit-and-run’ in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2019 0

TWO Dublin shoplifters who evaded capture after they targeted a sportswear shop in Kilkenny were later arrested when they were pursued by gardai following a separate hit-and-run incident. The pair, who are aged 21 and 18, were first spotted acting suspiciously in the sportswear store on High Street yesterday morning. A local Garda source said […]

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FESTIVAL FEVER: Your free rockin’ guide to every major concert in Kilkenny this Summer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2019 0

KILKENNY is the place to be this summer, with some of very best national and international acts of every description to grace stages at venues around the county. But tickets are selling fast, so get ahead of the crowd with our full list of events and acts in order to avoid disappointment. Some of them […]

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Kilkenny election candidate withdraws from race for ‘personal and health reasons’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2019 0

INDEPENDENT candidate Paul Brophy has announced he will not now contest next month’s local elections. Mr Brophy said he took his decision because of “personal and health reasons”. In a statement, he said: “Due to personal and health reasons I am no longer in a position to continue as a candidate in the local elections. […]