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ALERT: Major Garda crackdown on motorists using mobiles over Easter

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists have been urged to put their mobile phones away while driving as gardai prepare to launch the biggest Easter road safety campaign in recent years. The campaign comes against the backdrop of an alarming rise in road fatalities, which are up 11% on 2018. There has also been a massive 24pc hike in […]

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‘John Needs Pembro’ campaign: Langton’s to host biggest fundraiser to date

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

By KIERAN CONWAY THE people of Kilkenny have rallied magnificently for the ‘John Needs Pembro’ campaign. There are many reasons why the campaign has achieved so much attention and support. John Holmes’ stoic bravery in the face of a harrowing seven-year ordeal naturally elicited sympathy. His standing in the community as family man, a good […]

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Kilkenny householders spent €30.5m renovating homes under scheme

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

KILKENNY householders have spent more than €30.5 million doing up their homes under the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI), new figures reveal. The incentive has facilitated a total of 2,049 home improvement projects throughout the city and county since it was launched in 2013. The average spend on these projects was €14,895, providing a huge boost […]

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Kilkenny’s old cinema will not close, despite opening of 12-screen IMC theatre

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

THE old cinema on Gaol Road will not be shut down, despite the opening of the new 12-screen IMC movie theatre on Barrack Street last week, management told KilkennyNow.ie. The new IMC Cinema, which employs 35 people, opened to the public last Friday. The IMC management did not provide exact figures for their opening weekend, […]

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Major revamp as Kilkenny community radio station awarded more air time

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

COMMUNITY Radio Kilkenny City (CRKC) will extend its broadcasting hours next month and unveil an exciting line-up of new shows after it was given the green light to significantly increase its time on air. From May 6, CRKC will broadcast for 97 hours every week. It comes as the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) granted […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny grandad killled in horror farm accident involving septic tank

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

A SOUTH Kilkenny pensioner has died in a horrific farm accident involving a septic tank. Johnny Phelan, from Kilmacow and who was in his 70s, suffered fatal injuries while he was emptying a septic tank at a farm in Ferrybank yesterday morning. Mr Phelan was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to […]

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Country’s longest bridge – linking South Kilkenny and Wexford – to open this year

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

THE COUNTRY’S longest bridge – which will connect South Kilkenny and Wexford – will be open to traffic before the end of the year. The New Ross Bypass Bridge will span 900 metres and connect the N25 at Glenmore with Strokestown on the Co Wexford side. The senior engineer overseeing the project, Sean Dobbs, today […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Fix the date for Easter and leave the churches to their rambles

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 Post a comment

SO here comes Easter, meandering from March to May like a drunk who can’t find his way home. Late again, I see. I had a vague idea that the dates for this movable feast had something to do with the Jewish Passover and rashly decided to check it out a bit further. I have now […]

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Kilkenny communites get €650k boost from renewal scheme funding

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

KILKENNY communities have been urged to apply for the 2019 Town and Village Renewal scheme. The scheme supports the rejuvenation of rural towns and villages with populations of less than 10,000 people through projects that will have a viable, long-term benefit. Kilkenny has been a major beneficiary under the programme in recent years and Minister […]

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Man arrested after drugs bust in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

A MAN was arrested after gardai seized €560 worth of cannabis herb in a planned operation on a house in Kilkenny city. The search of the house in the Dominick Street area of the city took place at 10pm last Wednesday and involved members of the Kilkenny Garda Divisional Drugs Unit. A 37-year-old male was […]