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Kilkenny to showcase medieval marvels as city hosts All-Ireland ‘Pride of Place’ gala awards bash

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

KILKENNY has been chosen to host the 2019 All-Ireland Price of Place Gala Awards Ceremony. Pride of Place is an annual competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance. It promotes and celebrates the best in community development and recognises the selfless efforts of people in making their local neighbourhoods better places to […]

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Overcrowding at St Luke’s reaches crisis point as 27 treated on trolleys: INMO

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

OVERCROWDING at St Luke’s General Hospital has reached crisis point as it emerged no fewer than 27 patients were left languishing on trolleys at our local hospital yesterday. A total of 13 people were treated on trolleys in the emergency department, while a further 14 patients were left waiting for a bed in wards throughout […]

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Kilkenny community groups secure €8,645,827 from rural funding schemes

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor and General Election candidate has urged community groups to actively engage with Government support schemes to secure funding for rural and local projects. Details of how local groups can access funding for rural and community projects were outlined at the ‘Rural Opportunities’ event in Thomastown last Friday. Three senior ministers spoke at […]

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EU will have to support local farmers and businesses – Kilkenny TD John McGuinness

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

KILKENNY TD John McGuinness has said Europe will have to provide funding to help local farmers and companies to access new markets if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Deputy McGuinness was speaking as a new report published by the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) this morning […]

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Spring has finally Sprung: sunny weather to continue this week, says Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

IT’S been a ‘March of many weathers’, but it appears Spring has finally Sprung in Kilkenny. Yesterday saw much milder and brighter conditions than in previous weeks, and Met Éireann has said the sunny conditions are set to continue for the next few days. The national forecaster said temperatures will rise to up to 14C […]

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New plan to create 10,000 new jobs in Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

A NEW regional enterprise plan aims to create 10,000 new jobs in Kilkenny and the South East between now and 2020. The South East Regional Enterprise Plan was launched by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys (pictured above). The South East Plan – covering Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and Tipperary –identifies five […]

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m on cloud nine … I can’t believe we won’ – victorious Kilkenny dancing star John Nolan

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

DANCING With the Stars winner John Nolan today said he and celebrity partner Mairéad Ronan’s stunning triumph on last night’s finale still “hasn’t sunk in”. Speaking to KilkennyNow.ie earlier today, John (pictured above with Mairéad and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar after last night’s show) said he is on “cloud nine” after he went one better than […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny father who repeatedly raped daughter is jailed for 13 years

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny father who repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped his young daughter has been jailed for 13 years. The victim was aged between seven and 13 years old at the time of the offences. She told the Central Criminal Court her father had abused her so often she could not remember how many times […]

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€50,000 to eradicate notorious county Kilkenny accident blackspot

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny community received some very welcome news today when it was confirmed that €50,000 has been allocated to make one of the county’s worst accident blackspots safe. The announcement of the funding for Murphy’s Cross was made by Goresbridge resident and the local and General Election candidate, Denis Hynes. It follows years of […]

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New brain tumour support group for Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

BRAIN Tumour Ireland has established a new support group for Kilkenny and the South East. The group will meet on the first Tuesday of every second month from 7pm – 9pm.  The first meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 2 at 7pm in the Eist Cancer Support Centre at The Waterfront, Mill Lane, Carlow. […]