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Get the brollies ready – Kilkenny’s in for a wet and frosty weekend: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2019 0

OUR ‘March of many weathers’ is set to take another turn for the worse today, with Met Éireann forecasting “widespread rain” as temperatures plummet again over the weekend. After two extremely mild Spring days, with the mercury rising to as high at 16 degrees in places, we’re in for a much colder – and wetter […]

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Kilkenny’s commuters: 20,000 leave region every day to work in Dublin

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2019 0

MORE than 20,000 people commute every day to Dublin from Kilkenny and neighbouring counties Carlow and Wexford. The figures are revealed in new research carried out on behalf of Vodafone Ireland which was released  to coincide with its launch of three high-speed broadband hubs in the South East. The information was compiled from the combined Vodafone network […]

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REVEALED: Stellar line-up for 25th Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 Post a comment

SOME of the biggest names in Irish and international comedy have been confirmed for this year’s Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs comedy festival. Cats Laughs have confirmed that homegrown heroes Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Dara Ó Briain will take to the stage over the June bank-holiday weekend. They will be joined by their fellow Irish comics […]

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‘A huge thank you’ – Dancing with the Stars’ John and Mairéad return to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

JOHN Nolan and his celebrity partner Mairéad Ronan returned to the Marble City today as they paid a warm tribute to all their local fans and supporters who have helped to propel them into the final of Dancing with the Stars. Speaking to KilkennyNow.ie from the Lyrath Estate, where they were busy rehearsing ahead of […]

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Kilkenny musician assaulted in Waterford died of serious head injuries: inquest

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

A TALENTED young Kilkenny musician died as a result of serious head injuries in hospital a week after he was assaulted in Waterford city-centre, an inquest into his death heard today. Damien O’Brien (28), the keyboard player with the up-and-coming band, Chimpanbee, died at Cork University Hospital on July 13 last year. He had been […]

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Kilkenny nursery school grows its way to €1,000 prize

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

A SCHOOL in Co Kilkenny has been awarded €1,000 from a fund established by the GIY (Grow it Yourself) movement. Kilmacow Montessori School are the lucky winners. They received the award for their work in educating pre-school children on the importance of good food and healthy eating. A spokesperson for Waterford-based GIY said the school […]

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‘Don’t be left stranded’ – Kilkenny Mayor warns of serious passport delays

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY travellers and holidaymakers who are planning a trip abroad have been urged to check their passports are in date as there is a severe backlog delaying applications. And the Mayor of Kilkenny, Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, has urged anyone who finds themselves in difficulty to contact him directly. Cllr Cleere said:  “There are still serious delays […]

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‘Let the celebrations continue’ – hurling star TJ Reid announces engagement

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

HURLING star TJ Reid and former Miss Kilkenny Niamh de Brún have announcement their engagement. Niamh, who is also a well-known blogger, took to Instagram last night to deliver the good news to her followers. Posting a picture of her and TJ, each with a glass of celebratory bubbly in hand, she simply said: “I […]

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Free high-speed broadband hub opens in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

A TELECOM company has opened a new high-speed broadband hub in Kilkenny city, one of the three for the South East. The others are in Carlow and Wexford. They are part of an initiative launched in 2017 by Vodafone and Siro, in a joint venture with the ESB. To date, 13 hubs have been established throughout the […]

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€500,461 funding boost for Kilkenny, Castlecomer, Gowran and Danesfort community groups

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

COMMUNITY groups in Kilkenny, Castlecomer, Gowran and Danesfort will receive more than €500,000 in new Government funding. Details of the funding were announced by Kilkenny councillor Patrick O’Neill (pictured), who was recently added to the Fine Gael ticket in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency for the next General Election. Six local groups will receive a total of […]