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KATHLEEN FUNCHION: ‘Why are autistic children being treated differently in Kilkenny?’

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

THIS week I had the opportunity to put the question to our Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh on why is there an acute shortage of ASD classes for secondary students in Kilkenny. I also asked what measures his Department is taking to address this. In black and white terms, the lack of ASD […]

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Spring Clean Campaign: community groups unite to keep Kilkenny litter free

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

OVER 75 local community groups have registered their support for the National Tidy Towns Spring Clean Campaign. There was huge support for the initiative at the first Tidy Towns Forum for 2019 in Kilkenny recently. Kilkenny County Council said the overwhelmingly positive response was a strong demonstration of our local communities’ commitment to keeping Kilkenny […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny gardai hunt two men who tried to rob woman after she used ATM on High Street

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

A WOMAN was left traumatised after two young men attempted to rob her just moments after she tried to take cash out of an ATM on Kilkenny’s High Street. The shocking incident occurred at 8.25pm last night. According to gardai, the woman had parked her car and then attempted to withdraw money from two ATMs […]

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Joey Holden: ‘Kilkenny can be a match for anyone in the Championship’

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

JOEY Holden is confident Kilkenny can be a match for anyone in this year’s Championship. Most bookies have Limerick Galway, Tipperary and Cork down as the leading contenders to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup in 2019. Holden hasn’t been part of the Kilkenny set-up so far this season, but the Ballyhale man is adamant they […]

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Over 1,000 motorists now waiting for a driving test in Kilkenny: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

MORE than 1,000 motorists are waiting for a driving test in Kilkenny, new figures reveal. A total of 476 are waiting for an appointment for the Kilkenny centre, while a further 617 who already have an appointment are still waiting to do the test. Figures released by Transport Minister Shane Ross show that the average […]

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Kilkenny motorists warned to expect delays as three sets of road works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists have been warned to expect delays as more road works get underway in the county. Kilkenny County Council has announced a temporary road closure on the L6707 between 8am and 1pm today. Diversions will be put in place at Rathcash West, between the R702 Gorwan Road and L6706 at Blanchvillestown. The council said […]

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Three masked burglars subject Kilkenny pensioner to terrifying ordeal in her home

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

AN ELDERLY county Kilkenny pensioner who lives alone was held hostage in her home as thieves ransacked her house late at night. The shocking incident occurred in the townland of Kilbraghan near Glenmore overnight between last Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. KilkennyNow.ie has learned it is the second time the woman’s home has […]

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Eddie Brennan: ‘Limerick are beginning to look like my old Kilkenny team’

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

HURLING legend Eddie Brennan says Limerick are beginning to resemble the great Kilkenny team he starred in at the height of its powers. His former teammate Jackie Tyrrell recently expressed doubts about their ability to retain the All-Ireland title they won for the first time since 1973 last year. But Brennan (pictured above in his […]

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UPDATE: Community vigil taking place at vandalised World War 1 Memorial

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

A SPECIAL community vigil is taking place at the World War 1 Memorial in the city. The vigil was due to begin at 6pm this evening after it was extensively damaged in “a mindless act of vandalism” earlier this week. Vandals damaged the face of a statue of the fallen soldier and hacked off part […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Why try to save the pay-phone when half the country doesn’t even know what a pay-phone is’

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

A STRANGE dispute has broken out between Eir and ComReg, the outfit that governs the telecom industry. Under a regulation dating from its Telecom Éireann days, Eir is obliged to maintain the country’s last few public pay phones and ComReg insists it should keep the service running. Eir says the ruling is “absolute folly” and […]