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‘Baby box’ could be coming to a hospital near you

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2019 0

A POLITICIAN has called for the ‘baby box’ scheme, on trial in parts of the South East, to be extended nationwide. The cardboard boxes are designed to be used instead of the traditional Moses baskets, for babies up to six weeks old.  They come with a firm mattress, waterproof mattress cover and a fitted cotton […]

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Gardai warn of new phone scam targeting Kilkenny consumers and retailers

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2019 Post a comment

GARDAI have warned Kilkenny consumers and retailers to beware of a widespread rise in phone scams. The latest scam involves fraudsters who claim to be calling from utility companies pretending there are issues with the customer’s broadband service. The fraudsters pretend to work for a telephone, mobile or broadband provider and offer to “fix” computer […]

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Kilkenny householders embracing climate-friendly schemes – and saving money: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2019 0

MORE Kilkenny householders and business owners are embracing energy saving schemes that are helping the environment – and saving them money in the process. New figures released by local TD and Minister of State John Paul Phelan reveal that in Kilkenny last year: *90 local home owners availed of home energy grants totalling €148,700; *73 […]

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Kilkenny brides-to-be to flock to Cillín Hill for South East’s biggest wedding expo

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

BRIDES-TO-BE will flock to The Hub in Cillín Hill on Sunday as the South East’s largest wedding fair gets underway. Beat 102-103’s The Wedding Day will play host to more than 70 suppliers across a 17,060 square foot exhibition hall. Organisers said the wedding expo will cover “every conceivable facet of your special day”. They […]

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‘I was very ill’ – hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan suffers serious health setback

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

CERVICAL cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has announced she has to step back from her advocacy work after she suffered a serious setback to her health. Last week it was announced that the mother-of-two, who is from Mooncoin, will be the Grand Marshal in Kilkenny’s St Patrick’s Day parade next month. Addressing her followers on social […]

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BREAKING: ‘I had to put security on my office in Kilkenny’ – Minister John Paul Phelan

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

MINISTER and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan has revealed how he had to take security measures at his constituency office in Thomastown after it was targeted by pro-life activists. Speaking on RTÉ’s Late Debate last night, Deputy Phelan said he had always operated a “walk-in” office in the South Kilkenny town that was open to […]

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Roll up, roll up – the circus is coming to town!

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

ONE of the world’s greatest circus acts is coming back to Kilkenny. The St Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny committee has confirmed the internationally-renowned North family are bringing their circus back to the city over the March bank holiday weekend. It will be North’s seventh St Patrick’s weekend in Kilkenny. The circus will be open at the […]

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Three-of-a-kind: Gardai hunt trio who made off with takings from Kilkenny pub’s poker machine

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

THREE opportunistic thieves literally hit the jackpot after they broke the lock on a poker machine in one of Kilkenny’s best-known pubs before pocketing the money and scarpering out of the premises. While the chips may be down at the John Street premises, Kilkenny gardai are not bluffing when they say they will do everything […]

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Burglars stole two TVs after ransacking Kilkenny family home

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2019 0

HEARTLESS thieves stole two TVs after ransacking a home in Kilkenny city while the owners were away. The owners got a nasty surprise when they returned to their home on Pearse Street on Sunday morning. The interior of the house had been turned inside out by burglars looking for valuables, who eventually made off with […]

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Kilkenny woman follows friend’s Winning Streak and scoops €38,000 live on TV

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2019 24

A KILKENNY woman who only bought a Winning Streak scratch card because she heard her friend was to appear on the TV show has ended up scooping €38,000 on the same programme. And Rita Ronan, who is now living in Foxrock, south Dublin, ended up winning €18,000 more than her pal, Anne Murphy from Kinsale […]