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Green light for large new wind farm with 150m high turbines on Kilkenny border

By Colin Bartley 2nd March 2021 7

A wind farm that will have turbines of 150 metres in height has been granted planning permission on the Kilkenny border. As part of the development by Gromane Limited, a 38kv substation for the windfarm will be built at Killeen, near Kilmanagh. A separate planning application with Kilkenny County Council is currently being reviewed which […]

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Burglars broke into a county Kilkenny house but fled empty handed

By Colin Bartley 20th December 2020 0

Burglars broke into a house in county Kilkenny after they forced open a front window. However the thieves eventually fled empty handed without taking anything from the property. The break-in occurred at a house in Banse area of Kilmanagh last Tuesday evening. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the burglars forced open a window at the […]

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Man arrested over county Kilkenny hit-and-run which left victim with life-changing injuries

By Colin Bartley 22nd February 2020 0

A man has been arrested in relation to a serious hit-and-run incident in county Kilkenny which has left the victim with life-changing injuries. The incident occurred on the main Callan to Kilkenny Road at Ballymack Cross at around 1.10am last Saturday morning. Two male pedestrians were out walking when a car suddenly struck one of […]

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Kilkenny farmers urged to be extra vigilant as burglars target machinery and fuel

By Colin Bartley 19th November 2019 0

Gardai are urging Kilkenny farmers to be extra security conscious following a spate of incidents around the county where farm sheds and outhouses were targeted by burglars. A substantial amount of tools and machinery, such as chainsaws and other farming machinery was taken, along with 150 litres of diesel, from an outhouse on a farm […]

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The Tenor returns – Kilkenny’s Ronan Tynan to serenade his home town this summer

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Ronan Tynan – Ireland’s finest tenor – will return to serenade the Marble City for his first concert in his hometown for years. The double-amputee has been announced as the headline act of a stellar summer line-up for at the award-winning Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre in Kilmanagh. Tynan has gained huge international acclaim throughout his career […]