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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Dear old Ireland is pricing itself out of the market

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

It may be a decent summer, after all, for the tourist industry in rural and coastal Ireland. But summer in the city is going to be pretty quiet. That’s the verdict of Fáilte Ireland, which gave a briefing last week on its projections for the season. “It’s going to be a bit of a year […]

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Notorious road accident blackspot in county Kilkenny closed after vehicle overturns

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2021 0

A main road in county Kilkenny has been temporarily closed off this morning after a vehicle overturned. The accident occurred on the N24 Waterford to Limerick road outside Mooncoin. The vehicle overturned at a bend on the road where several accidents have taken place already this year. Emergency services and gardai are at the scene […]

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Covid Garda fines: How Kilkenny compares with rest of country

By Kilkenny Now 14th March 2021 0

Kilkenny has one of the lowest levels of fines for breaches of Covid-19 regulations, a report reveals. Just 175 fines per 100,000 people have been dished out to members of the public in the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda division. This contrasts strongly with neighbouring Waterford, which has racked up more than double this number of fines. Counties […]

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Cov-idiots! Revellers caught drinking in illegal shebeen in breach of regulations

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2021 0

Gardai have uncovered another illegal shebeen after catching several people inside drinking in contravention of the Covid-19 restrictions. Officers discovered the former licensed premises while conducting patrols in Rathkeale, county Limerick, at around 4pm yesterday. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí were alerted to activity at the rear of a former licensed

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Kilkenny Vs Waterford: Cody’s Cats favourites to declaw Déise

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2020 0

Kilkenny are being singled out by punters as the most likely side to deny favourites Limerick in the race to crowned this year’s Senior All-Ireland Hurling champions. The Cats face local rivals Waterford this Saturday for a place in the decider. And Kilkenny’s odds of going one better than last year to land their first […]

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Odds of Kilkenny’s first All-Ireland crown in five years shorten after thrilling comeback

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2020 0

Kilkenny’s odds of a first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in five years are getting shorter after they bagged the Leinster title following a thrilling finish against Galway at the weekend. The Tribesmen were on course for victory at Croke Park on Saturday with a five-point advantage just short of the hour mark, but goals from […]

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Kilkenny’s Big Phil confirms golf trip to Limerick as he publishes details of his movements since returning to Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 25th August 2020 0

The EU Trade Commissioner, Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan, has published a timeline of his movements when he arrived in Ireland from Brussels on July 31. The timeline includes details of a trip to Adare in county Limerick on August 13 to play golf. Mr Hogan released the timeline on social media after he provided around 20 pages […]

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COVID-19: Total number of coronavirus cases in Kilkenny confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2020 0

Kilkenny now has five confirmed cases of Covid-19. The figures are revealed in an county-by-county breakdown of coronavirus cases provided by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). Some 74 new cases were confirmed last night, bringing to 366 the total number of infected patients in the Republic. The NPHET also published an analysis of […]

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Cody’s Cats emerge as punters’ favourites to claw back league title from Limerick

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2020 0

Kilkenny are now the biggest threat to Limerick’s hopes of defending the National Hurling League title after they surged past Carlow and Tipperary suffered a second straight defeat, according to bookies. Brian Cody’s men notched 3-21 on Sunday for the second consecutive match to make it two wins from two as they joined Clare on […]

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Cats are Kings of New York

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2019 0

Kilkenny 64 Limerick 40 Kilkenny are champions of the inaugural New York Hurling Classic after racking up a comprehensive 24-point win over Limerick at Citi Field in Queens, New York, yesterday. The four-team, three-game tournament features a modified game of hurling called Super 11s – which is played on a soccer pitch by teams of […]