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STORM ELLEN: Over 2,000 homes and businesses in south Kilkenny without power

By Kilkenny Now 20th August 2020 0

ESB crews are fighting to restore power to over 2,000 homes in county Waterford this morning after Storm Ellen left a trail of destruction in its wake. At least 195,000 homes and businesses across Ireland are currently without power this after the storm swept across the Ireland last night. In Kilkenny, ESB crews are battling […]

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Is this your dog? Appeal to Kilkenny pet owners as 10 dogs recovered in Garda raid

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2020 0

Ten dogs, believed to be stolen from homes around Ireland, have been recovered following a Garda raid this morning. Now gardai would like to know if any of the dogs belong to Kilkenny families. A nationwide appeal has been launched to reunite the dogs with their owners following their discovery during a raid at 7pm […]

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‘Putting people’s lives at risk’ – anger amid reports of student ‘virus parties’

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2020 0

Widspread anger has been expressed online following reports that students in Waterford, Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick staged ‘virus’ parties in defiance of emergency measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Earlier, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed the Government may seek enforcement powers to ensure that the ban on no indoor mass gatherings of more […]

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Fake plates, no tax, no insurance and banned: Disqualified driver nabbed by new Garda app on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2020 0

The new Garda Mobility App is paying off for Kilkenny gardai already after a van they stopped was found to be out of tax and insurance and displaying fake plates, the driver was also disqualified. The incident happened on the N24, Waterford to Limerick road close to Piltown when gardai from Mooncoin stopped a white […]

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SPONSORED: John Paul Phelan – ‘I have the skills, the passion and the knowledge to be the best possible voice for the people of Carlow-Kilkenny’

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2020 0

John Paul Phelan says the Government has achieved a lot over the past two Dáil terms, but the outgoing TD and Minister of State concedes there is unfinished business. He lists some the issues he wants brought to conclusion in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency: *The Technological University of the South East; *Delivering the MRI and the […]

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STORM BRENDAN: Orange alert for Kilkenny amid flooding fears and structural damage

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

Today is set to be a wild and wet one across Kilkenny as Storm Brendan hits the country. Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Waterford, Tipperary Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork and Limerick were issued with an updated Status Orange weather alert yesterday. The alert will come into effect from 8am and remain […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

A Status Yellow wind  alert has been issued for Kilkenny for Monday. Eleven counties have been issued Status Orange alerts as Storm Brendan moves to the northwest of Ireland. Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be affected from 7am on Monday until midnight, while the alert for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and […]

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Getting the points: number of Kilkenny drivers with penalties on licences revealed

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

Almost 10,000 Kilkenny drivers had penalty points on their driving licenses this year. New figures released to the TheJournal.ie through a Freedom of Information request reveal a total of 9,822 local drivers had points on their licences on September 30, 2019, making Kilkenny the 15th highest county in the country. Overall, more than half a million […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Hair we go again! Kilkenny braced for more gusts and rain

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Kilkenny thankfully escaped the worst of Storm Atiyah over the weekend. And today we’ll experience a welcome calm before conditions become more unsettled again later in the week with rain and strong gales forecast. A Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and […]

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Plans to transform Kilkenny water treatment sites into regional ‘Sludge-Hubs’

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRISH Water is considering controversial plans to use Kilkenny plants as a regional centre to treat waste-water sludge. The State company warned that the amount of sludge created in the treatment process is set to double over the next 20 years. It is now seeking suitable sites to deal with the problem […]