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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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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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Nine lucky Kilkenny punters scratch off €575,000 in top card prizes

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2019 0

NINE lucky punters from Kilkenny city and county scooped a total of €575,000 by winning the top prize after trying their luck with National Lottery scratch cards. Since 2015, there have been a total of 402 winners across the country who have won top tier prizes, which are the maximum cash prizes on a given […]

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Our thin blue line – no new Garda recruits for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

NONE of the latest batch of Garda recruits will be stationed in Kilkenny. More than three quarters of the 201 new recruits from Templemore training college are being sent to Dublin to help combat rising gangland crime. Thirty gardaí are also being posted to Louth, 25 of whom will be based in Drogheda which is […]

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‘We’ve a decade left to avert a complete climate breakdown’ – Kilkenny protest

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2019 0

KILKENNY city-centre erupted in a riot of noise and colour today as students and activists took to the streets to highlight the dire need for “immediate” climate change action. The strike, organised by the Schools’ Climate Action Network (SCAN) and the Kilkenny Climate Action Group, follows a series of similar strikes in Kilkenny and across […]

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Divorce rate in Kilkenny on the rise, new figures confirm

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2019 0

THE number of married couples in Kilkenny getting a divorce is on the rise. New figures reveal Kilkenny is one of 12 counties across the county that have seen an increase in divorce rates since 2015, a new analysis of applications to the Circuit Court reveals. The other counties that have seen a rise include […]