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HURRICANE WATCH: Kilkenny Council told to prepare for Lorenzo

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT will be early tomorrow morning before we know if  Hurricane Lorenzo is going to hit Ireland, Kilkenny County Council has been told to prepare for it anyway. Weather experts tracking the hurricane say it is too early still to predict if Lorenzo is going to veer left towards Iceland or stay […]

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WEATHER UPDATE: It never rains, but it pours … another status yellow warning for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

KILKENNY has been included in another status yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann. The latest 24-hour warning, which came in place at 9am this morning, is also in place for nine other counties: Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and Waterford as well as Cork and Kerry. Most of the country is facing an […]

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ROADS ALERT: Kilkenny gardai out in force on M9, motorist clocked doing 162kmph

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists are being urged to slow down on our roads this weekend as torrential rainfall makes driving conditions treacherous. Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Munster were included in a 24-hour status yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann, which came into effect at 12pm today. Meanwhile, traffic gardai were out in force on the M9 […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Met Éireann issues 24-hour rainfall warning for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

IF you’ve spent the morning on the couch watching Ireland’s shock World Cup defeat against Japan, you’re probably best to stay where you are. Because Kilkenny is set to to be hit with heavy showers over the next 24 hours. Met Éireann has issued status yellow rainfall warning for Kilkenny, neighbouring Carlow and Wexford and […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: I’ll get my coat – Autumn’s here

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S fair to say Autumn has arrived. The winds are picking up, leaves are falling and there is a fair amount of rain about. This weekend will be no different. It will be changeable with nice sunny spells but that will be broken by long spells of showers, some heavy rain and […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Fears of power cuts as more thunder and lightening forecast

By Kilkenny Now 23rd September 2019 0

IT’S looking like a wet one folks. Forecasters are predicting plenty of showers this week as the remnants of Hurricane Humberto hit Ireland. Although Humberto has been downgraded to a tropical storm, Kilkenny already felt the effects of it with sporadic thunder and lightning storms over the weekend. Met Eireann said today will be very […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Last of the Summer fine … hello Hurricane Humberto

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

MAKE the most of the beautiful, and rather, unseasonal weather. Kilkenny has basked in gorgeous sunshine and blue skies over the past few week, a welcome break from a pretty bland ‘summer’. The good news is that the fine weather is set to continue today and tomorrow, but forecasters are warning this could come to […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny to bask in late, late Indian summer

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2019 0

TEMPERATURES plummeted pretty dramatically last night, so you could have been forgiven for assuming the summer (what little we saw of it!) was well and truly over. But the good, and slightly bizarre news, is that temperatures are set to see-saw in the opposite direction this weekend, with temperatures soaring to a positively balmy 20C-plus […]

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Kilkenny’s Indian Summer: mercury to rise this weekend as sun breaks through

By Kilkenny Now 21st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DON’T put the summer clothes away just yet – one last blast of summer is on the way, according to forecaster. Met Éireann says the outlook for the coming days is quite good and temperatures could soar to up to 24 or 25 degrees. Tomorrow and Friday will see the best of […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HEAVY  showers are expected to batter Kilkenny overnight and there is a good chance of spot flooding. Kilkenny has been included in a Status Yellow rainfall warning that comes into effect at 7pm this evening. All of the counties in Munster and Leinster are included in the warning. A Met Eireann forecaster […]