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Dangerous driver stopped at Kilkenny villeage with bald tyres and no tax for over four years

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2021 0

A motorist was caught driving dangerously in a car with bald tyres that hasn’t been taxed for more than four years. It also emerged the car, which was stopped by gardai in Mooncoin on Thursday, was fuelled by illegal green diesel. Gardai seized the vehicle, which had last been taxed in March 2017. A local […]

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Kilkenny campaigner Vicky Phelan delighted to be coming home after enduring torrid time

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

Kilkenny’s hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan is coming home in two weeks for a break from her ongoing trial treatment at a clinic in the USA. And it could not come at a better time for the Mooncoin mother-of-two, who has endured an extremely tough couple of weeks in the States suffering from the side […]

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Talented Kilkenny teenager gears up for drive of his life

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2021 0

A Kilkenny teenager has beaten his rivals to the line and been chosen to represent Motorsport Ireland in a new Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) international series. Jack Brennan will represent Ireland in the inaugural Cross Car Academy Trophy, a new international championship featuring 75 horsepower Cross Cars designed for young drivers between 13 and

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Anger as high-level talks on new motorway in Kilkenny dropped at last minute

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2021 Post a comment

Discussions about the prospect of a new motorway running through county Kilkenny were cancelled at the last minute when Tánaiste Leo Varadkar removed it from a meeting’s agenda. There was much frustration among TDs and Senators yesterday after a high-profile meeting of a Tipperary delegation with the Tánaiste realised a number of topics had been […]

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The write stuff: Kilkenny girls take top prize at National Student Media Awards

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2021 0

Two talented Kilkenny student scooped the top prize at a prestigious national media awards ceremony. Aoife Kearns and Sophie Finn have been announced as winners at the 21st National Student Media Awards (Smedias). This year’s Smedia Awards took place virtually via a YouTube and Facebook livestream and despite the global pandemic, the awards saw a […]

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Kilkenny campaigner Vicky Phelan develops serious side-effects from cancer treatment

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2021 0

Kilkenny’s hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has suffered a setback during her ongoing treatment at a clinic in the USA. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who is currently in the US undergoing a trial cancer treatment, took to Instagram late yesterday to reveal she has developed Bell’s Palsy during rounds 10 and 11 of her treatment. Speaking […]

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Kilkenny Credit Union customers can use new contactless service to pay for goods

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2021 0

Paying for good and services in Kilkenny has just become a whole lot easier for many people as a new method of transaction has been introduced for customers. Six Credit Union branches across the county are now offering their current account customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay by just […]

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‘I’m coming home’- Kilkenny cancer campaigner Vicky gets break from treatment in US

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2021 0

Cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan is coming home to see her family next month before returning to the US to see out the remainder of her experimental treatment. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who is currently in the US undergoing a trial cancer treatment, was beaming when she took to Instagram yesterday to say she will be home […]

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Kilkenny self-catering providers charging between €180 and €2,887 for weekend stays

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2021 0

The local self-catering sector is booming as hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopen for business from tomorrow, a KilkennyNow.ie survey of prices reveals. Prices in the sector have been soaring due to rising demand as the lockdown weary population prepares for another staycation summer. The Irish Hotel Federation (IHF) has confirmed […]

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Kilkenny hurling legend immortalised with bronze statue

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2021 0

A bronze statue commemorating one of Kilkenny’s greatest hurlers who captained the Cats to three All-Ireland wins will be erected at the entrance of the grounds of his club. The statue of Richard (Dick) ‘Drug’ Walsh will take pride of place at the entrance of Mooncoin GAA grounds after Kilkenny County Council approved the plan. […]