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Terrifying M9 crash causes motorway closure in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A SERIOUS crash on the M9 motorway in Kilkenny is causing chaos for commuters this morning. The M9 southbound is now closed from Junction 11, Mullinavat to the end of the motorway at Grannagh following the serious crash. Huge tailbacks are being reported. In the single-vehicle accident, a car veered off the […]

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ALERT: Kilkenny emergency services rush to scene of accident, car bursts into flames on M9

By Kilkenny Now 19th September 2019 0

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a road accident in South Kilkenny. Fire units from Thomastown rushed to the scene on the M9 Motorway at around 9.30am this morning after a vehicle burst into flames. The invident occurred just outside Waterford city near the M9/N9 roundabout northbound between Junction 12 at Grannagh and Junction […]

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Man killed after being hit by truck in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A PEDESTRIAN has been killed after being hit by a truck in Kilkenny this afternoon. The incident, in which a man died, happened on the N25 at Gaulstown, near Glenmore shortly before 3 pm. Gardai in the Thomastown District are at the scene and the road has been closed to allow for […]

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UPDATE: Man killed in horror road crash in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2019 0

A MAN who was involved in a serious road accident in South Kilkenny this morning has died. The victim was the sole occupant of a car that crashed between the Knocktopher and Mullinavat junctions on the M9 at around 8.30am. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident. The victim was taken to University […]

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How Kilkenny towns can hook up to the high-speed broadband highway

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

TOWNS across Kilkenny are being given the opportunity to set up their very own community broadband services. But they only have until the end of this month have until May 31 to qualify for up to €30,000 in supports for a business plan, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) has announced. KLP CEO Declan Rice said advisory […]

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Broadband roadshows roll into Kilkenny communities this week

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny LEADER Partnership community broadband roadshows kick off this week. Information meetings will be held at the Freshford Community Hall tomorrow night, with another event at Mullinavat Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Both meetings begin at 8pm. KLP has teamed up with internationally-renowned fibre expert, John Graves, for the Blue Town Initiative which

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2019 Local Elections countdown – here is your full list of Kilkenny candidates

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2019 0

THE nominations are in, the campaigning is well underway and the stage is set for the May 24 local elections. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed a total of 44 candidates will contest the four electoral areas in in the city and county. Here is the full list of candidates: Kilkenny City Electoral Area (14 candidates […]

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20 rural Kilkenny communities to get more affordable broadband service

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is teaming up with rural communities across the county to help them prepare to turn their broadband ‘not spots’ into high-speed ‘hot spots’ with a far more affordable broadband service. A series of roadshows will get underway from May 14 targeting 20 rural Kilkenny communities identified as ‘Blue Areas’ in the […]

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UPDATE: Kilkenny gardai confirm horse killed in M9 crash horror

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2019 0

GARDAI have confirmed a horse was killed in the collision that resulted in a section of the M9 being closed off last night. Kilkenny gardai said the collision involved “two jeeps and a horse box” that were travelling southbound on the motorway just after the turnoff to Knocktopher. A Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie the horse was […]

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UPDATE: No one seriously injured in M9 crash outside Knocktopher

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2019 0

GARDAI have confirmed no-one was seriously injured in last night’s crash on the M9 in South Kilkenny that resulted in a section of the motorway being temporarily closed to traffic. More than a dozen members of the emergency services were at the scene of the collision last, which occurred a short distance after the Knocktopher […]