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Top Kilkenny presenter to feature in new true-crime TV documentary

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2021 0

One of the most recognisable voices and faces in Kilkenny media will appear in a new series of Irish true crime documentary that airs tonight. KCLR Live host Eimear Ní Bhraonáin features on ‘Marú inár Measc’s’ second episode tonight, which looks back on the abduction and murder of Phyllis Murphy in Kildare back in 1979. […]

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13 Kilkenny communities take control of their energy futures

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2021 0

Thirteen community groups in Kilkenny are taking control of their energy futures in an effort to tackle climate change. The groups, which are spread out all across the county are part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI’s) community energy network, which is leading the way in Ireland’s energy transition. SEAI has more than […]

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13 Kilkenny communities take control of their energy futures

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2021 0

Thirteen community groups in Kilkenny are taking control of their energy futures in an effort to tackle climate change. The groups, which are spread out all across the county are part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI’s) community energy network, which is leading the way in Ireland’s energy transition. SEAI has more than […]

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Supermarket giant announces new jobs for Kilkenny stores

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2021 0

A supermarket giant is creating a new jobs at its stories in Kilkenny city and county. German retailer Aldi has confirmed it will create up to 22 jobs in Kilkenny as part of a plan to increase its overall headcount by 1,050 nationwide. Aldi currently has five stores in county Kilkenny, with plans for a […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: The grape that got banished by royal command

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

FRANCHE Comté is a region of Burgundy close to the border with Switzerland. For centuries, control swung between France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Philip II of Spain was the man in charge back in the mid-sixteenth century and he took a strong exception to the Pinot Blanc style of grape from which they […]