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County Kilkenny boil water notice finally lifted after seven month wait

By Colin Bartley 15th July 2021 0

A boil water notice that has been imposed upon county Kilkenny community for more than seven months has finally been lifted. Works on the Paulstown, Choill Rua water supply have been completed and those using the service can now resume normal use of the water supply for drinking, food preparation and brushing teeth, Irish Water […]

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Driver fails four drug tests after being caught speeding on Kilkenny motorway

By Colin Bartley 10th July 2021 0

A driver stopped on the M9 motorway in county Kilkenny for speeding was found to have all the drugs detectable on the gardai machine in his system. Gardaí from Thomastown Roads Policing Unit stopped a motorist doing 159 kph in a 120kph zone on the M9 near Paulstown on Friday evening shortly after 9pm. When […]

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Banned driver busted after trying to turn away from Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Two disqualified drivers were arrested after they were stopped at separate Garda checkpoints in county Kilkenny. In the first incident, the disqualified motorist was caught red-handed by gardai conducting speed checks on the M9 at Paulstown who was clocked driving at excessive speed. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “With use of Garda mobility device, it was […]

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Iconic Kilkenny bar among six local historic buildings to share €312,000 fund boost

By Colin Bartley 6th May 2021 0

Six Kilkenny buildings of historic significance will benefit from over €300,000 in new conservation funding. A total of €312,000 has been allocated for the buildings as part of the Government’s Historic Structures Fund 2021. The announcement was made by Kilkenny TD and Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan, who confirmed a total of €3 million in funding […]

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Biker treated for serious injuries in hospital after horror crash on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2021 0

A man is being treated at a Dublin hospital after he was seriously injured during a road accident in Kilkenny. The motorcyclist, who is in his 50s, was airlifted to Tallaght Hospital following a collision with a van on the Gowran to Paulstown road at around 11.15am yesterday. The area was initially sealed as it […]

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Vandals desecrate Kilkenny church

By Colin Bartley 20th April 2021 0

Gardai are on the hunt for vandals who caused damage to a church in county Kilkenny over the weekend. The incident occurred at the Church of the Assumption in Paulstown on Saturday afternoon. A local Garda source said vandals entered the church sometime between 9am and 5.45pm. They broke a speaker in the gallery and […]

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National planning authority block large housing development in county Kilkenny village

By Colin Bartley 9th April 2021 0

Plans for a large development of family homes in county Kilkenny village are dead in the water after An Bord Pleanála decided to uphold the local authority’s decision to deny the application. In June 2020, Kilkenny County Council made the decision not to give the go-ahead to developer John Staunton’s plans to build 42 homes […]

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10 motorists clocked driving at dangerous speeds through Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2021 0

Ten speeding motorists will be hit with fines after they were clocked driving way over the limit through a Kilkenny village. The motorists were detected driving at speeds between 75kmph and and 91kmph in a 50kmph zone by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit in Paulstown earlier this week. Gardai confirmed fixed charge penalties […]

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Two Kilkenny motorists win free fuel for whole year

By Colin Bartley 12th February 2021 0

Two lucky Kilkenny motorists have won a year’s worth of free fuel. They were selected as part Applegreen’s Rewards App Giveaway, which rewarded customers with €150,000 worth of free fuel. One of the Kilkenny winners, Patrick Sheridan from Paulstown, said: “There’s not much good news at the moment so it was such a nice surprise […]

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Seven Kilkenny schools approved for upgrade works under €31m scheme

By Colin Bartley 9th December 2020 0

Seven Kilkenny schools will undergo major upgrade works next summer. They are among 275 schools across the country that will benefit from a €31 million package under the Summer Works Scheme announced by Education Minister Norma Foley this week. The Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is designed to allow schools to carry out small and medium […]