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Ice, vice, crazy! Kilkenny gardai clock driver doing 180kph in freezing fog

By Colin Bartley 18th November 2019 0

A motorist who emerged from the freezing fog on a Kilkenny road doing close to 180kph got a nasty shock when he was chased down by the gardai. Thomastown Roads Policing Unit were out on the M9 Motorway near Paulstown just after 9am, when a car whizzed passed doing 173kph on the icy roads and […]

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Speed demon clocked doing 185kph on Kilkenny motorway

By Colin Bartley 13th November 2019 0

A man caught driving 65kph over the speed limit on a Kilkenny road is due in court on charges of dangerous driving. Members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit were on the M9, near Paulstown, yesterday evening when they detected a car travelling at over 185kph. The gardai took after the car managed to pull […]

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Fine family home 15 minutes drive from Kilkenny city for just €169,000

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

The address: No. 51, Marble Court, Paulstown, county Kilkenny  The lowdown: Turn-key family home in quality development just 15 minutes drive from city  The price: €169,000 ______________________________________________ Superbly presented and maintained, this fine family home comes to the market in turn-key condition. Built with an unfaltering commitment to fine detail and

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Elderly Kilkenny cyclist involved in collision with parked lorry dies

By Colin Bartley 4th November 2019 0

An elderly Kilkenny man who was rushed to hospital last week after the bike he was cycling collided with a lorry passed away from his injuries this afternoon. The incident happened close to the village of Paulstown between 12.30pm and 1pm last Tuesday, October 29. The man sustained serious injuries when the bike he was […]

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Elderly Kilkenny cyclist rushed to St Luke’s Hospital after collision with lorry

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2019 0

An elderly Kilkenny man was rushed to hospital earlier today after the bike he was cycling collided with a lorry. The incident happened close to the village of Paulstown between 12.30pm and 1pm. The man was cycling his bike close to the village when he collided with the cab of the truck that was stationary […]

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Overturned lorry closes Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A COUNTY Kilkenny road has been closed off this morning after a lorry overturned. The stretch of road between Paulstown and Goresbridge will remain closed for the next few hours. A cement lorry toppled over at Duninga, close to the Mullins family horse training facilities and has blocked the road. No one […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny road closed off after truck bursts into flames

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY road has been closed as emergency services deal with a truck that’s on fire. The truck caught fire on the road between Paulstown and Castlecomer, at Ballinvally, close to the Paulstown turnoff. The road has been closed off as the fire services deal with the incident. The truck caught fire […]

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PLOUGHING TRAFFIC UPDATE: Huge tailbacks reported as crowds flock to Carlow

By Kilkenny Now 18th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ORGANISERS are struggling to cope with record crowds turning up at the National Ploughing Championship today. Some visitors are reporting being stuck in traffic for up to three to four hours, while organisers have just announced the shuttle bus service from Carlow has been stopped due to over-capacity saying there is no […]

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Ploughing Championships: Kilkenny commuters caught-up in massive 15km tailbacks

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DELAYS of up to three to four hours and 15 kilometre tailbacks stretching into Kilkenny county have plagued the first morning of the National Ploughing Championship. The worst affect traffic routes are the two going through Kilkenny to the championship site in Fennagh, county Carlow. Those stuck in traffic took to social […]

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Ambitious plan to build homes for over 160 people in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PLANS to develop 42 new homes in a Kilkenny village have been lodged with the council. An application has been lodged by John Stauton to Kilkenny County Council for a project that could see housing for over 160 people built close to the centre of Paulstown. The development will consist of one-bed, […]