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Just 16 social houses completed in Kilkenny this year: report

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2019 0

Just 16 houses completed in Kilkenny so far this year are destined for social housing. These 16 social houses represent just 7.9% of all homes completed so far in the county this year. No social houses have been completed in Kilkenny city this year, figures published by Rebuilding Ireland in their Social Housing Construction Status […]

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‘Godfather of Punk’ bringing his ‘lust for life’ to Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2019 0

The “Godfather of Punk” is going to bring his ‘Lust for Life’ to  All Together Now(ATN) festival in the Curraghmore Estate on the banks of the Suir, next August. Iggy Pop is the first headline act to be announced for the third edition of ATN. It will be the punk icon’s first Irish gig in […]

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‘The tracks were gone’ – thieves steal digger from field outside Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A DIGGER that couldn’t be driven has been stolen from a field outside a Kilkenny village. The orange mini-digger was parked in a field on the Bog Road in Piltown, but was stolen between 9pm Wednesday, October 16 and 9am Monday, October 21. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “The digger is […]

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Ed Sheeran lines up young Kilkenny master to train his horses

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

MAYBE he is mistaking the “Castle on the Hill” for Owning Hill in Kilkenny, or maybe he just likes the shape of … (erm)them. It is being reported today that Ed Sheeran, one of the world’s highest-earning and most famous musicians, is about to embark on a career as a racehorse owner, and he is […]

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Haul of valuable equipment stolen during break-in at building site in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a building site in county Kilkenny and stole several valuable items before making their escape. The theft occurred at a building site in Piltown sometime between Thursday, October 3 and 10.30am on Monday, October 7. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Three ladders, a roof rack for a van, insulated sheeting and cavity […]

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Kilkenny’s Credit Unions remain Ireland’s best customer experience

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S six Credit Unions have come out tops in a survey of people’s customer experience. The Credit Union movement has been named as Ireland’s best customer service for the fifth time in a row in the CXi Ireland Customer Experience (CX) Report and has won the award in each of the years […]

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Kilkenny villages wish to walk in a wifi wonderland

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO villages in Kilkenny, concerned their villages will be left in a broadband black hole by Government plans, are looking into setting up a fibre network all of their own. Piltown and Fiddown’s broadband speeds will not be improved under the Government’s National Broadband Development Plan (NBDP), so a meeting was held […]

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Kilkenny national school to get a brand new classroom

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A PRIMARY school in county Kilkenny is set to expand after planning permission was approved for a new classroom. Piltown National School’s Board of Management applied for the extra classroom in February, and approval was finally granted last month. The extension will see the construction of a single storey classroom, which will […]

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Equine superstars gather in Kilkenny to launch cancer fundraiser

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A VERITABLE galaxy of horse racing superstars galloped into Kilkenny this week to launch an event raising money for new cancer trials and treatments. Ruby Walsh, AP McCoy, Paul Carberry and Charlie Swan joined Joseph O’Brien at his Piltown yard as they prepare for the Pat Smullen Champions Race for Cancer Trials […]

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On your marks … world’s fastest female cyclists tackle Kilkenny’s roads

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S premier women’s cycling event, which attracts the cream of world cycling, kicks off in Kilkenny this afternoon. Rás na mBan is a five-day event held over six stages in which competitors race over 400km. The race sets off from the Springhill Court Hotel at 4.30pm and will finish in Gowran this […]