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COVID-19 CRISIS: President Higgins sends message of hope to people of Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

President Michael D Higgins has sent a message to the people of Ireland through local and community radio as the country grapples with the Covid-19 crisis. In a special live address that was broadcast on all of Irelands’s independent radio stations, President Higgins said he and his wife Sabina said they wanted to “offer our […]

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Goodnight and God bless: Thousands tune in for Gaybo’s last broadcast

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2019 0

Thousands of mourners and well-wishers lined the streets of the captial today as the late, great Gay Byrne made his emotional final journey. A steady stream of people began to gather at Dublin’s Pro Cathedral from early this morning for the funeral of the broadcaster, who died on Monday after a long illness. He was […]

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30,000 sign petition to block bullfighting ring in Kilkenny following spoof article

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ALMOST 30,000 people have signed up to a petition to stop a bullfighting ring from being built in Kilkenny – even though there are no actual plans to construct a controversial arena of its kind. The online petition, which was created on the campaign website www.change.org, urges people to ‘Stop Ireland from Bringing […]

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PICTURE SPECIAL: Thousands join in the St Patrick’s Day festival fun across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 17th March 2019 0

KILKENNY was buzzing in more ways than one today as an estimated 15,000 people thronged the city-centre for the 2019 St Patrick’s Day Parade. The city was a riot of colour, albeit mostly a shade of green, as people of all ages joined in the festival fun. Hero cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan led the […]