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ALERT: Kilkenny householders targeted by conman pretending to be Revenue official just days before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2020 0

Kilkenny householders are being targeted in a new phone scam by fraudsters falsely claiming to be Revenue officials. Local gardai issues a warning about the latest scam which they said is “currently impacting on people”. The contact is being made from a landline number with a 051 prefix, the code for Waterford and parts of […]

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Kilkenny taxpayers granted extension after Revenue’s pay and file system crashes

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2019 0

Kilkenny taxpayers have had their pay and file tax return deadline extended after the Revenue’s online system crashed due to “heavy usage volumes.” Many taxpayers found when they went online earlier this afternoon, they could not file their returns, as the Revenue’s ROS system was down. Now the deadline to file tax returns has been […]

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Kilkenny newlyweds miss out on marriage ‘gift’ from Revenue

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S newlyweds could be missing out on a cash windfall for tying the knot. Newly-married couples can claim Marriage Relief, which treats them as two single people, for the months following their wedding. Out of the 85,000 couples married in Ireland since 2015, more than 4,000 have not claimed this relief, according […]

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John Needs Pembro: campaign demands face-to-face showdown with minister

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THE campaign on behalf of a Kilkenny man who needs access to a life-changing drug has demanded an immediate face-to-face meeting with Health Minister Simon Harris. The John Needs Pembro campaign today said it was “heartened” that Kilkenny TDs John McGuinness and Kathleen Funchion successfully highlighted John Holmes’ case in the Dáil on Tuesday. Campaign […]

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‘John Needs Pembro’ campaign: Langton’s to host biggest fundraiser to date

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

By KIERAN CONWAY THE people of Kilkenny have rallied magnificently for the ‘John Needs Pembro’ campaign. There are many reasons why the campaign has achieved so much attention and support. John Holmes’ stoic bravery in the face of a harrowing seven-year ordeal naturally elicited sympathy. His standing in the community as family man, a good […]

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ALERT: Kilkenny gardai issue new warning about phone scammers posing as Revenue officials

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 0

GARDAI have urged Kilkenny householders to beware of phone scammers who are continuing to target people by posing as Revenue officials. There has been a large number of reported cases in recent weeks involving scam artists purporting to be Revenue officials who claim to be calling with details of a tax rebate. In a number […]

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Scam callers pretending to be Revenue officials targeting Kilkenny householders

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have urged local householders to be beware of bogus callers posing as Revenue officials. Several people throughout Kilkenny have reported receiving calls from 051 and 01 numbers from scamsters who purporting to work for the Revenue Commissioners and other companies. The callers tell the householders that they are entitled to a tax rebate […]

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Revenue seize €36,100 of illegal cigarettes at South Kilkenny port

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2019 0

REVENUE officers uncovered evidence of an international smuggling operation after they seized €36,100 worth of illegal cigarettes from a ship at Bellview Port in South Kilkenny. The haul was found during a search of the ship, which arrived at the port this week. The vessel arrived into Irish waters from Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on […]