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Two men killed in crash in county Cork

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 0

Two men have died following a road crash in county Cork. The incident happened closed to Charleville shortly after 1pm this afternoon. It is understood a motorcyclist and a car were involved in the collision. It is being reported the deceased are the driver of the car and the biker. Gardai and emergency services remain at […]

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Kilkenny drivers urged to slow down as six more people killed on our roads

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2020 0

Kilkenny drivers have been urged to slow down and take more care after it was revealed that six more people lost theirs lives on Irish  roads in 2019 compared to 2018.# Six people were killed on Kilkenny roads in 2019. A total of 148 people lost their lives in 2019, compared to 142 in 2018, […]

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Man (30s) dies after being struck by van close to Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2019 0

A man has died after he was struck by a van while walking not far from the Kilkenny border. The man, in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene near Coolkennedy, Thurles, Co Tipperary. The incident happened at around 3am this morning on the N62 road between Thurles and Horse and Jockey. Emergency services […]

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#ProjectEDWARD: Death toll on Kilkenny roads rises

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FIVE deaths have been recorded on Kilkenny roads so far this year, up from two deaths in the whole of 2018. An Garda Síochána is calling on all Kilkenny road users to drive safely today, this year’s European Day Without A Road Death (#ProjectEDWARD). This is the fourth year for #ProjectEDWARD, an […]

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Kilkenny bikers urged to ‘ease off the throttle’ over May Bank Holiday weekend

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

KILKENNY motorcyclists have been urged to “ease off the throttle” over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Gardai and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have urged bikers to keep within the speed limit ahead of the “high risk summer period”. So far this year there have been four fatal collisions involving motorcyclists — three more than […]

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‘Slow down, arrive alive’ – Garda warning as speeding motorists clocked on M9

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2019 0

MOTORISTS beware – gardai from the Kilkenny-Carlow division have been out in force in recent days as the level of road fatalities continues to soar. Several drivers were clocked at speeds of up to 155km/h on the M9 yesterday. Kilkenny gardai confirmed: “Speed checks on M9 yesterday evening, numerous offences detected. Let’s slow down and […]