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Summer? What summer? Kilkenny set to be lashed out of it as Yellow rain warning issued

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2020 0

Summer? What summer?  Waterford has been issued another Yellow weather alert, this time for rain, following the thunder and lightning warning issued earlier in the week. Met Éireann has included the following areas in its Status Yellow – Rainfall from tonight until early Friday morning: Waterford, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo and

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

A Status Yellow wind  alert has been issued for Kilkenny for Monday. Eleven counties have been issued Status Orange alerts as Storm Brendan moves to the northwest of Ireland. Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be affected from 7am on Monday until midnight, while the alert for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Hair we go again! Kilkenny braced for more gusts and rain

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Kilkenny thankfully escaped the worst of Storm Atiyah over the weekend. And today we’ll experience a welcome calm before conditions become more unsettled again later in the week with rain and strong gales forecast. A Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and […]

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Nine lucky Kilkenny punters scratch off €575,000 in top card prizes

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2019 0

NINE lucky punters from Kilkenny city and county scooped a total of €575,000 by winning the top prize after trying their luck with National Lottery scratch cards. Since 2015, there have been a total of 402 winners across the country who have won top tier prizes, which are the maximum cash prizes on a given […]

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‘Pristine’ – spotless Kilkenny tops national litter league survey for fifth time

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN KILKENNY has come out tops in the latest litter survey. The Marble City was described as “pristine” by judges as it returned to the summit of the Irish Business Against Littler (IBAL) league table. The number one ranking will come as a significant boost to the city as we enter the peak […]

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UPDATE: Investigation continues at Kilkenny business at centre of horse meat probe

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SEARCHES were continuing last night and investigations are ongoing at a county Kilkenny premises raided as part of a major investigation into the tampering of horse identification passports and microchips. A multi-agency force is investigating if meat from horses that should not have reached the food chain was slaughtered and processed for […]

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Kilkenny business raided by gardai investigating export of horse meat

By Kilkenny Now 6th June 2019 0

A KILKENNY premises has been raided by gardai this morning in a horse meat for export investigation. Gardai from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation launched a dawn raid on seven premises around the country including one in county Kilkenny. They are investigating if meat from horses that should not have reached the food chain, […]

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Divorce rate in Kilkenny on the rise, new figures confirm

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2019 0

THE number of married couples in Kilkenny getting a divorce is on the rise. New figures reveal Kilkenny is one of 12 counties across the county that have seen an increase in divorce rates since 2015, a new analysis of applications to the Circuit Court reveals. The other counties that have seen a rise include […]