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WEATHER ALERT: Rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2022 0

Wrap up well if you’re ventruing outdoors – Kilkenny has been included in a new rainfall warning that will remain in place until 6pm tomorrow. The latest weather warning issued by Met Éireann also covers neighbouring Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary as well as counties Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and comes into effect from 11pm […]

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STORM BARRA UPDATE: Rainfall warning for Kilkenny, severe winds continue, local colleges close

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2021 0

The tail end of Storm Barra will continue to batter the country this morning, with severe winds and weather warnings in place for every county. A status yellow rainfall warning remains in place in Kilkenny and the rest of the country until this evening. However, Kilkenny and the south east escaped the worst of the […]

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Room service: Kilkenny and South East’s hotels best at beating Covid blues

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2020 3

Hotels in Kilkenny and the South East are riding out the coronavirus crisis but those in Dublin are struggling. This snapshot of the hospitality business is revealed in two surveys, one of which shows that local hotels have the highest average room occupancy in the country. The survey for the Irish Hotels Federation found that, […]

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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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STORM BRENDAN: Orange alert for Kilkenny amid flooding fears and structural damage

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

Today is set to be a wild and wet one across Kilkenny as Storm Brendan hits the country. Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Waterford, Tipperary Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork and Limerick were issued with an updated Status Orange weather alert yesterday. The alert will come into effect from 8am and remain […]

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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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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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Kilkenny retail gets welcome boost as fashion chain reopens store in city

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

KILKENNY has received a welcome retail boost after the Vila clothing chain reopened its store in the city-centre. The company’s shops on High Street in Kilkenny and Carlow has been closed for a fortnight, but they reopened their doors this week. Vila employs five people at its Kilkenny store. Aside from Kilkenny and Carlow, the […]