The Irish Farmers Markets are returning to county Kilkenny at a spectacular new venue. There will be a big emphasis on keeping everyone safe and secure when the market comes to the beautiful grounds of Mountain View, near Ballyhale, tomorrow from 11am. The market, which will be a regular Sunday attraction at Mountain View over […]
A decision on the €500 million development of Ferrybank’s North Quays is expected in the coming weeks after the project’s backer provided the local authority with further details about their ambitious plan. In February of this year planning officers at Waterford City and County Council went back to Falcon Real Estate Development, the company behind […]
Half of the office space in the €400 million North Quays Development in Ferrybank already has a tenant confirmed to move in when the project is completed. A source for the developers, Falcon Real Estate Development, told Kilkennynow.ie that the project has already attracted a tech company. The source also confirmed they have a buyer for […]
Wrap up well if you’re oventuring outdoors this weekend folks! Met Éireann has warned there will be no let up in the wet and windy conditions we’ve endured over the past few weeks as Kilkenny faces into another unsettled weekend of weather. As KilkennyNow.ie reported yesterday, Kilkenny County Council are currently handing out sandbags ahead […]
Up to 16 people have been found in the container of truck on a ferry heading to Rosslare Port in county Wexford. All the people are alive. It is understood they were discovered on a Stena Line ship sailing from Cherbourg in France. The ferry is due to dock at 3pm this afternoon. More to […]
All healthcare workers and people in at-risk groups in Kilkenny are being urged to get the flu vaccine. In a video released this week, the Chief Officer of the HSE’s South East Community Healthcare (SECH) organisation Kate Killeen White re-iterated the message that “if you can’t get the flu, then you can’t spread the flu” […]
JUST when you thought it was safe to go outside … Met Éireann has forecast a wet and windy few days ahead for Kilkenny and the South East. The national forecast said it will be mostly cloudy today, with outbreaks of rain, persistent and quite heavy at times. Met Éireann said: “Highest temperatures of 9 […]
By COLIN BARTLEY UP TO 100,000 jobs are at risk in the event of a no-deal Brexit, and the South East region is particularly vulnerable. The high reliance on the food and agriculture industry in the South East, the sectors most vulnerable to exposure due to a no-deal scenario, could see the region affected the […]
By COLIN BARTLEY THE SON of Ireland South MEP, Mick Wallace has been hired by the new MEP’s close associate and party colleague as her European Parliamentary assistant. It has emerged MEP for Dublin, Clare Daly a fellow member of Wallace’s Independents 4 Change party, has hired Wallace’s son Fionn as one of her three […]
By COLIN BARTLEY WHO remembers the South Eastern Health Board or Bord Slainte an Oir-Dheiscirt? It could be set to make a comeback. It’s reported Minister for Health Simon Harris will recommend to Cabinet this week, the largest restructuring of Ireland’s health services since the creation of Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2005. The plan […]