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Kilkenny man dies in horror crash on Australian highway

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man has died following a horrific crash in Australia overnight. Seamus Walsh, 38, from Kilcready, Ballyhale was killed when the truck he was driving collided with another truck on a New South Wales highway. Mr Walsh had been living in Australia for the past 12 years. He was married and […]

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Kilkenny and Wexford captains meet in the middle once more, to mark completion of Ireland’s longest bridge

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY and Wexford senior hurling captains were on hand to witness a momentous occasion for Kilkenny and the South East region. Cat’s captain TJ Reid, and the Model county’s captain Lee Chin, were present to witness a major milestone as the final section was inserted into Ireland’s longest bridge. The Rose […]

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Gardai probe county Kilkenny break-in where nothing was stolen

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are investigating an unusual burglary when a house was broken into, but nothing was taken. The burglary occurred at a private home in the Portnahully, Carrigeen, near Mooncoin sometime between Sunday last and Tuesday. The owner of the property was away at the time. They returned to the house at around […]

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Arachnophobia – venomous spiders terrorising Kilkenny homes

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DO YOU have a fear of eight-legged freak? You may have reason to now. Kilkenny residents are being warned to be on the look-out for venomous spiders that have been taking over homes in the county. False Widow spiders have taken up residence in South Kilkenny and Waterford. People are presenting themselves […]

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Global financial giant set to bring 1,500 jobs to the region makes major acquisition

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2019 0

A LEADING financial consultancy company intending to bring 1,500 jobs to the region today announced a major acquisition. Woodbrook Group, who last year announced their intention to create 1,500 jobs in and around Waterford, today confirmed it established its first base in the Middle East. Woodbrook, headed up by Waterford man Michael Doherty, bought one […]

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Council urges CIE to get off tracks and give green light to €8m Kilkenny Greenway

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK on the €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project may be delayed as Kilkenny County Council waits for the landowners to abandon the land. The council is asking State company CIE to give up the 24km stretch of disused rail-line to enable the construction of the Greenway. Members of the Piltown Municipal District […]

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Massive planning application for Ferrybank’s €350m North Quays project cost €120,000 just to print

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE mammoth planning application for the €350 million North Quays regeneration project in Ferrybank cost €120,000 just to print out, KilkennyNow.ie has learned. The blueprint for the design of the landmark development, which will be the biggest in the history of the South East, had to be delivered in a lorry because […]

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Fussy burglar breaks into Kilkenny home but doesn’t bother to steal anything

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2019 0

A BURGLAR ransacked a county Kilkenny home in broad daylight and then left without stealing anything. The unusual break-in happened at a property in Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny on Monday afternoon. The skilled burglar jemmied open a bedroom window at the rear of the house to gain entry. After ransacking the house, rummaging through presses and […]

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Minister feels the love at opening of Valentine’s art exhibition in Inistioge

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

MINISTER Eoghan Murphy took time out from dealing with the country’s housing crisis to pay a low-key visit to a special Valentine’s themed art exhibition in the heart of South Kilkenny. Minister Murphy was in Kilkenny for a flying visit last week as he cut the ribbon on a new social housing development in Castlecomer […]