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Kilkenny man named as one of ‘Top 10 Most Powerful People’ in Europe

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

The European Commissioner for Trade – Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan – has been named as one of the top 10 most people in Europe. Mr Hogan came in tenth place in US magazine Politico’s 2020 list of the 28 most powerful people in Europe – just two places behind Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Politico compiles an annual […]

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Have a heart, Taoiseach! Local cardiac campaigners deliver powerful message to Leo

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Cardiac care campaigners from Kilkenny and across the South East have delivered a petition with 5,000 signatures to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s office in Dublin. The signatures were collected in October following the high profile Hand On Heart campaign organised by the Health Equality For the South East (HEFSE) group. HEFSE is demanding that the Government […]

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10 rural ‘hubs’ in Kilkenny to get high-speed broadband in 2020

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2019 0

High-speed broadband will be delivered to 10 rural ‘hubs’ across Kilkenny in 2020. The news comes after the Government yesterday announced it will invest €72 million to deliver high-speed broadband to 18,092 locations in Kilkenny by 2025. Fine Gael Councillor Patrick O’Neill defended the cost of the project, saying the rollout of high speed broadband […]

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Government signs off National Broadband Plan, 17,000 Kilkenny homes to get connected

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2019 0

The Government has just signed off on the €3 billion National Broadband Plan contract it hopes will bring high-speed broadband to the entire country. Kilkenny is set for a €71 million investment, which will give 17,000 homes in the county the ability to connect to high-speed broadband. With the contracts, signed it is hoped work […]

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Goodnight and God bless: Thousands tune in for Gaybo’s last broadcast

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2019 0

Thousands of mourners and well-wishers lined the streets of the captial today as the late, great Gay Byrne made his emotional final journey. A steady stream of people began to gather at Dublin’s Pro Cathedral from early this morning for the funeral of the broadcaster, who died on Monday after a long illness. He was […]

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‘Humiliation, disrespect and deceit’ – Taoiseach apologises to Vicky Phelan and others ‘destroyed’ by cancer scandal

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A ‘Litany of failure’ is how Taoiseach Leo Varadkar described the cervical check screening process as he apologised to the women in Ireland whose lives were “destroyed” by the cancer scandal. One of those women Mr Varadkar was talking about was Kilkenny woman and cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan, who was in […]

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British tabloid targets Taoiseach in poll, blaming him for ‘blocking Brexit’

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IS Leo to blame for blocking Brexit? This is the less than subtle poll a British tabloid is running today, as An Taoiseach meets with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an effort to salvage a deal. Just as Leo Varadkar was about to sit down for talks with his British counterpart, […]

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Taoiseach confirms ‘right date’ for General Election

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2019 0

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar said that May 2020 is the “right moment” for the next General Election. Speaking at a Fine Gael party think-in today, the Taoiseach signalled he wants to met US President Donald Trump in the White House on St Patrick’s Day and attend an EU Council meeting in March before calling an election. […]

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‘No backstop is no-deal’ – Varadkar tells Boris Johnson

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Dublin this morning with the Prime Minister stating he wants a deal before leaving the EU. Mr Johnson, speaking on the steps of Leinster House, said he wants to protect the economic unity of Ireland, to uphold the Good […]

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Boris Johnson coming to Ireland for last-ditch Brexit talks

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson is coming to Ireland to hold talks with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Brexit. The Taoiseach’s office this afternoon confirmed Prime Minster Johnson accepted an invitation from the Taoiseach and will travel to meet next Monday. Earlier this week the Taoiseach suggested a meeting with Mr Johnson may […]