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Kilkenny’s Big Phil backs rural broadband plan – despite €3bn price tag

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2019 0

IRELAND’S EU Commissioner, former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan, has said rollout of high-speed broadband to rural areas must happen as soon as possible – despite the growing controversy over the estimated €3 billion cost of the project. The Sunday Independent today reports that the country’s most senior civil servants warned Cabinet ministers the €3bn National […]

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Kilkenny man George Clooney meets his Irish cousins!

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2019 Post a comment

By SARAH SLATER and KILKENNYNOW.IE REPORTER HOLLYWOOD A-lister George Clooney, whose ancestral family hails from Windgap, spent a few days in Ireland over Easter getting to know his Irish cousins. The family get-together was organised by George’s parents, the renowned broadcaster Nicholas (85) and his writer wife Nina (80). The couple hosted the family reunion […]

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Kilkenny’s net loss: yet another delay in roll-out of National Broadband Plan

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

RURAL parts of Kilkenny still without high speed internet access face another delay before the roll-out of the crisis-plagued National Broadband Plan (NBP). The latest setback came as Communications Minister Richard Bruton confirmed the NBP will not go before Cabinet today. It had been previously suggested by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the matter would be […]

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Kilkenny homeowners will not be hit with property tax hikes this year

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 8

KILKENNY homeowners will not be hit with property tax hikes this year, it has emerged. It comes after ministers agreed not to implement the recommendations of a long-awaited review of the Local Property Tax (LPT) for another year. Property tax rates have been frozen since 2013. A decision was made in 2016 to keep them […]

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Kilkenny politician warns businesses: ‘Prepare for a no-deal Brexit’

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor and general election candidate has urged local businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The likelihood of the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal grew significantly this evening after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal was defeated in the House of Commons for a third time. A no-deal Brexit […]

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‘He served with distinction’ – Taoiseach leads tributes to former TD John Browne

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2019 0

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has led tributes to former Carlow-Kilkenny TD John Browne following his death at the age of 82. The Fine Gael TD served the constituency for 13 years until his retirement ahead of the 2002 general election. Mr Browne was Fine Gael’s health spokesman for a period in the 1990s. He also spent time […]

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Kilkenny Crystal plays replica Trump card

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

KILKENNY Crystal has begun making replicas of its beautiful shamrock bowl which was presented to US President Donald Trump in the White House on St Patrick’s Day. Images of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presenting the Kilkenny Crystal bowl to President Trump were beamed all over the world, giving the Callan-based company, which celebrates its 50th birthday […]

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Kilkenny councillors set to be given more powers to determine how much property tax we pay

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY councillors are set to be given more powers to decide what levels of property tax to charge homeowners across the city and county. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has signalled the Government will cede more powers to local authorities as part of a series of measures to prevent a massive hike in local property tax (LPT) […]

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Kilkenny sparkles in the White House!

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2019 0

US President Donald Trump was bowled over after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented him with a beautiful piece of Kilkenny Crystal in the White House. Images of the shamrock bowl, which was made in Callan, have been beamed around the world in recent hours in a major global coup for the local company. Callan has very strong […]

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EU-UK trade war would ‘decimate’ local farming and food sectors – Kilkenny councillor

By Kilkenny Now 14th March 2019 0

LOCAL businesses, farmers and food production companies must be given supports in the event of a trade war between the EU and the UK, a local politician has warned. Cllr Patrick O’Neill was speaking after the latest twist in the ongoing Brexit drama, which has brought even more confusion and uncertainty about the future direction […]