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Teen suffers fractured jaw after he was attacked by gang outside Kilkenny Castle

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2021 0

A teenager was taken to hospital by ambulance after he was attacked by a group of men in Kilkenny city-centre. The assault occurred near Kilkenny Castle at the Parade in the early hours of Saturday morning, not long after another man in his 20s was attacked in a similar incident at the same location. A […]

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Victim rushed to hospital after brutal attack by gang of four in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2021 0

A man was taken to hospital after he was viciously attacked by four males in Kilkenny city-centre. The attack occurred at The Parade shortly after midnight on Friday. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie: “A man in his twenties was attacked by four males who were unknown to him shortly after midnight on Friday night. […]

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Man rushed to hospital after vicious late night attack in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2021 0

A man had to be rushed to hospital after he was viciously assaulted in Kilkenny city-centre over the weekend. The attack occurred at The Parade just after midnight on Saturday. A local Garda source confirmed the victim, a male in his 20s, was struck by a man wearing dark grey shorts and a black top […]

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Man suffers concussion after vicious late-night attack in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2021 0

Two men were viciously assaulted in a late night attack in Kilkenny city-centre. The incident occurred on The Parade at around midnight on Saturday. One of the victims suffered concussion and bruising to his face. Gardai are seeking the public’s help to identify the attackers. A Kilkenny Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are appealing for information […]

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Award-winning Kilkenny restaurant unveils new dining expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2020 0

One of Kilkenny’s most popular restaurants is continuing to look to the future post-Covid-19. The award-winning Ristorante Rinuccini on the Parade is seeking planning permission for another extension of its premises, just months after getting the go-ahead to create more dining space. In its latest application to the local authority, the owners said: “The development […]

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Cheers! Kilkenny bar gets approval for new signs outside iconic city-centre building

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2020 0

One of Kilkenny’s most famous bars will be getting a little revamp that the owners hope will attract a lot of attention. Left Bank Bars Ltd, the owners of The Left Bank and the adjoining Rive Gauche Restaurant, has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to erect new signs outside its premises on […]

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Youths suspected of stealing money from stall at Kilkenny festival

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2019 0

GARDAI are looking to talk to two young teenage girls and a young boy after money was stolen from a food stall at a Kilkenny festival. The vendor at the recent Savour Kilkenny food festival left with a bad taste in their mouth after they realised someone had stolen some of their takings for the […]

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Shock as popular Kilkenny city-centre café to close this week

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2019 0

ONE of Kilkenny city-centre’s best-known cafés has announced it is closing this week. Willoughby’s Café on the Parade will open for the final time this Wednesday. It has been in business for five years. In a statement issued via social media over the weekend, Willoughbys said the recent Government decision to increase the VAT rate […]

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Kilkenny fine diners named in new list of ‘101 Great Irish Restaurants’

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

TWO of Kilkenny’s best-loved food establishments have been named in a new list of ‘101 Great Irish Restaurants 2019’. Campagne, the local fine diner which has been awarded a Michelin star every year since 2014, and Rinucinni’s – which recently celebrated it’s 30th year in the city – were both named in the guide, published […]