A teenager was kilkenny when the car he was travelling in crashed in county Kilkenny last night. The tragedy occurred at Dowling in Piltown shortly after 8pm. Gardai confirmed the one of the passengers in the car, a male teenager, was later pronounced deceased at the scene. His body was later taken to the mortuary […]
A burglar broke into a house in a Kilkenny village after gaining entry through a bedroom window. The break-in occurred at a property in the Jamestown area of Piltown at around 3.40pm on Thursday. However, nothing was taken from the house. Gardaí have asked anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity in the area […]
Three Kilkenny libraries have launched a new internet Wi-Fi service for local students. It comes as Kilkenny County Council Library Service announced the launch of eduroam Wi-Fi in Ferrybank, Thomastown and Callan Libraries as part of the eduroam Everywhere initiative. eduroam stands for education roaming and provides secure and easy-to-use Wi-Fi access in thousands of
Government funding has been approved to complete works at a county Kilkenny school. Grennan College in Thomastown was given green light for the funding under the Emergency Works Scheme to complete mechanical and electrical works on its grounds. The news was welcomed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. She said: “I’d like to praise the […]
An unaccompanied leader driver who had no insurance had their car seized after they were speeding on a Kilkenny motorway. The motorist was pulled over by members of the Thomastown Road Policing Unit after they were clocked doing 154km/h on the M9 on Monday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Driver was an unaccompanied learner permit […]
Kilkenny’s Liz Kett is one of four teachers nationally to be recognised with a coveted Teachers Inspire Award for 2021. Organised and run by Dublin City University, Teachers Inspire is an Ireland-wide initiative that seeks to celebrate teachers and to recognise the transformative role they play in our lives and in our communities. It is […]
An elderly county Kilkenny man was subjected to a traumatic experience after four masked men broke into his home and robbed him. The shocking incident occurred at a property in Ballyshane, Inistioge, shortly after 7pm on Tuesday night. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow: “Four males entered the house where there was one sole male […]
Motorists driving a busy Kilkenny road had a luck escape after a ladder flew off the roof of a van in front and struck two vehicles coming behind. The incident occurred on the M9 Motorway during bad weather on Monday evening. Gardai confirmed noone was injured in the incident, but a spokesperson warned: “It could […]
Plans for a new block of apartments in a county Kilkenny town have been lodged with Kilkenny County Council. In its submission to the local authority, Kilkenny Voluntary Housing Association Company Limited has sought permission to demolish an existing building in Ladyswell Street in Thomastown. In its place, the association plans to construct a new […]
A stunning Georgian house in county Kilkenny that is set to be transformed into a spiritual retreat has been given the green light to reinvigorate the estate. The Seraph Foundation, the owners of Kilfane House on the Kilfane Demense outside Thomastown, have been granted permission by Kilkenny County Council to transform an old agricultural and […]