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Living with Covid: €575,000 granted to five Kilkenny community projects

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2021 0

Almost €575,000 has been allocated to projects aimed at helping towns and villages across county Kilkenny adapt to life under Covid-19 restrictions. Five towns and villages around the county will receive between €100,000 and €175,000 as part of the Government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme unveiled by Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys earlier

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M9 motorway diversions in county Kilkenny to last seven weeks

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2021 0

A busy road that links the M9 motorway into county Kilkenny has been closed for the next seven weeks and diversions are now in place. The R704 connecting Mullinavat to Thomastown, beginning at junction 11 on the M9, was closed off this week to accommodate the works. The closure is necessary as the council undertakes […]

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Recycle your Christmas tree for free: Nine drop off locations set up across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2020 0

Plans are already in motion for the collection and composting of Kilkenny’s Christmas trees. Kilkenny County Council has set nine temporary tree drop-off locations around the county. Trees can also be dropped off at the local authority’s two civic amenity sites at Dunmore and Grannagh. The temporary sites will be opened from January 4 to […]

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Kilkenny gardai make a very special delivery to local community hospital

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2020 0

Big hearted local gardai made a very special delivery to a county Kilkenny community hospital over Christmas. Sergeant Ted Hughes and his colleagues at Thomastown Garda Station organised the initiative between local schools and the St Columba’s Hospital in Thomastown. In the run up to Chrismas, local school children designed and wrote individual Christmas cards […]

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Historic building set in Kilkenny graveyard to come alive as unique family home

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2020 0

An ambitious plan to transform a historic religious hall located at a county Kilkenny graveyard into a family home has been approved by the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has granted permission for the Catholic Young Men’s Society (CYMS) hall, a protected structure on Chapel Lane in Thomastown, restored as a three-bed family home. The […]

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Three Kilkenny properties fetch over €1m this year

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2020 0

Three properties in Kilkenny sold for over €1 million year despite the pandemic. A house in Thomastown topped the list after it exchanged hands for €1,420,000. At the other end of the scale, a house in Graiguenamangh sold for just €10,000. The Residential Property Price Register shows another property in Kilkenny city and a house […]

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Get in! Irish Open return to Mount Juliet in 2021

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

Mount Juliet has been confirmed as the host of next year’s Irish Open. The five-star hotel, estate and golf course in Thomastown was set to host the event this year, but the tournament was firstly postponed, and then moved, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. The tournament was due to be held in county Kilkenny in […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2020 0

William (Billy) COSTELLO  Brandondale, Graiguenamanagh Sadly missed by his loving daughters Annie, Mary and Jenny, grandchildren Cloe, Laura, Dean, Jake, Alex, Kyle and Caitlyn, brothers, sisters, sons-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends. In keeping with recent government guidelines regarding public gatherings, Billy’s

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House in county Kilkenny ransacked and cash stolen just weeks before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2020 0

A burglar broke into a house in county Kilkenny and ransacked the property before making off with a sum of money. The brreak-in occurred at a house in Ballyfacey, Mullinavat at around 6pm on Wednesday. A Garda spokesperson confirmed the back door of the property was forced open, rooms were ransacked and  some cash was […]

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Thieves break into Kilkenny home overnight and make off with ride-on mower

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

Burglars broke into a garage in a county Kilkenny property and amde off with a ride-on mower and strimmers. Gardai said the break-in occurred at a “domestic garage” in Ballinva, Hugginstown, sometime between Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 29. A local Garda source confirmed the thieves forced open the side door of the garage […]