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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2019 0

Liz O’SHUAGHNESSY (née Byrne) Goresbridge, Kilkenny / Borris, Carlow Liz passed away in the loving care of the staff in St Patrick’s Ward, St Columba’s Hospital, Thomastown, on Thursday, November 7.  Predeceased by her beloved husband Gerald, her sisters Kitty Kinsella, Bridie Byrne, Currane and Eileen Walsh, England. Deeply regretted by her sons Bernard,

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Standing room only on the Misery Express

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

It is 8.14 and I am standing in a corridor on the Misery Express, as regulars call this morning train that runs from Dundalk, in Co Louth, to Bray in Co Wicklow. I got on at the fourth stop, so my chances of being seated were nil. But we are standing comfortably enough with some […]

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Seven Kilkenny towns and villages share €400k pot aimed at enhancing area

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

Close to €400,000 has been earmarked for seven Kilkenny communities under the Towns and Villages Renewal Scheme. The scheme aims to enhance Kilkenny’s towns and villages, to make them more attractive places in which to live and work. Slieverue takes the lions share of the funding as it has been allocated €200,000 to develop a […]

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2,000 Kilkenny homes wake up to no power

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

Thousands of people have been affected by a power outage in county Kilkenny this morning. Over 2,000 homes in Thomastown and the surrounding area are without power at the moment. A large fault in the supply was discovered by the ESB shortly after 7am. Crews are at the site of the fault and are working […]

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Elderly Kilkenny cyclist rushed to St Luke’s Hospital after collision with lorry

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2019 0

An elderly Kilkenny man was rushed to hospital earlier today after the bike he was cycling collided with a lorry. The incident happened close to the village of Paulstown between 12.30pm and 1pm. The man was cycling his bike close to the village when he collided with the cab of the truck that was stationary […]

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Mysterious green object spotted in skies above Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2019 0

A GIANT fireball was spotted streaking over Kilkenny’s sky yesterday. Some were baffled by what they saw, while others wondered if it signaled the end of the world? The huge green fireball illuminated the early evening sky and was spotted all the way from West Cork and North Mayo, to the tip of Northern Ireland, […]

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Irish Open returns to Kilkenny as Mount Juliet secures tournament

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2019 0

MOUNT Juliet will host next year’s Irish Open. It has just been announced the 2020 Irish Open will return to the Thomastown course for the first time since 1995. Next year’s Irish Open has been moved to a May slot, earlier than usual, as the golf calendar tries to work around the Olympics 2020. Gold […]

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White and green day: Ballyhale retain county title as Tullaroan regain senior status

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2019 0

IT was a good afternoon for the team in white and green UPMC Nowlan Park as Ballyhale Shamrocks retained their Senior hurling title and Tullaroan picked up the intermediate title. Ballyhale Shamrocks, the reigning county, Leinster and All-Ireland Champions overcame a plucky James Stephen’s team in the St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling final, to […]

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Kilkenny used to showcase Ireland to US travel agents

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is at the centre of a campaign trying to attract high-end American travellers to Ireland. People from 11 of the US’s top travel agencies are visiting Kilkenny this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, to experience the most luxurious and best of Irish tourism. They’re all members of […]

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SPONSORED: How Thomastown Credit Union helps beat the loan sharks

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

THE Department of Finance is studying submissions from a consultation on licensed moneylenders. When it launched the process three months ago there were 39 of these moneylenders operating with the authorisation of the Central Bank. They were charging annual interest rates which ranged from a frightening 152 per cent to a horrifying 287 per cent. […]