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Cheltenham hero Rachael celebrates Gold Cup win with ‘many drinks’ in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2022 Post a comment

Rachael Blackmore celebrated her history-making win at Cheltenham with a night out in Kilkenny on Sunday. But becoming the first woman to win the Gold Cup didn’t stop her having to reach into her own pocket. “I bought many drinks last night, that’s why I’m sounding a bit groggy this morning,” she told reporters at […]

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Tragdy as man’s body found in river near Kilkenny-Tipperary border

By Kilkenny Now 17th March 2022 0

Gardai are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in a river near the Kilkenny-Tipperary border. The man, who is understood to have been in his 40s, were recovered in the Gortnahoe area at lunchtime on Wednesday. His remains were removed to University Hospital Waterford for a post-mortem examination, which will determine the course of […]

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By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2022 Post a comment

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20,000 new Enterprise Ireland supported jobs created in Kilkenny and south east

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The number of jobs in Kilkenny and the south east rose by 20,000 in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland last year. The 7% in employment growth locally was welcomed by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “Employment growth in Enterprise Ireland (EI) companies increased by 7% in this region in 2021, a year […]

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Homes in Kilkenny worth far more than in rest of south east: new report

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2021 0

Average house prices in Kilkenny are significantly higher than the rest of the south east, new figures reveal. Latest statistics from the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) show the average cost of a four-bedroom house in Kilkenny city and county has risen to €283,750. A similar size house costs €243,334 in Waterford, €220,000 […]

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Kilkenny vaccine take-up lags behind rest of south east: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 0

Kilkenny has one of the lowest take up of vaccines in the country, according to a new report. And the county is lagging significantly behind our neighbours in the south east, who have among the highest vaccination rates in Ireland, the figures reveal. As of August 31, some 89.9% of the population in Kilkenny city […]

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Man (40s) killed in road collision near Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

A man was killed in a single-vehicle road collision in county Tipperary close to the border with Kilkenny. The tragedy occurred sometime between 9pm and 9.30pm last night at Mainstown, Carrick-on-Suir. The driver of the vehicle, a male aged in his 40s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body was taken to the mortuary […]

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Missing young brothers located in neighbouring Tipperary

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2021 0

Two young brothers missing from Belfast for close to two weeks have been found safe and well close to the Kilkenny border. Patrick Horvath (5 years) and his brother Fabricio Horvath (8 years) were found in an estate in Thurles, county Tipperary, yesterday afternoon. Patrick and Fabricio have since been returned safely to Northern Ireland. […]

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Missing young brothers believed to be near Kilkenny-Tipperary border

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2021 Post a comment

Gardai believe two young boys who have been missing for over a week may be in neighbouring Tipperary, not far from the Kilkenny border. Fabricio Horvath (8) and his five-year-old brother Patrick were reported missing on May 16, when the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) issued an person appeal for the boys. Gardai have […]

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Over 4,000 car parking tickets issued in Kilkenny since pandemic: report

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council dished out more than 4,000 parking tickets to motorists throughout the pandemic, new figures reveal. The figures are revealed in a report published in the Irish Independent, which found local authorities across the country fined motorists more than €6.6 million after handing our over 168,000 parking tickets since last March. Kilkenny accounted […]