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Garda warning as two killed in separate road collisions

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2019 0

GARDAI have urged motorists to be vigilant on the roads this weekend after two people were killed in separate collisions in neighbouring Tipperary. A woman died following a collision between a car and a truck in the early hours of this morning. The crash happened at Dovea, Bouladuff in Thurles at around 2.30am. The driver […]

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All-Ireland Final build-up – silence is Blue and Gold-en

By Kilkenny Now 16th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY IN TIPPERARY there are four divisions in the county championship, North, South, West and Mid, there is no East Tipperary some brave souls there joke. East Tipp is Kilkenny. But the jokes are in short supply this week across the border, in fact its very quiet altogether, like some conspiracy to silence. […]

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GAA hand Wexford man the whistle for Cats v Tipp All-Ireland decider

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 Post a comment

THE GAA have announced the referee for this year’s All- Ireland Hurling Final between Kilkenny and Tipperary on Sunday week. Wexford’s James Owens will referee his second All-Ireland in a row and third in all, when he throws in on August 18th. Apart from last year’s final between Limerick and Galway, Owens had the honour […]

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Teenager dies after taking substance at music festival

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

A TEENAGER has died after allegedly taking a substance at the Indiependence music festival. The patient was rushed to Cork University Hospital on Friday where he was described as being in a critical condition. He was put on life support yesterday, but died this afternoon. The young man, who was originally from neighbouring Tipperary, had […]

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Two organised crime gang suspects arrested in dramatic Garda raids

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested two men following raids targeting organised crime gangs in the region. A number of vehicles, along with mobile phones and other forms of technology, were seized during the raids which took place yesterday morning. The gardai targeted two locations in the South East, a lock-up premises and a recycling […]

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Kilkenny man who laid down the law in Tipperary retires from the bench

By Kilkenny Now 17th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY Judge laying down the law in Tipperary for the past 13 years, has retired. Judge Tom Teehan from Castlecomer, spent six decades in the legal profession. Judge Teehan has presided over Nenagh Court in Tipperary for the past 13 years. He started practicing law back in the 1960s, before becoming […]

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A real life princess – Kilkenny pulls out all stops to make brave girl’s dream come true

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BRAVE little girl will see her dream of being a princess come true in Kilkenny this week. Ten-year-old Ellie Rose Richardson suffers from cortical dysplasia, a lifelong and non-curable condition. It means Ellie Rose must undergoing continuous neurological and cardio medical interventions, medical control of seizures, OT, physio,  and speech and […]

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APPEAL: Gardai seek help tracing girl (19) missing since yesterday

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2019 0

GARDAI have issued an urgent appeal for help in finding a 19-year-old girl who has been missing since yesterday morning. Deva Hodkinson was last seen when boarding the 9.10am bus to Waterford from Carrick-on-Suir bordering county Kilkenny. She was wearing a dark pair of leggings, a T-shirt (colour not known) and a denim jacket. She […]

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New agreement to help Kilkenny students with disabililties get to college

By Kilkenny Now 30th June 2019 0

KILKENNY students with disabilities will be given a better chance of accessing third level education as part of a new deal signed between two local educational institutes. Institute of Technology Carlow and Kilkenny Education Centre have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to see a greater transition of students with disabilities to higher education. […]

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Come to Kilkenny! New group aims to lure Dublin businesses to South East

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY  A MAJOR event is taking place, targeting businesses to start, relocate or expand into Kilkenny and the South East. The event ‘Perfectly Placed:Business, Talent, Funding and Living,’ take place at Trinity College, Dublin tomorrow evening. It is aimed at investors, startups, scale-ups, small and medium enterprises and multi-national