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Cocaine and cannabis seized during raids on properties in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 23rd December 2020 0

Gardai seized €5,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis in raids on two properties in north Kilkenny in recent days. In the first planned operation, members of Kilkenny Garda Drugs Unit and by local gardai investigating the sale and supply of controlled drugs seized €3,000 worth of cocaine during a search of a property in the […]

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Facebook gets thumbs up for massive wind farm in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2020 0

Facebook’s plans to use the power created from a Kilkenny wind farm to offset its Irish operations power usage have been approved by the local authority. Earlier this year it emerged the social media giant had chosen a site at the former Lisheen Mines near Urlingford as a wind farm  to offset the power needed […]

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‘Suspicious looking van’ linked to break-in at county Kilkenny house

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2020 0

Burglars broke into a house in county Kilkenny and ransacked a room before fleeing the property empty handed. The attempted burglary took place in the Woodsgift area shortly before 8pm on Saturday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the burglars gain entry to by forcing the rear door of the house open. However, nothing was taken […]

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A class project: Kilkenny school unveils plans for major new extension

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2020 0

A Kilkenny school has lodged plans with the local council for a major new extension. The Board of Management of Urlingford National School has applied to the local authority for permission to build an extension comprising of five new education rooms. If the plans are approved, two new mainstream classrooms and three new special education […]

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13 dogs seized during planned Garda raid on house in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2020 0

Gardai seized 13 dogs after they raided a house in county Kilkenny earlier today. The raid took place at a private property in Urlingford and involved officers from Kilkenny, Castlecomer and Urlingford Garda stations. The gardai were also assisted by members of KSPCA, the local council and a vet. A local Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí […]

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Huge development of homes, offices and shops planned for Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

A major development of homes, offices and retail units is planned for a county Kilkenny town. Kilkenny County Council has received an application to develop 23 homes, three two-storey office buildings, and eight warehousing units on a 4.332 hectare site at Togher in Urlingford. Developers Canview Limited, who were recently granted permission to build seven […]

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Bang on: Gardai seize €3,000 of illegal fireworks in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2020 0

Local gardai seized this massive haul of fireworks following a search of a location in the north of the county. Around €3,000 worth of illegal fireworks were discovered in the search near Urlingford last night. The seizure was part of Operation Tombola, the Garda clampdown on illegal and dangerous fireworks in the countdown to Halloween.

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Green light for large new family homes in Kilkenny town centre

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for a development of large family homes in Urlingford. Canview Ltd originally lodged plans with the local authority in April to develop the properties to complete the housing development at Tougher Crescent. The council reverted to Canview over the summer requesting more information, including a flood-risk assessment […]

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Thieves sneak into county Kilkenny property and make off with power tools

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2020 0

Thieves broke into a property in county Kilkenny and made off with several valuable power tools. The break-in occurred at Clomantagh, Barna, Urlingford, sometime between 6pm and 11pm last Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed a number of items were stolen, including two black Parkside welders and a black and silver Parkside wet and dry […]

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Plans for development of large family homes in county Kilkenny town back on track

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2020 0

A housing development in a county Kilkenny town that was held while the council awaited further details from the developer is now back on track. Canview Ltd originally lodged plans with the local authority in April to develop the large family homes in an effort to complete the housing development at Tougher Crescent in Urlingford. […]