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Speculation mounts over Kilkenny parades as officials cancel Dublin and Cork St Patrick’s Day events

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2020 0

The Cabinet sub-committee dealing with the coronavirus has decided to cancel the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin just minutes after the organisers of the parade in Cork decided to call off theirs. With the two largest parades in the country now cancelled, focus turns to local organising committees in Kilkenny, who have yet to […]

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Tipperary woman admits pocketing cash from clients at Kilkenny workplace

By Kilkenny Now 28th February 2020 0

A Tipperary woman has pleaded guilty to stealing from her Kilkenny employers. Priscilla O’Brien from 9 Heywood Terrace in Clonmel, this week pleaded guilty to stealing €2,480 from Campion Insurance in Urlingford in 2017, at Thurles District Court. The court heard that, on five separate occasions Ms O’Brien never lodged cash that had been received […]

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Wheels in motion: Kilkenny company launches new airport service, creating 70 jobs

By Kilkenny Now 28th February 2020 0

The new 24-hour-a-day Dublin Airport passenger service operated by a Kilkenny company will take its first passengers next week. Dublin Express, a new venture from Bernard Kavanagh Coaches Urlingford, in conjunction with giant UK coach operator National Express, will result in the creation of 70 new jobs. The news service will begin operations next Tuesday, […]

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Fresh snows and plummeting temperatures causing chaos on Kilkenny roads

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Unexpected fresh snows and plummeting road temperatures around county Kilkenny have made driving conditions treacherous once again this morning. A major incident has occurred on the M8 Motorway close to Urlingford and emergency services are rushing to deal with it. The crash has blocked the northbound between Junction 4 Urlingford and Junction 3 Rathdowney and […]

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Schools close and driving conditions deteriorate badly as heavy snows hit Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

Driving conditions around Kilkenny are deteriorating rapidly and emergency services are urging people to drive with caution as snow continues to fall. Heavy snow falls this morning around Urlingford have led to an appeal to drive with care on the M8 Motorway and especially at the exits at Junction 4 where a number of cars […]

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Kilkenny bus company to launch 24-hour airport service, 70 new jobs created

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2020 Post a comment

A Kilkenny company has signed a lucrative contract to operate a new 24-hour-a-day Dublin Airport passenger service which will result in the creation of 70 new jobs. Dublin Express, a new venture which will run service to and from the captial’s city centre and the suburbs from Dublin Airport, will be operated by Bernard Kavanagh […]

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Teen in stolen car arrested after crash chaos on Kilkenny motorway

By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2020 0

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of driving a stolen car following a multi-vehicle pile-up on a Kilkenny motorway earlier today The M8 Motorway Southbound between J4 Urlingford and J5 Thurles was closed following a three-vehicle crash which occurred just before 7am this morning. Emergency services re-opened the section of the motorway this evening. […]

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Kilkenny motorway closed after serious crash involving multiple vehicles

By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2020 0

A section of the motorway in county Kilkenny is closed this morning following a serious collision involving multiple vehicles. The incident happened on the M8 Motorway close to Urlingford around 7am this morning, when the motorway was covered in heavy fog. A lorry and two cars came together in the incident on the southbound carriage […]

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Kilkenny hurling legend to line out on TV’s Dancing With The Stars!

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2019 0

A Kilkenny hurling legend known for putting the moves on sticky cornerbacks is about to show just how light on his feet he really is after answering the call to appear on the hit TV show Dancing With The Stars call. Aidan Fogarty, the 37-year-old five-time All-Ireland hurling winner, has just been confirmed as a […]

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10 rural ‘hubs’ in Kilkenny to get high-speed broadband in 2020

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2019 0

High-speed broadband will be delivered to 10 rural ‘hubs’ across Kilkenny in 2020. The news comes after the Government yesterday announced it will invest €72 million to deliver high-speed broadband to 18,092 locations in Kilkenny by 2025. Fine Gael Councillor Patrick O’Neill defended the cost of the project, saying the rollout of high speed broadband […]