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‘Tens of millions available’ for North Quays development in Ferrybank: Taoiseach

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2020 0

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said there is “tens of millions available” from the Government to ensure a project with the potential to transform Waterford and the South East goes ahead. Mr Vardkar was speaking as he officially opened the N25 bypass. He insisted the Government is fully behind the €500 million North Quays project in Ferrybank, […]

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LATEST: Burnt out car discovered close to where shots fired on gardai

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2020 0

A massive garda manhunt is continuing across the South East after shots were fired at a garda patrol car this morning. Gardai responded to a report of suspicious activity at near Gorey in Wexford at 8.30am. They attempted to stop a blue BMW 318 with the Waterford registration – 06 W 1012 on the R725 […]

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ELECTION 2020: Fine Gael promise Technological University of South East as part of €90m plan

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Education Minister has promised a Technological University for the South East within the next five years if Fine Gael is returned to power. Minister Joe McHugh made the announcement alongside Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor at the launch of Fine Gael’s educational policy. Aside from a €90m fund promised to create four […]

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Chinese student who traveled from centre of coronavirus outbreak given all clear

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Chinese student based in Waterford who was placed into self-isolation after travelling to Ireland from Wuhan, China on Sunday has been given the all-clear for coronavirus by health services. The man, who is a student at Waterford Institute of Technology, was placed in self- isolation as a precautionary measure for the past number of […]

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Man who rammed Kilkenny Garda car following chase wrong way down M9 remanded to prison

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

A  man in his late 20s is due back in court next week after ramming a garda car in Kilkenny following a high-speed chase the wrong way down the M9 motorway. The motorway was closed off for a time late on Sunday evening following the chase which started in Carlow and ended dramatically when the […]

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STORM BRENDAN: Orange alert for Kilkenny amid flooding fears and structural damage

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

Today is set to be a wild and wet one across Kilkenny as Storm Brendan hits the country. Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Waterford, Tipperary Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork and Limerick were issued with an updated Status Orange weather alert yesterday. The alert will come into effect from 8am and remain […]

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Kilkenny funding helps give summer lift-off to Waterford Airport runway extension

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

It is expected work to extend the runway at Waterford Airport could begin early this summer after it was confirmed planning permission for the project will be lodged next week. The proposed €12 million project will be paid for by a €5 million capital funding grant from the Government, an injection of money from Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny school secretaries strike over pay and contracts

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2020 0

Kilkenny school secretaries are taking part in a national strike in response to what they say is an unfair two-tier pay system and unjust contracts. The Forsa trade union members travelled to Waterford’s People’s Park this morning to join other members in the region taking part in the first-ever strike by education administrative staff, while […]

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Fisherman confirmed dead, search underway for second man off Hook Head

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 0

A fisherman has died at University Hospital Waterford and a search is under way for a second man after a trawler went missing off Hook Head last night. Gardaí confirmed a man in his 60s who was recovered by the emergency services from the water in the early hours this morning has died. RNLI crews […]

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Gardai in new bid to unravel mystery over woman (22) who disappeared 26 years ago today

By Kilkenny Now 3rd January 2020 0

An appeal for information into the disappearance of a young woman in Waterford 26-years ago has been reissued by the gardai. Imelda Keenan, who was 22-years-old at the time she went missing, left her flat on William Street which she shared with her boyfriend on the afternoon of January 3, 1994. It was the last […]