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Man charged after gardai found €230,000 of drugs in his car

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

A MAN was arrested by members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Burglary Response Unit division after €230,000 worth of drugs were found in the boot of his car. The huge drugs stash was discovered by gardai at a checkpoint in Ballon on Wednesday. Kilkenny gardai confirmed the stopped and searched the vehicle under the Misuse of […]

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Waterford FG members reject Minister Phelan’s plan for directly-elected mayors

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

MINISTER John Paul Phelan’s plans to have directly-elected mayors in every local authority have received a setback after one of his own party colleagues called for the proposal to be “withdrawn and forgotten about”. The Fine Gael mayor of Waterford, Declan Doocey, also said he is advising constituents to vote No in next month’s poll […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Parts of Kilkenny at ‘high risk’ of flooding, warns Met Eireann

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

PARTS of Kilkenny are on ‘high alert’ for flooding after the county was battered by torrential showers over the weekend. In its latest update, Met Éireann said Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Connacht are at a high risk of flooding. The warning has put towns and villages in South Kilkenny such as Thomastown […]

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Hundreds from Kilkenny and South East march in Dublin to demand 24-hour cardiac services

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2019 0

HUNDREDS of people from Kilkenny and across the South East joined forces to demand 24 hour cardiac care services for the region at a march in Dublin today. Busloads of protesters travelled to the capital this morning to make their voices heard. The march got underway at the Garden of Remembrance at 1.30pm, before snaking […]

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FOG ALERT: Kilkenny included in new Status Orange weather warning

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists have been urged to drive with extreme caution this morning as a thick blanket of fog hangs over the county, making conditions treacherous. Kilkenny is one of 18 counties included in a Status Orange weather warning issued by Met Éireann last night. Neighbouring Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and Tipperary have also been included in […]

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REVEALED: Level of disposable income in Kilkenny – and how we compare to other counties

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 0

PEOPLE in Kilkenny have an average disposable income of €18,928 – more than €1,700 below the national average. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal people in Kikenny city and county have the 13th highest level of disposable income of all counties in the country. However, we lag some distance behind the […]

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House prices in Kilkenny city and county continue to rise: daft.ie survey

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

HOUSE prices in Kilkenny city and county are continuing to rise, new figures reveal. Overall the price of a home in Kilkenny rose by 4.8% to €224,161 in the first three months of the year, according to the latest Daft.ie analysis of the property market. This is just below the 5.9% national average rise in […]

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‘It doesn’t make sense’ – Kilkenny TD hits out at HSE decision to move Kilcreene services to Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has urged the Health Services Executive (HSE) to abandon plans to move orthopaedic services from Kilcreene Hospital to Waterford. Kilcreene Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (KROP) is the elective orthopaedic hospital for the South East region. In response to a parliamentary question – seen by KilkennyNow.ie – the HSE confirmed plans

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: I’m asking our neighbours to do us a favour and vote against the folly of a directly-elected mayor

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2019 0

KEN Livingstone was London’s first directly-elected mayor. Although he loved the job he thought the position should never have been created. “I was always opposed to having a directly elected mayor because it concentrates all the power in one person and there’s a huge potential for corruption,” he told RTÉ. In an interesting interview with […]

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New plan to create 10,000 new jobs in Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

A NEW regional enterprise plan aims to create 10,000 new jobs in Kilkenny and the South East between now and 2020. The South East Regional Enterprise Plan was launched by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys (pictured above). The South East Plan – covering Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and Tipperary –identifies five […]