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Gardaí renew appeal for information about murdered Kilkenny woman; search operation to continue into next week

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2024 0

Gardaí today launched a renewed appeal for anyone who may have any information relating to the disappearance and murder of Kilkenny woman Josephine ‘Jo Jo’ Dullard to come forward. A garda spokesperson also confirmed a major search operation and excavation works at a large tract of land near the Wicklow/Kildare border border which begun this […]

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SPONSORED: Barefoot Yoga Dublin: Transform your practice with our innovative 200-hour teacher training programme

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2024 0

Barefoot Yoga Dublin is excited to announce the launch of its March 2025 immersive 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training programme, designed for those seeking to deepen their practice, cultivate mindfulness, and embark on a rewarding journey towards becoming a certified yoga instructor. Under the guidance of our dedicated owner, Olivia Goldrick, and her highly qualified and […]

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Man arrested in connection with Kilkenny woman’s murder released without charge

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2024 0

A man arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Jo Joe Dullard has been released. Gardaí this evening confirmed the suspect, a male aged in his 50s, who was “arrested as part of this investigation has been released without charge”. A search operation on open ground at a location in Co. Wicklow near […]

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Gardaí hope search will finally bring closure to missing Kilkenny woman’s family

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2024 0

Gardaí hope a search of land just 13km from where Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard made a call to a friend minutes before she vanished will finally bring closure to her family’s 29-year search for answers. The 21 year-old made the call on November 9, 1995 from a phone box while making her way home […]

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Man arrested in missing Kilkenny woman investigation; gardaí confirm new search operation

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2024 0

A man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Josephine ‘Jo Jo’ Dullard. The dramatic development is the first ever arrest in the case of the Kilkenny woman, who has been missing for 29 years. The male, who is in his 50s, is being detained under the provisions of Section 4, […]

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New era for Kilkenny and south east as region’s first University comes into existence

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2022 0

Today marks a new era for education in Kilkenny and the south east as the region’s first university officially comes into existence. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris officially signed the order under the Technological Universities Act 2018 to establish South East Technological University (SETU) on the first […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Turning good cider into fine wine

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

What’s the difference between cider and apple wine? Well, about €30 a bottle for one thing. But there are some other factors that make the wine a rather more subtle and decidedly more alcoholic product than the cider we like to pour from pint bottles over loads of ice. The process for both products begins […]

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Kilkenny Council one of just four local authorities to collect vacant sites levy

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny County Council was just one of four of the country’s local authorities who collected the vacant sites levy last year, new figures reveal. The failure of other councils to collect the levy left more than €9 million untapped. Levies are suppsed to be imposed at a rate of 7pc of a site’s market value, […]

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What a load of bull! Live exports of cattle to Algeria from Kilkenny port cancelled again

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

A  company’s shipment of 1,200 bulls and bullocks due to sail for North Africa last week but then cancelled and then rescheduled for for this Friday has been cancelled again. In a statement, Roundwood Park Livestock Limited and Premium Livestock said that almost 700 animals available from three suppliers that were due to be shipped […]

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‘On a spin to clear my head’ – Kilkenny motorist stopped 90kms from home tells gardai at Covid-19 checkpoint in Wicklow Mountains

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

A Kilkenny motorist was given short shrift after he was stopped at a Covid-19 Garda checkpoint – almost 90 kilometres from home in the Wicklow Mountains. The Castlecomer native was caught at the junction of the scenic Military Road (pictured below) at Glencree, county Wicklow, over the weekend. When quizzed by gardai, the motorist explained […]