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Stretch of Kilkenny ring road remains closed to traffic this morning following death of pedestrian
A stretch of Kilkenny ring road will remain closed to traffic for a number of hours this morning. It follows...
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Pedestrian killed after being knocked down on Kilkenny Ring Road
A pedestrian has been Killed after being knocked down on the ring road in Kilkenny on Thursday evening. It...
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Tributes paid to young Carlow camogie player who’s died suddenly
The camogie family in Carlow is mourning the loss of a young local woman who's died suddenly. Rachel O'Connor passed...
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Cost-of-living protests planned for Carlow, Kilkenny and nine other counties
Locally there's an event at 12.30pm by The Fountain in Carlow followed by another at the Town Hall in Kilkenny...
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Tributes paid to Eoin McDonald in Kilkenny, a lifelong supporter of live music and the arts
Tributes are being paid to a Kilkenny man described as "a lifelong supporter of live music and the arts". Eoin...
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Economists and comedians converge in Kilkenny City as ‘Kilkenomics’ festival returns
The event brings together some of the world’s leading economists, financial analysts and media commentators, along with some of our...
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Taoiseach says he fully intends to stay on as leader of Fianna Fáil – he was in Carlow yesterday and is planning to visit Kilkenny soon
Hear his interview with our Eimear Ní Bhraonáin in full after 10am this morning on KCLR Live
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Taoiseach: Government has an ‘obligation’ to facilitate gifting of Carlow College to the state
The Taoiseach says the government has an obligation to facilitate the gifting of Carlow College to the state. Micheál Martin...
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Nothing dangerous found in Kilkenny water despite 10,000 premises put on Boil Water Notices
Those served by systems in Bennettsbridge, Castlecomer and Ballyragget have been impacted
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Severe and potentially damaging gusts with more rain forecast for Carlow, Kilkenny and across the country
While river levels locally appear to be lower than yesterday's, further flooding's likely today
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