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Carlow and Kilkenny included in the Status yellow weather warning for thunderstorms
A status yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Carlow, Kilkenny and nationwide. Met Éireann's alert begins at...
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Local fire stations open today following meeting at the Labour Court yesterday
Local fire stations are open today. They were all due to be shut down as local retained firefighters stepped up...
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Three crashes on the M9 this morning in South Kilkenny
A fourth road collision has been reported on the M9 North at Danesfort involving a single vehicle. Injuries have been...
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Kilkenny City businesses hit by flooding following heavy rain in the county yesterday
Kilkenny City businesses are counting the cost of recent flooding with some hit for the first time in a century....
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Number of women seeking support due to domestic abuse reaches fifty-year high
The number of women seeking support due to domestic abuse has reached a fifty-year high. Women's Aid says it had...
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Kilkenny breaking records as wettest June day ever recorded in the county yesterday
Yesterday was the wettest June day ever recorded in Kilkenny. 42 millimetres of rain fell in about an hour when...
Read moreKilkenny City drains ‘overwhelmed’ by record levels of rainfall
The floodwaters have been receding over the past couple of hours but drivers are still being warned to take extra...
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Number of medicines currently out of stock reaches record high of 289
Medicine shortages during the summer have been described as highly unusual. In the past six months, the number of out-of-stock...
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Loughboy post office looks set to remain open
The Loughboy post office will remain the "beating heart" of the Loughboy Shopping Centre. That's according to local councillor John...
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A South Kilkenny Councillor is criticising Uisce Éireann for the repeated water leaks in Mooncoin and Piltown
A south Kilkenny councillor is the latest to hit out at Uisce Éireann. Water leaks have repeatedly hit homes and...
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