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Carlow Councillor William Patton says communities shouldn’t be afraid of welcoming Ukrainians
A local councillor says communities in Carlow and Kilkenny should not be afraid of welcoming Ukrainian refugees. There are some...
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Kilkenny poultry farmer Tony Walsh says production costs are rising in run up to the festive season
Local poultry farmers are looking at their production costs rise in the run-up to the festive season. An order to...
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Toy Retailers predict this year’s Christmas top sellers
Toy retailers have predicted this year's Christmas top sellers will include Barbies, Pokemon and Paw Patrol. But the annual DreamToys...
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Kilkenny Vet Richard Ryan asking people to adopt rescue dogs for Christmas rather than buy
A local Vet is asking people not to get a puppy for Christmas this year. Paws animal rescue near the...
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Facebook workers in Ireland to learn their fate
Staff at Facebook's parent company Meta are finding out about redundancies today (Wednesday). There are about 3,000 staff employed in...
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Ministers set to approve funding to get redevelopment of North Quays in Waterford city back on track
Ministers will approve €170,000,000 for the redevelopment of Waterford city's North Quays this morning. It will be the biggest single...
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Kilkenny shop ran out of bottled water as locals dealt with boil water notice
A local shop ran out of bottled water over the weekend. Those served on the Bennettsbridge public scheme were among...
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More than 5,000 patients left waiting for a bed at St Luke’s General hospital for Carlow and Kilkenny so far this year
They're among more than 100,000 who faced waits across the country
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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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Ballyragget Post Office could close at the end of the year as there’s no one to take up the contract
There's a very real possibility that the post office in Ballyragget will close at the end of the year. The...
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