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Big plans for Bigwood

Big plans for Bigwood

MEMBERS of a community in South Kilkenny are endeavouring to provide local children with a top class playground facility. Residents in the Bigwood area have come together to form a committee to help build a play park for the children of the locality. As with so many similar community projects, lots of hard work and...
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Beast of Listrolin is back

Beast of Listrolin is back

A mysterious black cat, similar in looks and size to a panther, has been spotted, once again, in the South Kilkenny countryside. The animal, which has been seen at various times in recent years in the Mullinavat and Glenmore areas, is described as being ‘as big as a large Rottweiler but very definite of the cat...
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Flooding investigation under way

Flooding investigation under way

A team of consultant engineers have started an investigation into flooding in South Kilkenny last winter after the opening of the new Waterford to Dublin motorway. A pub and several houses in the Kilmacow area close to the new motorway were flooded for the first time in living memory and following protests by local...
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St Dominic’s set to pay dividends

St Dominic’s set to pay dividends

St Dominic’s Credit Union has confirmed that it will be paying an annual dividend to its members this Christmas. There was widespread consternation in the city earlier this week when it emerged that the 31,000 members of Waterford Credit Union (one of the 15 largest Credit Unions in the country) would not be...
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