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SPONSORED: Grogan & Brown Artisan Butchers expand ‘Click and Collect’ service to help combat spread of Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

An innovative service provided by Kilkenny’s award-winning Grogan & Brown Artisan Butchers is proving to be a lifeline for many customers throughout the unprecedented Covid-19 emergency. Grogan & Brown has expanded their ‘Click and Collect’ service in recent weeks to keep their customers safe and to help ensure social distancing is maintained at

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BREAKING: Man dies after being stabbed at apartment in Carrick-on-Suir

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

A man died after he was stabbed at an apartment in Carrick-on-Suir over the weekend. Gardai this morning confirmed the victim, who was in his 40s, was stabbed at an apartment complex in the North Quay area of the town at approximately 11:30pm on Saturday night. The man was rushed to University Hospital Waterford (UHW) […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Here comes the sun! Kilkenny to bask in temperatures of up to 20C

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

Temperatures are set to soar to as high as 20 degrees in Kilkenny this week as the county basks in spring sunshine. Despite yesterday’s miserable conditions, the national forecaster said big changes are on the way as we move into the week, with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures to raise mercury levels on Thursday […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 21 more die as 390 new cases confirmed, Taoiseach registers to join frontline health workers

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Twenty-one more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 390 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic were confirmed this evening. It brings to 158 the overall death toll in the country. The number of confirmed cases in the republic now stands at 4,994. There has been seven more Covid-19 deaths in the North, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Andrew ( Jnr) MORIARTY Kelso, Scotland and formerly St. Mary’s Avenue, Urlingford Andrew Moriarty formerly St Mary’s Avenue Urlingford died tragically in Scotland aged 28 yrs. Predeceased by his adoring brother Martin.Deeply regretted by his heartbroken parents Andy (Snr) and Anne, brothers Patrick, T.J. ,Ryan, Danny, Joey and Liam, cousins, extended family and

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Save our cheese, please: Kilkenny shoppers urged to buy local

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Consumers in Kilkenny are being asked to favour local varieties when doing their shopping after concern was raised about the future of some cheesemakers in the county. Cáis, the Association of Irish Farmhouse Cheesemakers, is appealing to the retail sector to continue to stock its product and encouraging consumers to support the industry at this time. Irish […]

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COVID-19: Kilkenny pensioner is first to die locally after contracting virus

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

The coronavirus has claimed the life of the first local victim to die from Covid-19. It is understood the victim is an 80-year-old man who died after a short illness at St Luke’s General Hospital. Health authorities would provide any further details about the man. He is among 331 people in the Republic who have […]

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SPONSORED: Sadly, injury pain doesn’t stop. Happily, Roche Injury Clinic has an online way to fight it

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Normal life has been brought to a halt for many of us because of the Covid-19 emergency. But, unfortunately, while all else may stop, the pain of an injury does not go away. Roche Injury Clinic is helping people to cope with the problem by switching to an online service. Although the present circumstances are […]

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Google is watching you: Technology giant releases Kilkenny travel stats as we trade work for home

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2020 Post a comment

If anyone was wondering whether the global technology giants were really watching our every move, the answer would appear to be yes. Google has released information harvested from our devices which use its software, such as Google Maps on smart phones, to show the extent to which Covid-19 restrictions are changing our usual movements in […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Another 17 lose their lives as number of confirmed cases reaches 4,604

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2020 0

A further 17 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 137 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 4,604 after another 331 were diagnosed. In the North, eight died since yesterday while […]