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Criminal parking: Gardai wait for driver who dumped car in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2022 0

The owner of this car criminally parked in Kilkenny city-centre returned to his vehicle to find the boys in blue waiting to give him a dressing down. The motorist left the front tip of his car nosing a traffic bollard on High Street with the rear of the little vehicle jutting out onto the busy […]

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Gardai appeal over fatal two-car collision on busy Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2022 0

Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information in relation to a horrific two-car road collision that occured on a busy county Kilkenny road in December. Gardaí from Thomastown are appealing for witnesses following the crash that took place on the N25 at Gaulstown in Glenmore almost two months ago on Wednesday, December 1. The incident […]

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LATEST: Over 9,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2022 0

A further 9,591 people have contracted Covid-19. The Department of Health this evening annoucned 5,109 PCR confirmed cases, while 4,482 were positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. There were 707 patients in hospital with the virus as of 8am this morning, of whom 69 are in intensive care.

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2022 0

Sr. Maura DREA Granges Road, Kilkenny City/Donegal/Cork Sr. Maura Drea (Loreto Convent, Granges Road, Kilkenny and late of Donegal and Cork) January 26th 2022 at Drakelands House Nursing Home. Predeceased by her parents Tim and Sara, brothers Liam and Henry, sisters Cáit, Mairéad and Anne and her nephew Kieran. Deeply regretted by her sister Eileen, […]

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Check your ticket! Just two weeks to claim €30,000 Kilkenny city prize

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2022 0

The National Lottery has urged Kilkenny punters to check their old Lotto tickets from the Wednesday, November 28 draw as a Match 5 prize worth €28,908 remains unclaimed. Ticketholders have 90 days from the date of the draw to claim their prize. The claim deadline for this prize is close of business on Tuesday, February 8 – just two weeks away The winning […]

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SPONSORED: When people think golf, they think McGuirks

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2022 0

Two years of Covid woes have seen a huge increase in the demand for sport and leisure activities – and golf is top of the list. A survey in Britain shows that demand for golf equipment has increased by 50 % since 2019. The survey, conducted by banking company Barclays, shows golf to be the […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Bright and settled conditions to take a turn for the worse

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2022 0

The bright and settled conditions we’ve enjoyed in recent days are set to take a turn for the worse. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann warned Kilkenny and the rest of the country is in for “rather unsettled” weather with “blustery winds” and occasional outbreaks of rain. A few bright spells are forecast for this […]

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LATEST: Green light for Covid pill as almost 10,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2022 0

A further 9,938 people have contracted Covid-19, according to latest daily figures. The Department of Health this evening annoucned 5,265 PCR-confirmed cases of the virus, along with 4,673 who registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. As of 8am today, 708 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, of which 71 are in […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2022 0

Anna COMERFORD (née Dunne) Ballevan, Ballycallan Peacefully at her home, on Tuesday, 25th January 2022, in her 90th year. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving family, her husband Tom, children Marie (Kealy), Susan (Murray), Eamon, Thomas, Michael and Aine, grandchildren, sons-in-law Paul and Fergus, daughters-in-law Sylvia and Héléna, sisters-in-law, nieces,

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Planning works on major road scheme through county Kilkenny halted

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2022 0

Planning works on a major road scheme running through county Kilkenny have been suspended because of a shortage of funds. The N24 regionally important transport corridor between Limerick and Waterford than runs through south Kilkenny and seven other schemes have been halted by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The projects also include a section of the […]