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Kilkenny residents reminded to be security aware during the heatwave

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2021 0

Kilkenny homeowners are being reminded not to let their guard down when it comes to home security during this extended period of hot weather. Criminals will be on the prowl looking for easy targets as the thermometers soar local gardai have warned. As with most homes here, Kilkenny homes are unlikely to have air-conditioning, so […]

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Feeling the heat: Kilkenny’s 135-year-old record could melt away today

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2021 0

The long-standing national record temperature set in Kilkenny more than 130 years ago is under serious threat of being broken today. Bookmakers have slashed odds on today being the hottest day in Ireland’s history, at least since records began. The Irish temperature record of 33.3°C set in Kilkenny way back in 1887 is looking under […]

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Shocked Kilkenny resident woken to sound of car window being smashed outside house

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2021 0

The window of a car parked outside a county Kilkenny house was smashed by vandals. The incident occurred at Friars Bridge in Kilkenny just before 4am on Sunday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the owner of the black Ford Galaxy heard the window of his car being smashed as he slept inside the house. […]

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LATEST: 1,378 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2021 0

A further 1,378 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. This is an increase of 268 on the case numbers yesterday. There are 96 people in hospital with Covid-19, seven more than yesterday’s figures. 22 people are in ICU with Covid-19, one more than yesterday’s total. Deputy Chief Medical Officer […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: I want to be green but I’m seeing red instead

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2021 0

There will soon be more plastic than fish in the sea, says the World Economic Forum. I wonder who is doing the counting? Indestructible plastic drifts from beach to beach and it is  hard to get those pesky fish to stay still. But it’s no laughing matter.  A scientific group called the Ellen MacArthur Foundation […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2021 0

Sarah BOWEN (née KELLY) No. 3 Fairview, Graiguenamanagh The death has taken place of SARAH BOWEN (NÉE KELLY) No. 3 Fairview, Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny Sarah died peacefully in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny on Tuesday the 20th of July 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her mother Maisie, her father Patsy and her brothers […]

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Kilkenny Council agrees not to hike local property tax

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has decided to retain the local property tax at its current level for the coming year, the third year in a row there has been no increase. The motion was passed by councillors at the July Ordinary Meeting of the Council, Council CEO Colette Byrne said: “This funding helps to provide match funding […]

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Back to the future! Kilkenny gardai appeal over ‘strange looking device’

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2021 0

Kilkenny gardai have launched an appeal to reunite a “strange looking device” with its owner. Gardai believe the old-looking device, which was handed into Kilkenny Garda Station last Friday, may be used for issuing tickets. A local Garda spokesperson joked: “This strange looking device was handed into the station last Friday evening. We are unsure […]

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Beloved family pet stolen near home outside Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2021 0

Gardai have issued a public appeal on behalf of the family of this much loved pet, who is believed to have been stolen near his home in county Kilkenny. Taylor , a nine-year-old Boxer, went missing from the Cuffesgrange area outside Kilkenny city over the weekend. Gardai believe Taylor is the latest victim of heartless […]

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LATEST: 1,110 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2021 0

A further 1,110 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. This is an increase of 162 on the case numbers yesterday. There are 89 people in hospital with Covid-19, 12 less than yesterday’s figures. 21 people are in ICU with Covid-19, one more than yesterday’s total.