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Warm tributes to ‘amazing young lady’ found dead after walking dog in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

Emotional tributes have been made to the young woman who was found dead after she went out walking with her dog over the weekend. Alice O’Keefe (21) was discovered in the Kilculliheen  area of Ferrybank on the Kilkenny-Waterford border on Saturday morning. The young woman will be cremated at a provate ceremony today following requiem […]

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Man (20s) arrested over hit and run on Kilkenny border that left two women hospitalised

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fleeing the scene of a hit and run on the Kilkenny border which left two women in a serious condition in hospital. The two women, one in their late 60s and one in her 70s, were rushed to University Hospital Waterford after they were stuck by a […]

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LATEST: Highest number of cases of virus in 10 weeks amid Delta surge

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A further 581 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, an increase of 215 on yesterday’s figures. It is the highest number of daily reported cases in two and a half months. The Department of Health reported 60 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, six more than yesterday’s total. 17 people […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Would you wear a mask if you didn’t have to?

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Will you still wear a mask when the Covid restrictions are finally lifted? This has become a hot issue in England, where Boris Johnson is preparing to abandon all the Covid rules at one go. It has divided that country between those who cry “Right on Boris – give us back our liberty!” and those […]

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Kilkenny employees top list of days lost to illness at work

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Kilkenny workers are the most likely to have to take sickies on the job, a new report has found. The startling finding was revealed in the recently published Health and Safety Authority’s (HSA) Annual Review of Workplace Injuries and Fatalities 2019-2020. The report found employees in Kilkenny had the highest illness rates during that period, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Raymond DUNNE 4F The Swan, Laois/Kilkenny~ RAYMOND DUNNE: 4F The Swan, Co. Laois : 5th July, 2021. Suddenly. Pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Nora, Raymond will be sadly missed by his brothers Michael, Gerard, John, Denis, Ambrose, Cam and Dom, sisters Bernadette and Martina, deeply regretted by his daughter Lorraine, partner Deirdre, Aunt Bridie, […]

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Large development of family homes planned for centre of Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A new development of 38 homes is being planned for Urlingford. Developer and architect, Martin Larkin of Bennettsbridge, is looking to build the homes at Mill Road just off the Main Street. On the application to Kilkenny County Council, Mr Larkin states the land upon which he would like to build is not zoned. Mr […]

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Meet our heroes: Winners of Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Youth Awards unveiled

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Young people from across Kilkenny Carlow Garda Division were honoured in a series of awards ceremonies across the three Districts of Kilkenny, Carlow and Thomastown today. An Garda Síochána, in association with Netwatch, Carlow County Council and Kilkenny County Council, launched the search for a young person or group of young people who have achieved […]

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Kilkenny TD urges support for new law to ban rent hikes

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A local TD is calling for support for a new Bill to prohibit rent increases for all existing and new tenancies for three years. Deputy Kathleen Funchion said the Bill, if passed, would give many tenantssome much needed security in the midst of a severe housing and rental crisis. The Carlow-Kilkenny TD said: “The Ban […]

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Minister accused of ‘washing his hands’ of south Kilkenny as pylons go up

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has been accused of “washing his hands” of the people of south Kilkenny following the erection of new electricity pylons in the area. Local Fine Gael TD and Ferrybank resident John Paul Phelan hit out at his Coalition colleague after Minister Ryan said the Government has “no role” to play in […]