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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny to bask in sunshine, before ‘depression’ sets in

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

The beautiful summer weather we enjoyed over the weekend will continue today and tomorrow, but conditions are set to take another turn from the middle of the week, Met Éireann has warned. The national forecaster said today will be “warm and mainly dry with long spells of sunshine for most”. It will turn cloudier in […]

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Gardai urged Kilkenny people to be wary of new cold-calling scam

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

Gardai in Kilkenny are reminding people once again to be vigilant when answering calls coming from 083 numbers looking for payments for fines. Over the past number of weeks an ongoing scam has being plaguing people in Kilkenny and nationwide which are trying to separate people from their money. The cold-calling scam that appears to […]

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LATEST: 374 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

A further 374 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health this evening. There are currently 35 patients being treated for the virus in ICU, no change from yesterday.

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WATCH: Kilkenny hotel’s video skit to announce reopening is big hit on social media

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

A Kilkenny hotel has gone viral for a hilarious video it created to coincide with their reopening following the lifting of lockdown restrictions. The Newpark Hotel on Kilkenny’s Castlecomer Road released the short video in an effort to create something to make them stand out from the crowd now that people book stays in hotels […]

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Final decision on new Kilkenny supermarket and housing development due

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

A decision on whether a new supermarket and  housing development can be built i inKilkenny city is expected later this week. Kilkenny County Council will decide whether Lidl Ireland can go ahead with plans to create a new store on the site of their existing supermarket on the Waterford Road. As part of the plans […]

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Thief legs it after being rumbled stealing catalytic converters in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2021 0

A thief was caught in the act while trying to remove a catalytic converter from a car in a county Kilkenny town. The attempted theft occurred in an estate in Callan late on Monday evening, May 25. Although the thief was disturbed, it was discovered later they had earlier managed to take a catalytic convertor […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2021 0

Brigid LENNON (née Coogan) Ballinaboola, Maddoxtown Lennon (nee Coogan) (Ballinaboola, Maddoxtown, Co. Kilkenny and late of Uskerty, Coon) 27th May 2021, peacefully at home in the loving care of her family, Brigid, beloved wife of the late Sean and much loved mother of Ann Jim, Sheila, Jack, Breda, Mag, Paula, Thomas and Patrick, sadly missed […]

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Summer date confirmed for popular local folk festival featuring Kilkenny artists

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2021 0

A local folk and art festival which features many of Kilkenny’s leading musicians and artists will go ahead this summer. The Clancy Brothers Music and Art Festival in Carrick-on-Suir will return this year from Wednesday, July 21 to Sunday, July 25, with an exciting, hybrid mix of live and online events. Now in its 14th […]

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Popular Kilkenny village pub gets green light for food plans

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2021 0

A popular county Kilkenny pub has been given the green light to redevelop the premises. Shirley’s Public House in Kells has been granted permission by Kilkenny County Council to make some major alterations to the pub. The permission allows Shirley’s convert an existing storage shed into a kitchen and build an extension to connect the […]

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‘The end of this is within our grasp’ – Taoiseach announces reopening plan

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2021 0

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced further easing of restrictions and timeline of when hospitality, leisure and entertainment can resume. Speaking from the steps of Leinster House, Taoiseach Martin confirmed the opening of pubs, restaurants, gyms, cinemas, and the lifting of restrictions on attending sports and music events will all come into being over the coming […]