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LATEST: Kilkenny among 417 new cases of virus as seven further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

A further seven people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 417 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,915. There have now been 251,087 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: 17th Century Man makes a bid for power

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

Of the many changes Ireland has seen in recent years, none has  been more dramatic than the collapse of organised religion. It is in decline all over the western world, but the retreat, which has taken the best part of a century in, say, Britain and France, has been condensed into a few decades here. […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

Kevin (Dick), BRENNAN Jacob Street, Kilkenny City Brennan, (10 Jacob Street, Kilkenny) 3rd May 2021, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kevin (Dick), beloved husband of Maureen and much loved father of Jimmy, Tony, Paul, Deirdre, Brian, Regina and the late infant Noel, sadly missed by his loving family, brother Basil, son-in-law Anthony, daughters-in-law Fiona and

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73 people have died of Covid-19 in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

A total of 73 people in Kilkenny have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. New figures provided by the Central Statistics Office and published in the Irish Independent also confirm Kilkenny has one of the lowest rates of infection in the country. Just six counties recorded lower incidence rates over the past […]

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Calls for three-year ban on rent hikes to ease Kilkenny’s housing crisis

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has caslled for an emergency three-year ban on rent increases and new laws to protect hard-pressed tenants. Deputy Kathleen Funchion is also calling for a refundable tax credit for tenants in the private rented sector “to put a month’s rent back in every renter’s pocket”. The Sinn Féin frontbencher spokes out as […]

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Kilkenny marriages more than halve as Covid cancels couples’ big day: report

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

The lowest number of marriages were registered in Kilkenny last year – falling by more than 50% on the previous 12 months as Covid cancelled weddings en masse. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show just 227 marriages were registered in Kilkenny lin 2020, down from 573 in 2019. The huge drop […]

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25 speeding motorists – including driver doing 103kph in 50kph zone – clocked on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

A total of 25 motorists were clocked over the limit on a Kilkenny road that is becoming notorious for speeding offences. Gardai conducted more speed checks on the Kilkenny Road in Bennettsbridge on Monday evening after residents complained about the volume of speeding vehicles in the area. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed 25 vehicles were […]

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Public to have their say on major new road running through county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

Moves to develop a major road running through county Kilkenny took another leap forward today as the public consultation process began in earnest. The N24 Waterford – Cahir road is a 60km in length section which runs from Junction 10 on the M8 Cahir North Roundabout in county Tipperary to the M9 Dublin to Waterford […]

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Thieves steal lifebuoys at scenic Kilkenny walk and set them alight

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2021 0

The lives of Kilkenny residents who use one of the most scenic parts of the city for leisure were put at risk by vandals over the weekend. Three lifebuoy rings were taken from their boxes on the Canal Walk area of the city and set alight. The buoys were destroyed sometime between 1pm last Friday […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 383 new cases of virus as two further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2021 0

A further two people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 383 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,908. There have now been 250,672 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]