Eleanor BROPHY (née Phelan) Riverside Drive/Patrick St, Kilkenny City Eleanor Brophy (nee Phelan), Riverside Drive, Bishops Meadows & formerly of Patrick St., Kilkenny. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Eleanor Brophy (nee Phelan) who passed away on 19th February 2021, peacefully, in the wonderful care of the staff at Archersrath […]
Several shops across Kilkennyhave joined forces to provide crucial support to people with Down syndrome who are suffering during the Covid-19 lockdowns. MACE stores across the county alongside Down syndrome Ireland (DSI) have launched a national campaign to support adults experiencing isolation and limited job opportunities as a result of the pandemic. The public health
A Kilkenny youth organisation has been awarded a grant in recognition of their efforts to help them young people to manage anxiety. Ossory Youth are one of 11 youth groups around the country announced as recipients of the inaugural VHI and Irish Youth Foundation’s (IYF) Health and Wellbeing Fund Awards this week. The Kilkenny group […]
A man who travelled from Wexford to Kilkenny to buy drugs was caught in possession and then had his car seized for having no NCT. The male driver came to the attention of a Kilkenny Garda Unit who were out on patrol yesterday evening. On questioning the man, gardai discovered the man in his 20s […]
A further 28 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 763 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,109. There have now been 213,400 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]
Kilkenny motorists are being urged to drive with care after heavy rains have caused flooding, while the national weather forecaster has another weather warning for Kilkenny and the South East. Transport for Ireland has issued a high wind warning for Kilkenny’s roads, while the AA is urging motorist to be cautious due to flooding on […]
Peter MAHER Garden Villas, Kilkenny City Maher (“Enview”, Garden Villas, Kilkenny & formerly of Heslin and Maher, Parliament Street)) 17th February 2021, unexpectedly, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Peter, predeceased by his wife Mary, parents James and Della, sister Della and daughter-in-law Tracey, beloved father of James, Lorraine, Derek, Brian and
The Department of Psychiatry at St Luke’s Hospital has received a glowing inspection report showing significant improvements on a recent report, for which it was prosecuted for potential critical risks at the facility. The Mental Health Commission’s report on the Kilkenny facility shows marked improvements in many areas, including their overall compliance with rules,
Just over €13,000 has been allocated to swimming pools across Kilkenny accessible to the public as they prepare to re-open when the current lockdown restrictions are lifted. Six pools across the county are to benefit from the second round of funding announced by Sports Ireland this week. It was the final allocation of an overall […]
Plans for a large new housing development in county Kilkenny are back on track. Last July Dunmore Property Development Co Limited lodged an application with Kilkenny County Council seeking permission to build 40 new homes at Rathculliheen, beside the existing Abbeygate estate in Ferrybank. In September the local authority reverted to the developer with a […]