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‘Remi you were a true gent’ – warm tributes for father killed in Kilkenny road crash

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

Tributes have poured in for the Lithuanian man who died tragically in a motorbike accident in Kilkenny over the weekend. Remigijus Sinkevicius, known to his friends as Remi, originally from Zarasai in Lithuania passed away after a crash near his home on the Callan Road, Kilkenny, on Sunday morning. Remi is survived by his daughter […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 574 new Covid-19 cases, 56 further death confirmed nationally

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

A further 56 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 574 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,237. There have now been 216,874 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Leave the Leaving alone, it has stood the test of time

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

When discussion began on how to conduct this year’s Leaving Cert exams I assumed the issues were about safety and space. Could schools accommodate that number of students within the rules of social distancing? Would the mingling of teenagers before and after exams send Covid infection rates soaring? But it seems these were not the […]

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Young Kilkenny people invited to create logo for local Garda awards

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

Talented young people from across Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow with a flair for design are being invited to create a logo, which will be used to represent the local Garda Youth Awards. A local Garda spokesperson said: “We are delighted to run an art competition as part of our 2021 Youth Awards. We are asking […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

Martin FITZPATRICK Borrismore, Urlingford Martin Fitzpatrick, Borrismore, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, February 22nd. 2021 (unexpectedly) at James Connolly Memorial Hospital Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin. Predeceased by his wife Allie and his brothers Jimmy, Joe and Mick. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by Kitty, his loving family Barry, Shirley, Alison, Wendy and Susanne,

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The prop who dropped the All-Blacks: Kilkenny native and Irish rugby legend Gary Halpin (55) dies

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

The Kilkenny man who let his feeling be known to the All-Blacks after scoring a famous try against them in the 1995 World Cup, has died. Gary Halpin (55), the Irish front-row forward, who also represented Ireland at the 1987 World Athletics Championship in Rome in the Hammer, passed away suddenly at his home in […]

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Shutdown threatens 6,200 jobs in Kilkenny and Carlow – hotel chief

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 Post a comment

Hotel and guesthouse owners across Kilkenny have called for an “urgent review” of business supports for the hospitality sector, which has been decimated by the pandemic. The call from the head of the South East branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), Colm Neville, comes in the wake of the recent announcement that the sector […]

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Kilkenny solar farm given five more years to complete development

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

A solar farm in county Kilkenny has been granted an extra five years to complete the development. Kilkenny County Council granted Power Capital Renewable Energy the significant extension to develop the 5MW solar farm on lands at Grange Lower in Goresbridge. Power Capital originally received planning for their renewable energy project in 2016, but the […]

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More Kilkenny residents moving outside restricted 10km ‘home zone’ – new figures

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

More residents in Kilkenny are starting to creep further than 10km from their homes during, according to new data. The Staying Local Indicator (SLI), issued by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals 61% of Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km at any point during that week. This a drop of 1% on the […]

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Fantastic friends: Pals of tragic Kilkenny teen raise €20,000 through charity run

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2021 0

A group of young men who tragically lost one of their best friends, a young, talented and popular Kilkenny teen, late last year, have raised almost €20,000 for a mental health charity in his memory . The 10 students at Carrick-on-Suir’s Edmund Rice Secondary School are taking part in the ‘Run4Rian, where they will run […]