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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

Monica BRENNAN (née Meagher) 30 The Sycamores, Kilkenny and formerly Bawnmore, Johnstown Monica Brennan (nee Meagher) died peacefully on February 1st 2021 in her 98th year. Predeceased by her husband Willie, brothers Martin and Tom and sisters Peg and Annette. Deeply regretted by her loving family Annette (Walsh), Rena (Bryan), John, Liam, Martin and Alan, […]

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WATCH: From Woodstock to Jerusalem: Fleet-footed Kilkenny gardai front and centre of viral dance hit

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 2

Kilkenny-based gardai are front and centre in an international dance challenge video that has gone viral online. pOur local boys and girls in blue responded to a challenge laid down by Swiss police to come up with a video for the Jerusalema dance challenge – and the Irish officers certianly didn’t let down the side. […]

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Kilkenny tourism boosted by new €55m fund

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

A new nationwide €55 million investment by Fáilte Ireland will provide a welcome boost for tourism businesses across Kilkenny city and county, according to local TD John Paul Pelan. The funding for the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme was secured in Budget 2021. Fáilte Ireland is responsible for developing and administering the scheme. Welcoming the funding, […]

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Campaign for Kilkenny cancer hero to present President Biden with Shamrock on St Patrick’s Day gathers pace

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

A number of online campaigns are gathering pace calling for Kilkenny’s cancer campaignerVicky Phelan to the White House for St Patrick’s Day to hand over the bowl of shamrock instead of Taoiseach Michéal Martin. The push to have the Mooncoin mother-of-two represent Ireland in the White House next month comes as she is currently in […]

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Former Mayor calls for South East University HQ to be located in Kilkenny, not Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

Old wounds are hard to heal, and an age-old row is rearing its head once again that could destabilise the long awaited establishment of the first university in the South East. A row over the location of the proposed Technological University of the South East (TUSEI) erupted earlier this week after a former Mayor took […]

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Cov-idiots: Kilkenny house party busted in Garda clampdown

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 0

A house party in county Kilkenny was among those broken up by gardai all across the county that resulted in almost 150 fines being dished out. It was just one of a cascade of breeches the gardai have had to deal with during the latest lockdown, ranging from  from travel to attending house parties and […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 879 new cases of virus as 101 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 0

A further 101 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 879 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The number of deaths is a record for a single days figures and the first time more than 100 deaths have been announced since this pandemic began. The overall death toll as a result of the virus […]

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Kilkenny farmers to benefit from Glanbia scheme

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 Post a comment

Kilkenny-based food giant Glanbia has announced details of its 2021 Trading Bonus Scheme and confirmed the continuation of its monthly profit distribution payment for milk supplying Members The scheme will reward members of the Co-op for purchases made from Glanbia Ireland and its subsidiaries. For milk supplier members of Glanbia Co-op, the  Trading Bonus is […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 0

Jim BARRETT Upper Drumdowney, Slieverue, Kilkenny/Baltinglass, Wicklow Jim Barrett, Upper Drumdowney, Snowhill, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny, and late of Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow, who died on Sunday, 31st January 2021, peacefully, at University Hospital Waterford. Jim will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Marie (nee Haberlin), his children Michael, Karen and David,

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Kilkenny Council, gardai and HSE issue new Covid appeal amid huge spike in cases locally

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 0

The Health Service Executive (HSE), gardai and Kilkenny County Council have joined forces to make an appeal to people to adhere to the Covid-19 restrictions following a huge increase in cases in the South East region. The HSE, gardai and the local authorities in Kilkenny and neighbouring counties Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford released a statement […]