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Kilkenny’s Covid test centre moved from Nowlan Park to new location

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

The Covid-19 testing centre for Kilkenny, which was situated at UPMC Nowlan Park, has been moved to a new location. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed the new centre will be located near Kilkenny’s GAA headquarters in the Hebron Industrial Estate, just past the Aldi supermarket. A HSE spokesperson said: “The Covid-19 testing centre […]

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Burglars break into house in Kilkenny after smashing back window

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

Thieves broke into a house in Kilkenny city after smashing a back window. The incident occurred at a property in the Stephen Street area of the city sometime between 5.30pm and 7.30pm on Friday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A window at the rear of the premises was forced open and entry was gained however […]

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Car-azy: Drug driver caught speeding and driving dangerously on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

A driver caught speeding byh gardai in county Kilkenny was also found to be high on drugs. The motorist was arrested by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit while they were on a routine patrol in Clara on Sunday evening. Gardai stopped the car after they clocked the vehicle doing speeds of 120kph in […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 431 new cases of virus, expert calls for Christmas gatherings to be put off until next summer

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

A further six people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 431 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,140. There has now been 77,197 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: The darkest day will soon be behind us

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

It has been a long winter. It started last March and has rolled across nine months with scarcely a break, through lockdowns and closures, a lot of stress, some real fears, some unnecessary panic and some terrible heartbreak. But as the poet Shelley reminds us: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” And now […]

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Funding and special retreats on offer for Kilkenny artists

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

By Jayde Maher The Kilkenny Arts Office has announced their open call for people to apply for the Arts Act Grant, Tyrone Guthrie Bursary Award and the Moth Bursary Award 2021. Individual artists and groups and organisations that promote the arts are eligible to apply for the Arts Act Grant. This grant allows local authorities […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

Nicholas (Nicksy) DOWLING Leapstown, Ballyfoyle Dowling (Leapstown, Ballyfoyle, Co. Kilkenny) 15th December 2020, peacefully, in the tender care of the staff at St. Gabriel’s Ward, Nicholas (Nicksy), sadly missed by his loving wife Marianne Thomson and her daughter Christina, brother Jim, sister Stacia (UK), nephews Michael and Paul and their families, mother-in-law

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Get in! Irish Open return to Mount Juliet in 2021

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

Mount Juliet has been confirmed as the host of next year’s Irish Open. The five-star hotel, estate and golf course in Thomastown was set to host the event this year, but the tournament was firstly postponed, and then moved, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. The tournament was due to be held in county Kilkenny in […]

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Lots of room at our inns: Three out of four hotel rooms in Kilkenny vacant

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 Post a comment

By Jayde Maher Kilkenny and surrounding counties’ hotels are running at occupancy levels of just 25%, according to a new survey. The poll was conducted by the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), who said failure to support the local accommodation and tourism sectors will have serious implications for the sector that could many years to recover […]

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Kilkenny gardai warn of animal abuse cases in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have urged people to think twice before they give an animal a home in the countdown to Christmas. It comes after local gardai – backed up by animal welfare groups, the Kilkenny SPCA and Kilkenny County Council -intervened in several cases of animal neglect and cruelty cases over the past six months. […]