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Checkpoints on Kilkenny roads and patrols of scenic spots as Operation Fanacht reboots for lockdown 3

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2021 0

Additional Garda checkpoints have been rolled out in Kilkenny today in support of the Government’s tigher new Covid Level 5 restrictions. Motorists can expect to see an increased number of static checkpoints on the county’s primary and secondary routes, while mobile checkpoints will also be popping up around the county in the coming weeks. These […]

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Treacherous conditions on Kilkenny’s roads following overnight snowfall

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2021 0

Driving conditions around county Kilkenny are said to be treacherous in places this morning after heavy snowfall overnight. Reports of snowfall have been reported in all parts of the county and the city and with temperatures still at or below zero, and dry conditions forecast, the snow that landed could remain for some time. Transport […]

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Good job! Kilkenny’s employment prospects are very bright, report finds

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2021 0

Kilkenny recorded a 24% increase in the number of job postings offered during 2020. A new report by FRS Recruitment found Kilkenny was one of 12 counties who recorded an increase in the number of opportunities advertised over the past year. And the jobs picture appears to be bright in Kilkenny as FRS is forecasting […]

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Residents at Kilkenny nursing home among first to get vaccine this week

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2021 0

A Kilkenny nursing home is among the first in Ireland whose residents will be vaccinated from Covid-19. Residents at Tinnypark Residential Care on the Callan Road in Kilkenny city are among the first 23 care homes selected to receive the jab, according to a list released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) The vaccinations administered […]

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Return of the ‘Beast’: Snow, ice and freezing temperatures as weather warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 0

Kilkenny could be set for a repeat of the ‘Beast from the East’ weather phenonemon as Met Éireann issued a weather warning for the entire county. The national forecaster warned of plummeting temperatures, snow and ice for the county overnight with temperatures set to fall to -4c. The forecast freezing conditions have been compared to […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 7,836 new cases of virus as raft of tighter restrictions announced

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 0

A further 17 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as a record 7,836 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,229. There has now been 121,154 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Come back St Patrick, better late than never

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 0

Around this time last year I was enjoying a long weekend in Clare, a Christmas present from my daughters who joined me on the trip. Rumours of a new virus were in the air but the virus itself was mainly confined to China. When we saw some Chinese visitors wearing facemasks – a normal precaution […]

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Kilkenny farmers urged to be extra vigilant of virus and to keep up food production

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 0

Kilkenny farmers and are being urged to be extra vigilant in curbing the spread of Covid-19. The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) issued the warning as the organisation stressed the vital importancof maintaining food production of food for the domestic market throughout the crisis. IFA President Tim Cullinan appealed directly to farmers to review their interactions […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 0

Liam KELLY Station Road, Bennettsbridge Kelly (Station Road, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny) 4th January 2021, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Liam, sadly missed by his loving wife Ann, brothers Seamus and Thomas, sisters-in-law Dolores, Kay and Helen, nephews, nieces, cousins, extended family, neighbours and friends. In accordance with current Government/H.S.E.

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Hospitals record highest number of Covid patients since pandemic began as numbers on trolleys at St Luke’s stack up

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 Post a comment

Ireland has now reached its highest level of hospitalisations due to Covid-19 according to the head of the Health Services Executive (HSE). Meanwhile, there are no beds currently available at St Luke’s General Hospital, with 21 patients waiting on trolleys. HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid this morning revealed a total of 921 people are now […]