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WEEKEND WEATHER: Cold and wet with sunny spells – Kilkenny’s in for topsy turvy few days

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2020 0

Kilkenny will face more changeable and unsettled conditions over the weekend, according to Met Éireann’s latest forecast. The national forecaster said today will bring a mix of bright or sunny spells and scattered showers, adding: “A band of more prolonged showers will develop in Atlantic coastal counties in the afternoon, extending eastwards towards evening. Highest […]

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Slow Down Day: Gardai out in force on Kilkenny roads today

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny drivers can expect to see a greater Garda presence on our roads over the coming weeks. It comes as worrying new figures reveal there has been a rise in road fatalities dsespite a significant drop in the number of road journeys in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Figures released by An Garda […]

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‘Three stocky males’ spotted fleeing scene after breaking into Kilkenny house

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Burglars broke into a house in Kilkenny city just after dark before later fleeing on foot. The burglary occurred at a property in the Newpark Lawns area of the city on Tuesday evening. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie “three stocky males” were seen fleeing the house in the direction of Castlecomer Road/Love Lane shortly […]

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LATEST: More high levels of virus confirmed in Kilkenny as 15 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

A further 15 more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 310 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death told as a result of the virus now stands at  2,117 . To date, there has been  75,203 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to the latest daily briefing from […]

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HSE removes round-the-clock inpatient care from hospital that treats Kilkenny’s elderly

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Anger has been expressed after campaigners were informed that a local hospital with an excellent reputation for caring for many elderly Kilkenny will no longer be able to provide those services. In a statement released by the HSE, they confirmed St Brigid’s would no longer be providing palliative, respite or step-down inpatient care and will […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Michael COSTELLO Goodwins Gardens, Kells, Dunnamaggin Michael Costello, San Francisco, California, USA and formerly of Goodwins Gardens, Kells, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully on Wednesday, 9th December 2020 at his sister Ann’s residence, Ballyfoyle, Co. Kilkenny. Predeceased by his parents Michael and Nellie. Deeply regretted by his loving family, brothers John, Edmund, Pat,

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Major Kilkenny employer unveils plans for massive expansion at city campus

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Kilkenny-based global banking and financial services giant State Street has lodged plans with the local authority to significantly expand its campus in the city. State Street International (Ireland) Ltd has applied to Kilkenny Council Council for premission to build a new four-storey office building on the site of its campus at the IDA Business and […]

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Operation Biodiversity: Award-winning Kilkenny farmer leads tree-mendous new initiative

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Kilkenny food giant Glanbia and its family farm suppliers have embarked on a new initiative to drive increased planting of trees and hedgerows in the Irish countryside through the Operation Biodiversity programme. The company said the initiative will utilise Glanbia Ireland’s experienced CountryLife horticulturalists to work with farmers to further enhance and enrich our

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‘Alarming’ – 2,000 local students waiting over two years to see dentist: Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Up to 8,000 local students are being forced to wait up to two years for a dental appointment under the school dental service. The figures were revealed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion, who expressed “deep concern” at the waiting times for school dentist appointment in the constituency. Deputy Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among counties with highest new cases of virus, allergy warning issued over UK vaccine

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2020 0

A further five more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 227 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death told as a result of the virus now stands at 2,102. There have been 74,900 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country so far, according to the latest daily briefing from […]