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Front door of Kilkenny house damaged in suspected break-in attempt overnight

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2020 0

A suspected would-be burglar caused extensive damage to the front door of a house in Kilkenny. The incident occurred in the St Patrick’s Close area of the city overnight between last Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Local gardai confirmed nothing was taken from the property, which was vacant at the time, and that everything inside […]

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Plans to triple the size of Kilkenny city-centre hotel are given green light

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2020 0

A Kilkenny hotel’s plan to almost triple the amount of its bedrooms have been approved by the local council. The Kilkenny Inn on Vicar Street can now proceed with its plans to build an extra 75 rooms to its existing 30 rooms. Developers Auburn Ventures initially lodged an application for the significant hotel extension beside […]

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Kilkenny hospital crisis escalates as St Luke’s forced to close all outpatient services

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

The crisis at St Luke’s General Hospital deepened this evening after the hospital confirmed it is closing all outpatient services from tomorrow morning. It comes after the hospital earlier confirmed it was forced to temporarily relocate the paediatric ward after it admitted “a lot of seriously ill patients”. St Luke’s said there has been a […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 270 new cases of virus, vaccine may be available by early January: Minister

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

A further five more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 270 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death told as a result of the virus to 2,074. There are now 73,066 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Shops, like puppies, aren’t just for Christmas – use them or lose them

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

The full re-opening of shops this week caused a wave of excitement in many homes. Some people got up at dawn to be first in the queue. And they weren’t queuing for exotic items in luxury stores. Penneys seemed to be the favourite port of call and a lot of the shoppers were buying everyday […]

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Glanbia turns sod on new €15m Innovation Centre in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

Glanbia Ireland today turned the sod on its new €15 million Innovation Centre in county Kilkenny. The local food giant said the new 2000 square metre facility in Ballyragget will deliver state-of-the-art technology with a processing area and a pilot plant to prototype new products. The faicility will be built erected by Matthew Wall & […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

Iain Leonard BLAIR Gurteen, Crettyard, Carlow/Castlecomer, Kilkenny Suddenly, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Deeply regretted by his parents, Len and Chris, his sister, Sarah and brother-in-law Fran, his nephew Ewan, aunts and uncles, cousins, relatives and friends. Private family cremation. Condolences can be left here. REST IN PEACE ____________ Pat COMERFORD

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Kilkenny hospital forced to relocate children’s ward amid sharp rise in number of ‘seriously ill patients’ being admitted

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny has confirmed it has been forced to temporarily relocate the paediatric ward after it admitted “a lot of seriously ill patients”. The hospital confirmed there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with “a variety of complex healthcare needs” – including people who are presenting with […]

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‘Boost’ for 4,805 people in Kilkenny as €2m paid out in ‘pandemic arrears’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

A total of €2,039,601 in arrears under the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has been paid out to 4,805 people living in Kilkenny. A total of €129.2 million has been paid out to more than 286,000 people across the country this week. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said the payments will come as a “welcome boost” […]

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Thieves break into Kilkenny home overnight and make off with ride-on mower

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

Burglars broke into a garage in a county Kilkenny property and amde off with a ride-on mower and strimmers. Gardai said the break-in occurred at a “domestic garage” in Ballinva, Hugginstown, sometime between Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 29. A local Garda source confirmed the thieves forced open the side door of the garage […]