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One of Kilkenny’s biggest schools is about to get even bigger

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2020 0

A local secondary school has been given the green light to proceed with plans to buld a new classroom. Kilkenny County Council granted permission to the Board of Management of Castlecomer Community School, one of the largest schools in the county, to build a new classroom. The new classroom will be built on the footprints […]

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Young man in Kilkenny hospital after he was stabbed during assault

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2020 0

A young man is being treated at St Luke’s General Hospital after he was apparently stabbed during an assault. The assault took place in Rathvilly in neighbouring Carlow on shortly before midnight yesterday. A Garda spokesperson confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie: “Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault which occurred in Rathvilly, Co Carlow on the 5th November

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 335 new cases of virus as five further deaths confirmed, travel restrictions as mutated strain spreads to humans

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2020 Post a comment

A further five people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 335 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,945. There are now 64,855 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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‘Biden wins’ – US networks declare winner but Trump refuses to accept defeat

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2020 0

CNN has called the US Presidential election and said Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. It come after Biden was declared the winner in the state of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes, giving him a total of 273 electoral votes, three more than the required number to be elected president. However, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2020 0

Anne ASKEW (née Nolan) Oaklawns, Paulstown/Castlewarren Askew (nee Nolan) (Oaklawns, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny and late of Ballyvalden, Castlewarren, Co. Kilkenny and Windermere, UK) 6th November 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anne (Annie), beloved wife of the late Norman, sadly missed by her sister-in-law Mai Nolan, nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces,

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Goverment to announce ‘full funding’ for landmark North Quays project in Ferrybank: developer

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2020 Post a comment

The developers behind the North Quays’s regeneration in Ferrybank have said the Government will annouce “full funding” for the landmark development on the Kilkenny-Waterford border next week. Rob Cass, Director of Falcon Real Estates Ireland, also confirmed plans to build 800 new “100% sustainable energy powered and affordable homes” in

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Plans to transform historic Kilkenny pub into housing development edge closer

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2020 0

Plans to transform a historic building in a Kilkenny village that was held up by parking and right-of-way issues are back on track. Developers Walsh Sheehan Investments Limited have lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council to build six new residential units on the site on The Square in Johnstown, better known as The Ouncel pub. […]

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‘People tell us their business and sometimes their reasons for travel are tragic’ – Kilkenny gardai

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have said they can “understand and empathise” with people who have forced to drive or travel during the lockdown. And in the majority of cases it appears the public have responded positively to the understanding approach our local gardai are taking to police the Level 5 Covid restrictions. In a moving post […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 499 new cases of virus as eight further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2020 0

A further eight people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 499 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,940. There are now 64,538 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Just right for drinking the duke’s health

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2020 Post a comment

According to Shakespeare, the third Duke of Clarence was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine at the behest of his brother Richard III. It’s most likely that he was executed by more conventional means on the order of his other brother, Edward IV. But it is a good story and it has immortalised the […]