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LATEST: Kilkenny among 866 new cases of virus as six further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

A further six people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 866 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,902. There are now 60,297 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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Ciao bella! Renowned Kilkenny restuarant transforms into new pop-up market

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

Award-winning Kilkenny restaurant La Rivista is adapting to the challenges posed by the pandemic. The popular local eaterie has transformed its Parliament Street restaurant to a pop-up market and, from tomorrow, will be selling its quality Italian produce and seasonal dishes directly to customers. The new pop-up market, which opens from 11am Friday to Sunday, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

Elizabeth (Betty) BRENNAN (née Tynan) Bonnettstown Elizabeth (Betty) Brennan (née Tynan) Bonnettstown, Kilkenny, October 27th 2020 (peacefully) surrounded by her loving family in the wonderful care of the staff of Castlecomer District Hospital. Beloved wife of the late Billy and loving mother of Margaret, Michael and Liam. Predeceased by her brothers and sister Pat, Larry

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Drama as teens rescued from sinking boat on River Suir in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

Two teens had a very lucky escape when they had to be rescued from the River Suir after the vessel they were in started to take in water and began sinking. At 4.40pm yesterday the Irish Coast Guard was alerted to an incident where two teens had gotten into difficulty near the Red Iron Bridge […]

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Kilkenny food giant Glanbia reports rise in revenues despite pandemic

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

Glanbia has reported an increase in overall revenue for the third quarter of this year – despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. In an interim statement for the nine months ending October 3, the Kilkenny-based group this morning said it was witnessing “improving trends”. Glnabia said revenues for the period had risen by 3.1%. […]

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Fears grow for family pet who bolted from Kilkenny home in fear after firework went off

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

A public appeal has been launched to help track down a beloved family pet who fled his home after he was startled by fireworks going off nearby. The owners of ‘Eddie’ believe he bolted in fear after the firework went off close to their home in Kilkenny city on Saturday night. Local gardai have also […]

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Huge development of homes, offices and shops planned for Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2020 0

A major development of homes, offices and retail units is planned for a county Kilkenny town. Kilkenny County Council has received an application to develop 23 homes, three two-storey office buildings, and eight warehousing units on a 4.332 hectare site at Togher in Urlingford. Developers Canview Limited, who were recently granted permission to build seven […]

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Garda investigation into break-in at Kilkenny’s Cathedral

By Kilkenny Now 28th October 2020 0

An investigation has been launched following an attempted break-in at the Catholic Cathedral in Kilkenny city. The attempted burglary occurred at St Mary’s Cathedral on James’s Street sometime between 5.30pm on Wednesday, October 21 and 12pm on Thursday, October 22. When the Cathedral was opened on Thursday it was noticed there was damage and marks […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 675 new cases of virus as six further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 28th October 2020 0

A further six people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 675 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,896. There are now 59,434 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: There’s no Covid claus in the big man’s contract

By Kilkenny Now 28th October 2020 0

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said “Christmas will not be cancelled” and that “Santa will still arrive and leave presents under the tree”. – RTE news report “We’ll need to make a start soon,” said Nick. “We can’t just sit around here hoping things will improve.” His wife could see no reason to hurry. Lots of