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Winter of discontent: Kilkenny pensioners stuck in backlog for home energy upgrades

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 Post a comment

Older people and those on lower incomes in Kilkenny are facing a double whammy of increased fuel prices amid a backlog of householders who have been left waiting for energy upgrades to be made to their homes, a local TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Funchion warned some of the most vulnerable in our society are […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

Margaret (Peggy) BRENNAN (née Joyce) Frankford, Geataban At her residence. Wife of the late Seán. Deeply regretted by her loving sons James, Pat and Joe, daughters Mary, Anne, Rita, Lucy and Bernadette, grandchildren, great-grandchild, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, neighbours, relatives and friends. Funeral Mass will take place in Geatabán

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Up in smoke: Halloween clean-up to cost Kilkenny Council a whopping €50,000

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 Post a comment

The Halloween clean-up in Kilkenny will cost in excess of €50,000 – money that could be far better spent on other community, according to a local emergency service. Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service is appealing to people not to build or attend bonfires this Halloween, not just because of the cost, but also on health […]

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ALERT: Flooding hits rail services as Kilkenny braces for worst of weather warning

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

The heavy winds and rain expected to batter Kilkenny for the remainder of today has already reaped havoc with some services. Irish Rail this morning took the decision to shut down Plunkett Station in Waterford due to the rising flood waters. Commuters are instead being provided with a bus transfer between Thomastown station and Waterford. […]

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House prices in Kilkenny surge by almost 10% despite pandemic: report

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

House prices in Kilkenny are still on the rise and show no signs of slowing, a new report reveals. The average price of a home in Kilkenny increased by more than 9% in the third quarter of 2020, according to the latest housing market survey from the property website Daft.ie. People looking to buy homes […]

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‘We just want Jo Jo brought home’ – family of murdered Kilkenny woman make emotional new appeal

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

The sister of missing Kilkenny woman Josephine ‘Jo Jo’ Dullard has made a renewed appeal for the public to help unlock the mystery behind her disappearance. It comes after as the Garda probe into the Callan woman’s disappearance was upgraded as a murder investigation almost exactly 25 years after she vanished. At a press briefing […]

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Lockdown 2: Taoiseach promises more financial supports for people and businesses as country moves under Level 5 restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2020 0

The Taoiseach tonight made a televised appeal to everyone to do everything they can to combat the spread of Covid-19. Speaking from Government Buildings, Micheál Martin confirmed the country is moving to a Level 5 lockdown, with some exceptions, from midnight on Wednesday night. A 5km travel limit will come into effect and most non-essential […]

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Gardai uncover ‘magic mushroom’ growhouse during raid in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2020 0

More than €4,000 worth of magic mushrooms were discovered in a raid of a property in a Kilkenny village over the weekend. The mushroom growhouse was discovered by the Kilkenny Divisional Drugs Unit during a planned raid on a property in Tullaroan yesterday afternoon. The raid was carried out as part of an ongoing operation […]

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Cabinet moves entire country under Level 5 lockdown for six weeks

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2020 0

The Government has confirmed the country will move to Level 5 restrictions with some exeptions from midnight on Wednesday for an initial period of six weeks. The Level 5 restrictions will then be reviewed after four weeks. Confirmation of the far tougher lockdown measures were signed-off during a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings tonight. Schools […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,031 new cases of virus, Cabinet discuss plan to move country to Level 5 lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2020 Post a comment

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 1,031 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,852. There are now 50,993 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according tot he latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]