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L-driver of UK car arrested at Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny was just off ferry and had second set of reg plates hidden in boot

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 0

The driver and passenger of a UK-reg car were caught red-handed swapping seats as they pulled up to a Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny yesterday. And during a search of the vehicle, gardai then discovered a separate set of reg plates for a similar type of car in the boot. The driver was arrested at the […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 814 new cases of virus, schools will not close for longer mid-term break: Minister

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 Post a comment

Two more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 814 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,826. There are now 42,528 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 0

Nicholas (Nicky) BUTLER Lintown Court, Kilkenny City/Kildangan, Kildare Butler (Lintown Court, Kilkenny and formerly of Kylbeg, Kildangan, Co. Kildare) 9th October 2020, peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Nicky (Friendo), sadly missed by his wife Mary, sons Jason and Derek, daughters Melissa and Lorraine, brother Henry, sisters Mary, Sheila, Vivienne, Anne and

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Warning to Kilkenny farmers and landowners leasing land for wind farms

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 0

Kilkenny farmers and landowners are being urged to be fully aware of what they are signing up to if they make arrangements with renewable energy companies to lease land. Ifac, Ireland’s leading farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm, is encouraging all landowners in Kilkenny to make certain that they understand their tax responsibilities and […]

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Plans to finally complete ‘Celtic Tiger’ estate in county Kilkenny are shot down

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 0

Plans to build new family homes on the site of a Celtic Tiger era development have been shot down. Meadowcourt Homes Ltd had been looking to extend a period of planning permission granted to it in 2015 to build five large family homes at on the Mount Sion Road in Ballyrobin, Ferrybank. However, Kilkenny County […]

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Thief caught trying to ride two bikes through streets of Kilkenny at same time

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2020 0

A bike thief was caught red handed by an off-duty  garda who saw him trying to cycle two bicycles “simultaneously” on a Kilkenny city street. The children’s bike (pictured below) was recovered after the off-duty officer stopped the thief on Walkin Street and alerted his colleagues, who arrived on the scene a short time later. […]

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LATEST: Three further deaths and 1,012 new cases of virus as Covid resurgence continues

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2020 Post a comment

Three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,012 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,824. There are now 41,714 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2020 0

Liam DONEGAN Richmond, Troyswood Deeply regretted by his loving wife Annette (Murphy), brother-in-law Sean Óg, family members, great neighbours, wonderful friends especially Owen O’Neill, relatives and friends. Liam’s Funeral Mass will take place on Sunday morning in St. Canice’s Church (max. 25 people) at 11.30 o’clock. Burial afterwards in Tulla

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€70,000 earmarked for two vital Kilkenny heritage projects

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2020 0

More than €70,000 has been earmarked for two heritage projects in Kilkenny under the July Jobs Stimulus package.  Kilkenny TD and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan this week confirmed he has approved grants for Kilkenny City Walls and the Medieval Mile Museum. The funding is part of a package that […]

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Kilkenny company’s Covid kits to play key role in Ireland’s testing strategy

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny -company has launched an accurate and quick Covid-19 antigen diagnostics test kit to the Irish market which is set to become a fundamental pillar in Ireland’s testing strategy. MyBio, which is based in the Kilkenny Research and Innovation Centre at St Kieran’s College, has created a rapid antigen test to see if you […]