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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

Kitty McCARTHY (née Purcell) Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City McCarthy (nee Purcell) (late of Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny) 10th September 2020, peacefully, at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home, Kitty, beloved wife of the late Paddy, sadly missed by her loving sister Breda (Australia), nephews Gordon and Redmond (UK), niece Claire (UK), cousins, extended family, neighbours and

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Former dean of St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny needs €1m to fund care in US after fall

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The family of a former dean of St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny has made a public appeal for donations to help fund his medical costs after he suffered a serious accident. Canon Norman Lynas was left paralysed after he fell down the stairs while in Bermuda in late July. After his fall he was airlifted […]

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By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

There has never been a better time go solar. People are spending more time at home and remote working looks like it is here to stay, so it’s a great time to produce your own power and significantly cut your electricity bill. In this extraordinary era of ‘zero interest rates’, it makes more sense to invest […]

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Rocks dislodged by passing trains pose threat to Kilkenny residents: Cllr McGuinness

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

Passing trains are causing rocks and debris to fall on a laneway, posing a danger to residents in a Kilkenny city estate, according to the chairperson of Kilkenny County Council. Cllr Andrew McGuinness posted this picture on social media of a large rock that landed on the laneway at Lacken Drive after a train passed. […]

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ALERT: Kilkenny bank customers warned of new text scam

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have urged local bank customers to be aware of a new text scam doing the rounds. The latest scam targets AIB customers. In the text, the fraudsters falsely claim the receiver’s bank account has been frozen, and that “urgent action” is required to restore it. Gardai have again urged bank customers to be […]

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Two further deaths and more new cases recorded in Kilkenny as households restrictions ‘to stay for months’

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There was two further death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,783 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 30,730 after another 159 people were diagnosed. Of the cases notified today: 70 are men / […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

Kitty McCARTHY (née Purcell) Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny McCarthy (nee Purcell) (late of Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny) 10th September 2020, peacefully, at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home, Kitty, beloved wife of the late Paddy, sadly missed by her loving sister Breda (Australia), nephews Gordon and Redmond (UK), niece Claire (UK), cousins, extended family, neighbours

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Kilkenny man who helped devise Covid contact-tracing strategy receives presitgious award

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

A Kilkenny man is among researchers from five universities that have been awarded prestigious Lero Director’s Prizes. Dr Jim Buckley of Freshford Road, Kilkenny city, is among eight researchers from five leading Irish universities  awarded Lero Director’s Prizes at an online ceremony this week. The Kilkenny man, who works at the University of Limerick. was […]

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Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon reveals exciting new plans to draw on local talent

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

Kilkenny multi award-winning studio Cartoon Saloon is planning to run their own courses to train a new generation of animation artists. It is hoping to draw on local artistic talents to help the studio to grow over the coming years. The courses would also help to provide more local jobs. Cartoon Saloon’s new feature Wolfwalkers […]

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LATEST: One further death while Kilkenny among the new 211 cases

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2020 0

There has been one further coronavirus related death and 211 more cases of Covid-19, the HSE confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,781 while there are now 30,571 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. Kilkenny is among the counties where new infections were recorded, according […]