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Man stabbed to death and father seriously injured in early morning attack

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2022 0

A 42-year-old man is being questioned after a double stabbing which left a 27-year-old man dead early this morning and his elderly father with serious injuries. The attack occured at a house on Seaview Avenue in Carrigaline at about 3.30am. Emergency services were alerted to the scene. Gardaí found a 27-year-old with serious stab wounds, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2022 0

Bridget (Biddy) COTTRELL (née Millea) Knocktopher Bridget (Biddy) Cottrell, nee Millea, Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Kyleva, Hugginstown, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully, at her home, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, 25th March 2022. Predeceased by her parents, her brother Ned and her sisters Peggy (Phelan) and Nellie (Dunphy). Deeply regretted and sadly

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Bah mumbug! Time to ditch this Mother’s Day nonsense

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2022 0

What is a modern Irish mammy? Or mam, mum, ma, mom, mommy, mother? Whatever you’re having yourself. She has as many roles as she has names. She might be a business woman who also looks after a family. Or a carer who also holds down a job in a factory. She might have children but […]

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SPONSORED: Education, Excellence, Opportunity – Waterford College of Further Education opens the door to a world of opportunity

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2022 2

‘Education, Excellence, Opportunity’ is the motto of Waterford College of Further Education (WCFE) and it fully lives up to those three ideals, providing first class education, by excellent teachers, which opens the door to a world of opportunity for its students. The college, located in the heart of Waterford city, offers the largest range of […]

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Funding approved to complete works at county Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2022 0

Government funding has been approved to complete works at a county Kilkenny school. Grennan College in Thomastown was given green light for the funding under the Emergency Works Scheme to complete mechanical and electrical works on its grounds. The news was welcomed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. She said: “I’d like to praise the […]

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LATEST: Surge continues as almost 20,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2022 0

A further 19,866 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The Department of Health said it has been notified of 9,324 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 10,542 positive antigen tests logged through the HSE portal. As of 8am, there were 1,466 Covid patients in hospital, up 41 on the same time yesterday […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2022 0

Oliver BRENNAN Jenkinstown Brennan (Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny) 23rd March 2022, tragically, at his home, Oliver, predeceased by his parents Martin and Elizabeth, brothers Liam and Mícheál and infant sister Noreen, sadly missed by his loving family, brothers Peter and Dominic, sisters Breda, Margaret, Alice and Terry, brothers-in-law Shem, Eamonn, Pat and Martin,

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Cycle of crime continues as bike stolen from shed in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2022 0

Gardai are investigating the theft of a bicycle from a property in Kilkenny city. The silver mountain bike was stolen from a shed in Dean Kavanagh Place sometime between 8pm on Friday and 9pm on Saturday. Local gardaí have asked anyone with noticed any suspicious activity in the area at the time or who is […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Here comes the sun! Temperatures to soar to 18 degrees this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2022 0

Kilkenny residents can look forward to lots of sunny spells this weekend with temperatures soaring to as high as 18 degrees in parts. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann said there will be some mist and fog patches this morning, but it will become sunnier as the day progresses. It added: “It will be largely […]

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LATEST: Over 23,000 new cases of virus as HSE admits hospitals ‘really struggling’

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2022 0

A further 23,125 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today as the latest surge in infections heaps unprecedented pressure on hospitals, including St Luke’s in Kilkenny. The Department of Health this evening said it has been notified of 8,910 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 14,215 positive antigen tests logged through the HSE portal. […]