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Kilkenny Council given more power and money to speed up social housing projects

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has been given more authority and increased funding to speed up badly needed local social housing projects. It comes after the Cabinet agreed to increase local authority discretionary funding for social housing schemes from €2 million to €6 million. The measure was one of the key commitments contained in the Programme for […]

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‘Downright insulting’ – Minister’s comments about musicans hits bum note with guitar-playing Kilkenny Council leader

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2020 0

The chairman of Kilkenny County Council, Andrew McGuinness, has strongly criticised controversial comments made by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys in which she suggested that professional musicians who find themselves out of work would have to “retrain” and get new jobs. Cllr McGuinness is also a keen musician and has spent many years performing as

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Boy’s new bike stolen from county Kilkenny GAA grounds

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2020 0

A boy’s new bicycle which was parked at a county Kilkenny GAA grounds was stolen just ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend. The owner left his bike outside the GAA complex in Mooncoin at 4pm last Thursday, July 30. But when he went to collect the bike at midday on Saturday it was nowhere to […]

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Break out the popcorn: Kilkenny’s new IMC cinema among first to reopen this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

The silver screen will return to Kilkenny this weekend after the IMC announced their intentions to reopen their new multiplex in the city. The new cinema on Barrack Street will be one of the first three IMC’s to reopen following the Covid-19 lockdown. Films will be shown at the recently completed cinema from Friday. IMC […]

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LATEST: No further deaths but 45 new cases, Government to call time on reopening of pubs

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus-related deaths but 45 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,763. There are now 26,253 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to the latest daily briefing from the Naitonal Public Health Emergency Team […]

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Digital drive: Surge in new Kilkenny website registrations as businesses move online

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

County Kilkenny experienced 470 new .ie domain registrations in the first half of 2020 as businesses move online in response to Covid-19 pandemic. This represents a significant 6% year-on-year increase in .ie domain registrations in the county, according to the new IE Domain Registry report. There were 20,577 new .ie domain registrations in Leinster, up […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

Sheila HOLDEN (née Reddy) Chapel Gate, Kilmacow, Kilkenny/Waterford Seila Holden nee Reddy Late of Chapel Gate, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny. Died 31st July 2020. Deeply regretted by her daughters Valerie and Vivienne, sons Anthony and Ger, grandchildren Jessica, Evan, Michael, Alex, Abby and Aidan, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

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‘You have to talk to your children’ – Kilkenny campaigner Vicky reveals candid conversations with kids about her terminal diagnosis

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

Kilkenny mother and cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has revealed how she has openly discussed her terminal diagnosis with her children, In a moving interview in today’s Irish Times, Vicky also candidly reveals that she didn’t expect parenthood to be “as hard as it is”, adding: “I’ll never forget the pain of giving birth. You can […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All your latest local results and league tables

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Group A Sat, 01 Aug, Sat, 01 Aug, Venue: UPMC Nowlan Park, (Round 1), James Stephens 0-19 Danesfort 1-14 St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Group B Sat, 01 Aug, Sat, 01 Aug, Venue: UPMC Nowlan Park, (Round 1), Erins Own 0-20 Mullinavat 1-17 Sat, 01 Aug, […]

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Book of Condolence for John Hume opens at Kilkenny City Hall

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

The people of Kilkenny will be able to pay their own respects to Noble Laureate John Hume, who passed away yesterday. Kilkenny County Council has annoucned it is opening of a Book of Condolences for the former SDLP leader at City Hall this morning. The former civil rights leader, MP and MEP who is credited […]