Stone-throwing youths smashed the window of a digger at a construction in Kilkenny city. The act of vandalism occurred on the building site on the Circular Road near Robertshill on Wednesday, June 24, at around 3pm. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the rear window of the vehicle was broken during the attack. It is understood […]
One more death and 11 new cases of virus, Government set to delay easing travel restrictions: report
One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 11 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,741 . There are now 25,509 confirmed cases of Covid 19 in the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]
A three-month extension to the Covid-19 assistance programme available to Kilkenny residents currently living in nursing homes has been confirmed. In one of his first major acts in his new role as Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly this week announced an extension to the COVID-19 Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme until the end of September. The original […]
Kilkenny pubs that ignore public health guidelines in the aftermath of the lockdown could lose their licence, gardai have warned. An Garda Síochána said it has begun to conduct checks of licenced premises nationwide to make sure they are in compilance with the law. It follows concerns from Garda management, the public and industry representative […]
A thief smashed the window of a car parked outside a local graveyard and stole a woman’s handbag as she paid her respects to a loved one at the cemetery. The robbery occurred at around 5.30pm yesterday at St Michael’s Cemetery in Tinnahinch, Graiguenamanagh. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “While visiting a grave in the […]
Two more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as nine annitional cases of Covid-19 were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,740. There are now 25,498 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. The latest cases […]
If you have a birthday coming up soon you might want to celebrate with “a heady red wine that can wrap you in rich, gooey warmth … or a luxurious, full-bodied white”. Why? Because your star sign is Cancer (June 21 to July 22) and Cancerians are “governed by sensation—they feel deeply, love strongly and […]
Cannabis with an estimated value of €200 was seized during a planned search of a house in a county Kilkenny village. The drugs were discovered after members of the Kilkenny Divisional Drugs Unit searched a house in Fiddown on Tuesday. A local Garda spokesperson said a quantity of cash and “other paraphernalia consistent with the […]
Gerard RYAN Kingsriver, Stoneyford, Kilkenny/Burncourt, Tipperary Gerard, formerly of Boolakennedy, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, died unexpectedly, on Wednesday at St. Luke’s Hospital. He will be sadly missed by his loving brothers Liam, Pat, Seamus and Declan, sisters Eileen and Joan, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Requiem Mass in
Five men arrested this week following searches in Kilkenny in relation to horse passports and micro-chip tampering have been released without charge. The five were arrested on Tuesday, June 30, on charges of participation in a criminal organisation contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. All the men arrested were aged between […]