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Pandemic payments for Kilkenny workers extended into Spring 2021

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2020 Post a comment

There is major relief for Kilkenny workers whose jobs have been affected by Covid-19 as the Government announces it is to extend the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and Wage Subsidy Scheme into next Spring. The PUP will now continue until next April, it has been confirmed but will be gradually reduced to €203 per week […]

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Community awards seek Kilkenny entries as it fast-tracks prizes to aid recovery

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2020 0

Towns and villages across Kilkenny are being urged to apply for a competition supporting local efforts in the wake of the pandemic which could net up to €50,000 for community projects. Bank of Ireland has launched its 2020 Begin Together Awards with a prize fund of over €200,000 to support towns across the island of […]

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20 new jobs for county Kilkenny in doubt as objections lodged to new manufacturing facility

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2020 0

A decision to allow a health food company set up a manufacturing facility in county Kilkenny creating 20 jobs in the process, is now in doubt following an appeal against the decision. Last month, Kilkenny County Council decided to grant planning permission to Virginia Health Foods to develop a new manufacturing facility for the production […]

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‘Sophisticated’ cannabis operation busted on the Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2020 0

Gardai discovered a “sophisticated cannabis grow house” and seized an amount of the drug during a planned raid in a village on the Kilkenny–Tipperary border. More than €5,000 worth of cannabis plants were recovered during the planned raid on two properties near the village of Ahenny, close to the Slate Quarries. Detectives from Carrick-on-Suir gardai […]

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Dog stolen in Cork recovered in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2020 0

A dog stolen in county Cork earlier this year was recovered in county Kilkenny yesterday and has since been reunited with its delighted owners. The beautiful dog called ‘Pop’ was discovered by gardai in Mullinavat and they were able to trace the dog’s owners in Cork who were said to be “thrilled to have her […]

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Steals on wheels: Kilkenny caravan and campervan owners told to up security after gardai report rise in thefts

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 0

With staycations now becoming all the rage, campervans and caravans have become more attractive to criminals, so much so Kilkenny owners are being urged to take extra security with their mobile vehicles following a huge rise in thefts. Since March of this year, 19 caravans or campervans have been stolen nationally and 43 in all […]

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One person passes away and 17 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 29

There was one death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,754 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,819 after another 17 were diagnosed. Earlier today it was announced that a Dublin doctor had died from Covid-19 three months after […]

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Major search underway after elderly man seen entering River Nore

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 39

A major search is underway along the River Nore following reports that an elderly man entered the river, KCLR is reporting. Garda Siochana, the Fire Bridgade and a helicopter from the Coast Guard’s fleet are all currently searching the area. According to reports, it is believed he entered the Nore between 2-2.30pm after he was […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Our dear little island lives up to its name

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 0

I have been on staycation in Galway with three generations of my family. We should have been in Malta – but sure we all have to make sacrifices in these troubled times. Anyway, I love Galway. And what, I asked my sceptical family, has Malta got that the West of Ireland can’t match? Well, prices […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny’s 5-star Mount Juliet Estate named AA Hotel of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 0

Kilkenny’s internationally renowned Mount Juliet Estate has been named the AA Hotel of the Year for 2020. It’s just the latest prestigious accolade for the stunning 5-star venue outside Thomastown. The  AA Hotel of the Year award is regarded as one of the highest accolades it is possible for an Irish hotel to receive. The […]