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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2020 0

Kitty PHELAN (née Wall) Newtown, Bonnettstown, Kilkenny Phelan (nee Wall) (Newtown, Bonnettstown, Co. Kilkenny R95 K7 K8) 1st July 2020, peacefully, at her home, in the loving care of her family, Kitty, after a short illness, beloved wife of Joe and much loved mother of James, Declan and Paddy, dear sister of Breda, Tommy, Hughie, […]

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Council rejects plans for large development of family homes in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2020 0

Plans to complete a housing development in a county Kilkenny village have been refused by the local council. In September last year, developer John Staunton applied to Kilkenny County Council to build 42 new homes as part of phase two of a development at Whitehall in Paulstown.  However, in the last week, Kilkenny County Council […]

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Appeal to Kilkenny dog owners after 50 attacks on livestock reported nationwide

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2020 0

Gardaí have appealed to all dog owners in Kilkenny to ensure their pets under control after the authorities reported almost 50 reports of livestock being attacked since the lockdown began. Many of the animals died as a result, with others suffering horrific injuries. One of 50 incidents that took place over the last three months […]

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Thousands of volunteers but Kilkenny has just eight new health workers ‘on call’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2020 3

Just eight healthcare workers have been hired through the ‘Be On Call for Ireland’ campaign for a region that includes Kilkenny. More than 70,000 volunteers throughout the country applied to help fight Covid-19 but only 185 health and social care workers have been recruited. Just eight workers have been recruited for Area 5, which incorporates […]

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Thug threw rock through window of Kilkenny apartment while resident was inside

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2020 0

A Kilkenny city resident was left shaken after a rock was thrown through the upstairs window of their apartment while they were inside. The incident occurred at an apartment at College Avenue on the Callan Road shortly before 11pm last Wednesdsay night. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The apartment’s occupant was inside at the time […]

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Man (30s) in serious condition in hospital after he was brutally attacked by burglars

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2020 0

A man has been hospitalised following a serious assault in Clonmel that occurred when he chased two men who had just broken into his house. The man, in his 30s, was rushed to hospital following the assault and remains in a serious condition, although gardai believe his injuries to be  non life-threatening. The incident happened […]

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Green day for Kilkenny as new TD Malcolm Noonan appointed Minister of State, Deputy John Paul Phelan turns down Deputy Chief Whip role: report

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Green TD Malcolm Noonan has been appointed a junior Minister for Heritage. It’s a fantastic achievement for the former Kilkenny city councillor (pictured below), who was elected to Dáil Eireann on the 10th and final count after dramatically edging out former Fianna Fáil TD Bobby Aylward in the last general election. Meanwhile, Fine Gael […]

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LATEST: Three more deaths and six more cases, row over foreign travel as Ryanair resumes passenger flights

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2020 Post a comment

Three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as six new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,738. There are now 25,477 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Man charged with murdering wife at their home

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2020 0

The husband of a woman who died after she was attacked in her Dublin home has appeared in court charged with her murder. William Eagers from Willow Wood Grove in Blanchardstown is charged with the murder of 57-year-old Jean Eagers and producing a Samurai sword on Sunday week last, June 21. The 60-year-old taxi driver […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: At long, long last, the war is over

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2020 0

THE first shots of the Civil War were fired on 18 February 1922, when an IRA unit commanded by Ernie O’Malley seized a police station in Clonmel. The last shots were fired in April this year when Séamus Ó Néill, president of Fianna Fáil’s  Comhairle Dáilcheantair for Waterford, issued a statement criticising Micheál Martin for proposing a government coalition