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Black Lives Matter rally to take place in Kilkenny city this afternoon, those attending urged to maintain social distancing

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2020 0

A Black Lives Matters rally will take place in Kilkenny city this afternoon and organisers are urging anyone who attends to strictly adhere to social distancing practices. The rally, organised by Eurobug and United against Racism Kilkenny, will take place on the Parade in Kilkenny at 2.30pm. The organisers are calling upon the people of […]

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Kilkenny residents urged to conserve water as hosepipe ban comes into effect from tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny residents are banned from using hosepipes for the next six weeks as the country endures record drought levels. Irish Water today confirmed a National Water Conservation Order – commonly referred to as a hosepipe ban – be in place from tomorrow, June 9 until Tuesday, July 21. The band comes into effect as Met […]

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Safety of guests and staff will always be our priority, says Kilkenny hotel chief

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2020 0

The head of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) in the South East has said that while the early reopening of the sector is great news, the health and safety of employees and guests “will always be our main priority”. “The earlier reopening of hotels is excellent news and a welcome boost for the tourism community […]

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SPONSORED: Cully Cottage, the perfect place to escape – to live, work and holiday in lovely Leitrim

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2020 0

Ireland is opening up and people are getting out and about again. Families are looking for safe locations where they can enjoy the pleasures of a happy, healthy holiday. Friends who have not met up for months want a place where they can get together and enjoy good company in a great setting. Cully Cottage […]

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Money approved to fund county Kilkenny school’s ambitious expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2020 0

Despite being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic at present, there was good news for a county Kilkenny Primary school after learning its plans to build four new classrooms have been approved. St Mary’s National School in Thomastown is to get three new special education classrooms and one additional mainstream classroom as part of the […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Summer’s back, but not with a bang

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2020 0

After a largely unsettled weekend, Summer will return to Kilkenny this week with temperatures set to return to as high as 20 degrees on Tuesday. The past few days have been rather bleak after we enjoyed the best weather spell of the year, with far milder conditions, cloudy skies, rain and strong winds in some […]

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Cutting their losses: Burglar flees after carefully removing glass from window of Kilkenny home in bizarre break-in attempt

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2020 0

A burglar went to the effort of carefully cutting glass out of the window of a Kilkenny house in an effort gain entry before, it appears, eventually deciding against it. The bizarre breakpt occurred at a house in Coolgrange on the Grange Road in Kilkenny between 7pm and 8pm last Tuesday, June 2. The homeowner […]

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One more death from virus, just 25 new cases, salons warn of price hikes as thousands queue

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2020 0

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 25 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,679. There are now 25,201 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily update from the National Public Health […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2020 0

Rt Rev Mgr James CASSIN  Curate’s House, Thomastown The Right Reverent Monsignor James (Jim) Cassin died peacefully at St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny on Friday, 5 June. May He Rest in Peace ________________ Helen CLIFFORD (née Fitzpatrick) 57 Connolly Street, Kilkenny City Clifford (nee Fitzpatrick) (57 Connolly Street, Kilkenny) 5th June 2020, at St.

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‘A gentleman’ – warm tributes paid to former Kilkenny hurler killed in road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2020 0

Tributes have been paid to the former Kilkenny hurler Lester Ryan Snr, who died in a tragic road accident yesterday. Lester (61) died after an accident involving his bicycle and a tractor near his home in Gowran at around 3.45pm. In a statement, Kilkenny GAA said “all associated with Kilkenny GAA were deeply saddened to […]