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Jobs boost for Kilkenny as health food company gets green light to build new factory outside city

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2020 0

Twenty new jobs are on the way to Kilkenny after permission was granted to a highly successful health food company to set up a manufacturing facility just outside the city. Virginia Health Foods are based in Kinsale, county Cork and supply some of Europe’s largest supermarkets. Now the company has been granted permission to develop […]

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It’s a deal: Greens back plan to enter Government by 76%

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

The votes have been counted and 139 days after the General Election on February, we have a new Government. The Green Party has backed the plan by 76% meaning Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is now expected to be elected Taoiseach at a special meeting of the Dáil tomorrow in Dublin’s Convention Centre. Fine Gael […]

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Foglight robbery: Bizarre theft of parts of car parked on remote Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

Fog lights and a wing mirror were stolen from a car parked up in a remote area of county Kilkenny. The unusual theft occurred at Ballyda in Danesfort between 9pm on Monday and 2am on Tuesday morning. The car was parked up on the roadside at the time. When the owner returned to the car […]

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One person dies as 12 patients remain in ICU

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

One person lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,736 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,473 after another 11 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, a total of 12 patients remain in intensive care […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Raise a glass to the great Irish burger

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

Our society has strange values and it’s a sign of them that the lockdown re-openings which created the most excitement were Penneys and McDonald’s. That’s not a criticism – my own priority was the Premier League. I guess those who rushed to the Big Mac queue were aware that yesterday (June 25) was National Burger Day.  The event […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

Pat BARRY Lintown Ave., Kilkenny City/Ballymurn, Wexford Thomas “Pat” Barry, Lintown Avenue, Kilkenny and formerly of Screen and Ballymurn, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. (Peacefully in the wonderful care of the Staff of St. Luke’s Hospital, Co. Kilkenny). Beloved Husband of the late Anne, loving father of Margaret, Bridget and William, much loved brother of Alice and […]

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Yule be ready: All-Ireland finals to be played just days before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

The All-Ireland Hurling Final will be played just before Christmas this year and the championship will revert to the back-door system for this year only. In what is sure to be a novelty for a final, the GAA has confirmed in the last few minutes that this year’s hurling final will be played in Croke […]

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Four jailed for helping to cover-up horrific murder of Kilkenny grandmother

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

Four people have been jailed for between 18 months and three years for their roles in cover up of the murder of 61-year-old Kilkenny grandmother Patricia O’Connor. Her daughter’s partner, Kieran Greene, has already been sentenced to life in prison for her murder. Mrs O’Connor’s husband Gus, her daughter Louise, her granddaughter Stephanie and

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A wee drop: Parts of Kilkenny remain in drought despite recent rain – Irish Water

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

You’re not going to believe this but despite recent heavy rainfall, Irish Water says that the number of schemes in drought around the country has actually increased from 27 to 38. An the ones in potential drought has grown from 50 to 58 since the start of the Water Conservation Order on June 8. Four […]

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LATEST: Tragedy as boy (10) injured in Carlow collision dies

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

The 10-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a road traffic collision involving a cyclist in Borris, in neighbouring county Carlow, yesterday has died. The tragic news was confirmed by the Garda Press Office this morning. A Garda spokesperson said: “The 10 year old male cyclist seriously injured in a road traffic collision involving a […]