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Kilkenny’s Vicky not well enough to take part in Climb with Charlie Bird

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2022 0

Hero Kilkenny’s cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan will not be able to take part in the journey to Croagh Patrick for the charity Climb with Charlie Bird next month. The Mooncoin mother-of-two took to social media to say she’s endured a difficult few weeks with radiotherapy and has been very unwell as a result. Earlier this […]

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‘Be our guest’: Kilkenny’s top B&B’s and guesthouses are showcased

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny Tourism has launched a week long initiative promoting all the county’s top B&B’s and guesthouses. ‘Be Our Guest’ week will showcase the hospitality and range of accommodation available in Kilkenny’s guesthouses and B&B’s this Summer. From city centre to small countryside towns, comfortable accommodation and traditional

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SPONSORED: ‘A taste like no other’ – Shines Seafood launch Irish Sardines range

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2022 Post a comment

Killybegs-based Shines Seafood has launched Shines Irish Sardines, representing the first time Irish sardines have ever been sold in retail outlets in Ireland. Previously sourced from Sardinia, Shines Seafood now use Irish sardines caught by small inshore Irish boats in the clean waters around the Irish coast, supporting local fishing communities. Known as a highly […]

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Vandals use wall capping to smash in front window of property in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2022 0

Vandals used wall capping to smash in the front window of a property in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred at a property in Hebron Park sometime between 9pm last Thursday and 3pm on Friday. Gardaí are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Kilkenny Garda Station.

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Man punched in the head as he was walking home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2022 0

A man was viciously assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred on the Castle Road between 1am and 2am on Saturday. A local Garda source told: “The man was walking home with a friend when he was attacked receiving two punches to the face resulting in swelling. His companion was unharmed.” […]

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LATEST: Over 11,000 new cases of virus as hospital numbers rise again

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2022 0

More than 11,000 people have contracted Covid-19 over the past 24 hours as hospital cases rose to the highest levels since late January. The Department of Health today reported 4,423 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19. It said there were 6,957 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. There were 803 Covid patients in hospital, with […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2022 0

Wrap up well if you’re ventruing outdoors – Kilkenny has been included in a new rainfall warning that will remain in place until 6pm tomorrow. The latest weather warning issued by Met Éireann also covers neighbouring Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary as well as counties Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and comes into effect from 11pm […]

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Have you seen Helen? Fears for Carlow girl missing for four days

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2022 0

Gardaí have launched a public appeal to trace a teenage girl who has been missing from Carlow for four days. Helen McDonnell (15), was last seen in the Killeshin Road area at around 5.30pm on Friday evening. Helen is described as being 5′ 1″ in height, with a slim build. She has long brown hair […]

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Kilkenny community left behind in National Broadband Plan builds its own connection

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2022 2

It’s not every day a rural community decides to quite literally get down into the trenches and build its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network. But Piltown and Fiddown, the growing hinterland close to the Kilkenny-Waterford-Tipperary border, is no ordinary community and nothing was going to get in its way. The community and, more particularly, the […]

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High numbers of patients on trolleys at Kilkenny hospital today

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2022 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 526 patients on hospital trolleys. St Luke’s reported the joint fifth highest level in the country, where 32 patients were left […]