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WIT sets up virtual drop-in and chatroom for Kilkenny students in run-up to third-level decision

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology is going above and beyond to help Kilkenny’s leaving certificate students make that crucial decision about their college selection. With one out of every four students in county Kilkenny from last year’s leaving cert class choosing a course in WIT and one-in-three students from the south-east region choosing to take up […]

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Let’s get growing: Free seeds and boxes for anyone in Kilkenny wanting to plant their own food

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2020 0

Calling all Kilkenny gardeners … it is now the time to put your green fingers to the test and try to grow some of your own food. Energia has partnered with not-for-profit social enterprise GIY, to give away 1,000 large GROWBoxes to people across the nation to Get Ireland Growing and help power a more sustainable […]

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Warning as drink-driver caught over four times legal limit on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have once again been busy taking dangerous drivers off the county’s road this week. One driver who was found to be driving under the influence of cocaine and cannabis had his car seized as it was neither insured nor taxed, while another driver was found to be four-times over the legal alcohol […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further nine pass away as 59 new cases reported

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

A further nine people 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 1,651 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached  24,929 after another 59 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the latest detailed data from the Health […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

Elizabeth (Betty) CURRY (née Donohoe) Rose Hill Court, Kilkenny City Curry (nee Donohoe) (Rose Hill Court, Kilkenny) 27th May 2020, peacefully, at her home, in her 88th year, Elizabeth (Betty), beloved wife of the late Joe and much loved mother of John and Margaret, sadly missed by her loving family, sister Margaret (UK), her daughter […]

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‘There’s no bank holiday from Covid-19’ – Kilkenny gardai and HSE issue joint warning

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

There’s no bank holiday from Covid-19 – that’s the  joint message from gardai, the HSE and local authorities in Waterford. “As Ireland continues to combat the Covid 19 virus, the three principal response agencies that make up the South East Regional Steering Group (An Gárda Siochána, the HSE and the five local authorities)  have thanked […]

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Dubai Duty Free Irish Open could still tee off at Mount Juliet – just ‘fore’ months later

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open could yet come to county Kilkenny this year as organisers are frantically trying to reschedule the event. The major global sporting event which was meant to be in full swing this weekend at Mount Juliet Estate and Golf Resort close to Thomastown. But like every other major sporting event […]

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WARNING: Bogus tradesmen targeting vulnerable in Kilkenny during lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Bogus tradesmen are targeting vulnerable residents across Kilkenny while the Covid-19 restrictions remain in place, local gardai have warned. It follows a number of “very recent” reports to gardai in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow involving thieves posing as handymen calling to homes in parts of both counties. A local Garda spokesperson said: “We urge

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further six pass away as Taoiseach says intention is to open schools in September

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

A further six people 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 1,645 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,876 after another 39 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the Government intends to reopen primary and […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Chill out with this sunny Spanish special

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Albarino has become popular here in recent years, in part, I suspect, because it is easy to pronounce. The Spanish white is the perfect wine for the weather we have been enjoying. It is great with shellfish or tapas-type snacks and, lightly chilled, is just made for sipping in a sunny, summer garden. It is […]