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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 25 pass away as series of €6.5bn business supports announced

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2020 0

A further 25 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 1,286 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 21,176 after another 343 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2020 0

Ellen (Lena) Brophy (née Shore) Ballyfoyle, Kilkenny At St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Predeceased by her husband Paddy, her parents John and Mary, her brothers Bob, Christy, and Michael and sisters Lizzie and Mary. Forever loved and sadly missed by her son, Kevin, daughter Helen, sister Katie (Brennan), son-in-law Paul (Corcoran) and her beloved grandson, Alex, […]

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Domestic abuse victims ‘let down’ by Government – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD has called on the Government to provide greater assistance to the victims of domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic and reverse a decision not to provide rent supports. Sinn Féin poll topper Kathleen Funchion said many women and children are trapped at home with a abusive partner or parent and that more […]

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Engine trouble: Kilkenny car sales crash as number of registrations decline by 96%

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2020 0

New car sales in Kilkenny fell 24.84% between January and April when compared to the same period last year. Just 1059 new vehicles were sold this year while 1409 were purchased in 2019. Nationally, new car registrations for April declined 96.1% (344) when compared to April 2019 (8,904), according to the Society of the Irish […]

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Scenes of chaos as Kilkenny man drove straight at Garda car before swerving through traffic at high-speed

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

A Kilkenny man who played chicken with a Garda patrol car and then swerved through traffic as he tried to escape has been arrested and is due in court. Kilkenny gardai responded to call from the public of a car driving dangerously on the Church Hill, Cuffesgrange on the outskirts of the city on Thursday […]

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COVID-19: Easing of restrictions sees over 70s allowed out but schools to remain closed until September

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

People over the age of 70 who are cocooning will be able to leave their homes from from Tuesday as long at they avoid contact with other people – although public health advice will remain that they stay in doors, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Nation said this evening. The 2km limit that is currently […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 34 die as number of new cases rises by 221

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

A further 34 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 1,265 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 20,833 after another 221 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

Food & Drink News

WINE O’CLOCK: Sauvignon Blanc, your day has come

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

The old proverb insists that every dog has its day. Soon we’ll be able to say the same for wine. There are special days for Beaujolais, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Malbec. And today (May 1) is International Sauvignon Blanc Day. It’s a marketing ploy, devised in New Zealand, which hardly seems necessary since Sauvignon Blanc […]

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Local developer gets green light to finally complete ‘Celtic Tiger’ estate in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

Plans to complete a housing development which was partially built during the Celtic Tiger construction boom of the 2000’s have been approved by Kilkenny County Council Treacy Construction Company Limited has been given permission to build seven new family homes at the Ardilea Estate at Lower Newpark on Lovers Lane in Kilkenny city. Director, Brendan […]

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BREAKING: Man (40s) stabbed to death at house in county Wexford

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

A man has died after he was repeatedly stabbed at a house in neighbouring county Wexford in the early hours of this morning. The fatal attack occurred at a residence in Enniscorthy at around 12.30am. A number of Garda units attended the scene, where they discovered a man in his early 40s with apparent stab […]