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‘A true icon’ – sadness as renowned Kilkenny jeweller Rudolf passes after ‘a long illness, bravely borne’

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Warm tributes have being paid to the legendary Kilkenny jeweller Rudolf Heltzel, who passed over the weekend after a long illness. The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland expressed their sadness at Rudolf’s passing, describing him as “a gentleman and true icon of Irish design”. They said on social media: “It is with a heavy […]

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179 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny: breakdown of latest figures

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Kilkenny now has 179 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The Department of Health last night confirmed there are now a total of 15,251 cases of Covid-19 in the country, with the vast majority of these in the east. Some 39 people have died in the past 24 hours after they contracted the virus, bringing the […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Sunny outlook for Kilkenny this week as short miserable spell ends

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

As we enter another week in partial lockdown, Kilkenny can at least look forward to another dry and sunny week to keep the blues at bay. After a slightly miserable weekend weather-wise, Met Éireann has forecast a bright and sunny Spring few days ahead, with temperatures rising steadily as week goes on. The national forecaster […]

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GARDA WARNING: Kilkenny householders targeted by series of phone and email scams during Covid-19 lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

Housebound residents across Kilkenny are being targeted by a series of fraudulent scams during the Covid-19 lockdown. Kilkenny gardai say they have received several complaints from people who have received texts and emails from fraudsters in recent weeks. In one scam, a fraudster purporting to be from a broadband company calls claiming they need to […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 39 more die, almost 500 new cases of coronavirus, plans to re-open schools in summer

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

Thirty-nine more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 493 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 610. There are now a total of 15,251  cases of Covid-19 in the country. The vast majority (37) of the latest deaths were […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

Celia GRIFFIN (née Greene) Rathculbin, Kells/Callan, Kilkenny/Mullinahone, Tipperary Celia Griffin, (nee Greene), Rathculbin, Kells, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary. Celia died peacefully on Friday 17th April 2020, in the loving care of staff at Strathmore Lodge Nursing Home, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Deeply regretted by her loving husband Michael,

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COVID-19: Local MEP calls for €1 TRILLION EU aid package for Ireland and member states

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

A local MEP has called for a new €1 trillion EU aid plan to help Ireland and member states to recover from the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South Billy Kelleher said the €1 trillion ‘Marshall Plan’ style reconstruction and recovery fund is needed to ensure the current Covid-19 health and economic […]

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SPONSORED: Waterford College of Further Education – the gateway to an exciting future

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

‘Education, Excellence, Opportunity’ is the motto of Waterford College of Further Education (WCFE) and it fully lives up to those three ideals, providing first class education, by excellent teachers, which opens the door to a world of opportunity for its students. The college, located in the heart of Waterford city, offers the largest range of […]

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Kilkenny ‘Celtic Tiger’ housing estate gets green light to finally complete development

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

An unfinished housing estate which had fallen into receivership after the financial crash over a decade ago will finally be completed. The Weir View Development at the Weir on the Castlecomer Road in Dunmore was close to being completed before the housing market collapsed more than ten years ago, with just one phase of the […]

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Shocked Kilkenny resident awakes to find burglar rummaging through their home

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

A burglar broke into a house in Kilkenny city in the early hours of morning but fled after he was disturbed by a person living in the property. The break-in occurred at a house on the Johnwell Road in the city at around 5.30am yesterday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the burglar, a male, entered […]