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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 41 die as WHO says no evidence of immunity in recovered patients

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

A further 41 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 571 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 778 after another 14,758 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

Michael McGRATH Outrath, Foulkstown, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny McGrath (Outrath, Foulkstown, Waterford Road, Kilkenny) 17th April 2020, peacefully, at his home and in the loving care of his family, Michael, beloved husband of Lily and much loved father of Derek, Miriam, Emer and Brian, sadly missed by his wife and family, brothers, sisters, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law,

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COVID-19: ‘Devastating news’ – TD pays tribute to Kilkenny healthcare workers who died from virus

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said he was “devastated” to learn of the death of two healthcare workers at St Lukes General Hospital after they contracted the coronavirus. “I want to extend my deepest sympathy to both families and to the extended workforce at our local hospital which has been rocked to the core by […]

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Urgent action required to save 4,300 Kilkenny hospitality jobs

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Kilkenny have called on the Government to introduce a series of urgent measures in a bid to save some of the 4,300 jobs the sector supports across the city and county. The Covid-19 emergency has decimated the industry in recent weeks, with over 85% of hotels closed nationally and the […]

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Two Kilkenny teens caught with cocaine and cannabis within minutes of each other

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

Two local youths have been questioned in relation to two separate incidents of drug dealing in Kilkenny city where more than €2,500 of cannabis and cocaine was recovered. A 17-year-old was spotted by officers acting suspiciously on the Waterford Road on Monday evening, April 13. Gardai approached the youth and performed an on-the-spot search and […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll increases by 44 as 335 outbreaks confirmed in residential care settings

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

Forty-four more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 709 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 530, the Department of Health said. Meanwhile, the HSE’s Chief Operating Officer has said testing for both staff and residents will be enhanced in residential care settings after […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: On tap and poured at your door

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

Time was when the milkman would deliver a pint of the white stuff to your door. Now a pub in Belfast is delivering pints of the black stuff. You phone the Hatfield House bar and pay for your order by card. They come to your house in a van fitted with a portable tap system, […]

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‘Never forgotten’ – hero Kilkenny frontline workers who died after contracting Covid-19 are named

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 Post a comment

Tributes have been flooding in for the two brave frontline staff members at St Luke’s General Hospital who passed away this week after contracting the Coronavirus. The heathcare workers now been named locally as Catherine Hickey (51) and Jim Kenny (49). Catherine was a member of the household staff in the hospital and was being […]

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Thief steals bike belonging to Kilkenny nurse working on Covid-19 frontline

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

A bike, which is the only mode of transport for one of our essential frontline healthcare workers, was stolen over the weekend from a Kilkenny city centre street. The very recognisable bike – bright pink with a basket on the front of it – was parked up on Dean Street on Good Friday, April 10. […]

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Father of well-known GAA star investigated over alleged sex attack, young woman treated at Waterford hospital

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

A young woman was treated at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) this week after she was allegedly seriously sexually assaulted by the father of a well-known GAA star. It is alleged the attack on the woman, who is in her 20s, took place at a gathering at a house in a town in the South East […]