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WEEKEND WEATHER: Ray of hope – Kilkenny set to sizzle in the sun again next week

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

Kilkenny can look forward to another week of sizzling weather with highs of 19C and more sunny and dry conditions. While some rain is predicted for this weekend, forecasters say the bright sunny Spring weather and warm temperatures we’ve enjoyed in recent days will continue into next week. Temperatures will remain around the same today, […]

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Dopey drug driver busted at Kilkenny Covid-19 checkpoint after gardai noticed strong smell of weed coming from car

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

A drug driver was busted after gardai noticed a strong smell of weed coming from his car as drove up to a Covid-19 checkpoint in county Kilkenny. Gardai have reported a significant number of drug seizures at checkpoints set up across the country since the coronavirus restrictions came into effect. In the latest incident locally, […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 43 more die, 724 new cases, Taoiseach warns restrictions could be in place for months

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

Forty-three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 724 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings to 486 the number of people who have died from the virus. There are now 13,271 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The latest coronavirus fatalities were confirmed as Taosieach Leo Varadkar warned […]

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Three-month mortgage payment break for Kilkenny local authority tenants

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny residents who benefit from the local authority’s home loan borrower’s scheme may now apply for a mortgage payment break of up to three months on their home loan if their circumstances have changed adversely due to the coronavirus emergency. The news was announced this week by Kilkenny County Council. It applies to local authority […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

Thomas (Tom) BLANCHE Butts Green, Kilkenny City Blanche (Butts Green, Kilkenny) 15th April 2020, peacefully, at Drakelands House Nursing Home, Thomas (Tom), sadly missed by his loving sister Ann (Foley), brother-in-law Martin, nephews, nieces, extended family, neighbours and friends. In keeping with current government guidelines regarding public gatherings, a private

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Anger after youths set fire to bushes beside historic church in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

The emergency services were called to deal with a blaze that broke out near the historic Abbey Church in Ferrybank last night. The fire is believed to have been started maliciously. Bushes at the rear of the church, which dates back to 1821, were set ablaze. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “We responded to reports […]

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Kilkenny residents vow to fight special housing development on former Bishop’s Palace

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

A group of Kilkenny residents say they are extremely concerned about the scale, density and height of a proposed 120-unit development at Sion Hermitage, the former Bishop’s Palace of the Diocese of Ossory. The Sion Road Residents group say a proposed development by Torca Developments “is in contravention of the Kilkenny County Development Plan 2014-2020 and […]

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Youth arrested after man stabbed to death during row

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

A youth has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Dublin last night. Gardai this morning confirmed a murder investigation is under way after a man was attacked and stabbed in at a flat complex in Ballybough on Dublin’s northside. The scene remains sealed off this morning for a forensic examination. A group […]

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Heartbreak as Kilkenny healthcare workers die after contracting Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

Two healthcare workers at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny have died after contracting Covid-19, the hospital confirmed last night. A spokesperson for the Ireland East Hospital Group, which includes the general hospital in Kilkenny, announced  two healthcare workers from St Luke’s had passed away after testing positive for Covid-19. “We wish to give our

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Party’s over: Frontline workers and public unite in disgust after gardai forced to shutdown multiple house parties in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny were forced to break up ‘multiple’ house parties over the weekend and said people who are throwing parties and attending them are putting lives at risk. Local residents and frontline staff are furious with the antics of a minority of people and have aired their disgust online saying these are the actions […]