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Driver high on cocaine had toddler in back of car when stopped in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

A motorist who was travelling with a female and a three-year-old child tested positive for cocaine when he was stopped at gardai on a Covid-19 patrol in Kilkenny city. Gardai arrested the drug driver in the early hours of this morning after tests confirmed he had taken the drug. Meanwhile, members of the Kilkenny Roads […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 16 more die as 370 new cases of Coronavirus are confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

Sixteen more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 370 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 174. A total of 5,364 people in the country have now contracted the virus. Earlier it was confirmed there has been a further seven deaths due to Covid-19 […]

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COVID-19: New befriending phone-call initiative to help older people in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 Post a comment

All 1,486 participants in the Seniors Alert Scheme in Kilkenny are being asked to ensure their personal alarm is activated following the announcement of a new befriending phone-call initiative by the Government. Speaking about the new service, local Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan said: “As part of the measures to support older people during […]

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Wheels of justice finally turn for local boy whose bike was stolen on Christmas Day

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have made a very late Christmas wish come true for a local boy whose bicycle was stolen just hours after he unwrapped it on the morning of December 25 last. Officers never gave up the search for the boy’s bike, which was stolen from the family’s front garden on the Kilkenny border near […]

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Kilkenny bakery gives lifeline to local suppliers as it undergoes Covid-19 transformation

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

An award-winning Kilkenny bakery making its store available to local producers who are struggling to keep alive during the Covid-19 crisis. Áran Artisan Bakery and Bistro in Barrack Street has undergone extensive work to ensure the safety of its staff and customers and is currently opening from 9.30am to 2.30pm, from Wednesday to Saturday. It […]

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BREAKING: Man dies after being stabbed at apartment in Carrick-on-Suir

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

A man died after he was stabbed at an apartment in Carrick-on-Suir over the weekend. Gardai this morning confirmed the victim, who was in his 40s, was stabbed at an apartment complex in the North Quay area of the town at approximately 11:30pm on Saturday night. The man was rushed to University Hospital Waterford (UHW) […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Here comes the sun! Kilkenny to bask in temperatures of up to 20C

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

Temperatures are set to soar to as high as 20 degrees in Kilkenny this week as the county basks in spring sunshine. Despite yesterday’s miserable conditions, the national forecaster said big changes are on the way as we move into the week, with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures to raise mercury levels on Thursday […]

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Gang targets Kilkenny homes, emptying oil tanks, during Covid-19 crisis

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Gardai are on the hunt for a gang of slick operators who have been going around the county emptying fuel from tanks outside homes. Earlier this week gardai were contacted by a homeowner in Laurel Hill in Inistioge who discovered the tank had been emptied. When they turned on the heating the boiler wouldn’t work. […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 21 more die as 390 new cases confirmed, Taoiseach registers to join frontline health workers

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Twenty-one more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 390 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic were confirmed this evening. It brings to 158 the overall death toll in the country. The number of confirmed cases in the republic now stands at 4,994. There has been seven more Covid-19 deaths in the North, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 Post a comment

Andrew ( Jnr) MORIARTY Kelso, Scotland and formerly St. Mary’s Avenue, Urlingford Andrew Moriarty formerly St Mary’s Avenue Urlingford died tragically in Scotland aged 28 yrs. Predeceased by his adoring brother Martin.Deeply regretted by his heartbroken parents Andy (Snr) and Anne, brothers Patrick, T.J. ,Ryan, Danny, Joey and Liam, cousins, extended family and