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Suspect in murder of Kilkenny woman (71) to appear before court this afternoon

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

A 28-year-old arrested in relation to the murder of a 71-year-old woman in Kilkenny last week is to appear in court this afternoon on charges of murder. Trevor Rowe, with an address at 4 Abbey Street, will appear before Cloverhill District Court this afternoon. He has been held in Cloverhill Prison in Dublin since last […]

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Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan admitted to hospital for ‘non-coronavirus’ related tests

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

The reassuring voice of the Covid-19 crisis, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has gone into hospital for non-coronavirus related treatment. The man who has been reaching out to the Irish public and delivering information about the current emergency in very straight and empathetic manner is stepping back from the frontline for a couple of […]

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Fueling success: Kilkenny filling station given go-ahead for major redevelopment

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

A well-known county Kilkenny filling station and shop has been given the green light to undergo a massive transformation. Carroll’s Centra and Emo Oil in Knocktopher has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to redevelop the shop and forecourt, which will include the demolishing of the existing shop building. The owner, Padraic Carroll, […]

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SPONSORED: Thomastown Credit Union AGM – loan book grows with big demand for cars, weddings and home improvements

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

A year of service to the community was outlined at the Annual General Meeting of Thomastown Credit Union. The loan portfolio of the Credit Union grew by €1 million last year with an increase in demand for loans for home improvements, cars, weddings and education. DIVIDEND The AGM in Thomastown heard that a dividend of […]

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Kilkenny house prices hold steady with average price of €207,500 for three-bed semi, survey finds

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

The price of the average three-bed semi in County Kilkenny remained unchanged in the first three months of the year up to the outbreak of Covid-19 according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The average price in the county is now €207,500 and has remained steady for the past six months, […]

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Spring off: Kilkenny will have to wait for a little sparkle as An Taisce clean-up postponed until after April 19

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Tidy Town groups and other local organisations will have to wait a little longer to bring some sparkle to the county. An Taisce’s National Spring Clean has been postponed until after April 19 due to the Covid-19 crisis and volunteers have been asked not to carry out clean-ups planned before this date but to […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Seventeen more deaths as number of cases in Republic rises by 325

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

There are now 3,235 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland after the number of new cases rose by 325 in the last 24 hours. A further 17 people lost their lives as the total number of deaths reached 71 in the Republic. Another six people with Covid-19 died in Northern Ireland bringing […]

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CSO crime figures show increases in theft and fraud in Kilkenny as burglary figures fall

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

There was a noticeable increase in incidents of theft, fraud and drug offences in the Kilkenny Garda Division in 2019, however, burglaries overall decreased. The figures were revealed in the Crime Statistics for Kilkenny published today by the Central Statistics Office. The number of fraud cases in the Kilkenny Garda Division increased by more 20% […]

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Testing times for Kilkenny students as WIT replace summer exams with alternative assessments

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

Kilkenny students attending Waterford Institute of Technology have been told their summer exams are to be replaced by alternative assessment in light of the coronavirus emergency. The assessments, which are to be set out by the lecturers of each specific module, must be completed between May 8 and May 18. WIT’s Academic Council made the […]

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Delays expected for Kilkenny people awaiting Covid-19 test results

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

The Health Service Executive has today issued a warning that there could be delays in Kilkenny people receiving coronavirus test results due to laboratory issues. More than 15,000 people nationwide are either waiting for tests or awaiting an appointment time for coronavirus testing. The HSE admitted that some people can be waiting more than a […]