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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

Joseph (Joe) QUIGLEY Rosewood, Kilkenny City Quigley (90 Rosewood, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny and late of Dean Cavanagh Place) 13th January 2022, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Joseph (Joe), predeceased by his parents Liam and Kathleen and brothers Peter and Eoin, sadly missed by his family, brother Aiden, sisters Antoinette, Michelle, Fionna and Grainne, aunts,

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LATEST: Significant drop in Covid cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

The Department of Health has confirmed 10,753 PCR-positive cases and 4,208 antigen tests have been logged through the HSE portal, another considerable drop in cases on previous days. And there has been a slight rise in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital. As of 8am, there were 965 patients with the virus in […]

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Properties owned by Kilkenny Council empty despite housing crisis: report

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

More than 50 properties owned by Kilkenny County Council are lying empty in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. A report in today’s Sunday Independent reveals there are 4,000 local authority-owned houses or apartments across the country that are currently empty. This national figure includes 58 council properties in Kilkenny city and county. The […]

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Vigil for murdered Ashling in Kilkenny today

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

A vigil to remember murdered teacher Ashling Murphy will take place in Kilkenny today. The event will take place at Kilkenny Castle at 2pm and is among a series of vigils that have taken place across the country in recent days. It comes as gardai confirmed they have made “significant” progress in their investigation into […]

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BREAKING: Could it be you? Just one winner of rollover €19m Lotto jackpot

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

There was one winner of tonight’s must-win €19,060,800 lotto jackpot. The jackpot numbers for Saturday night’s National Lottery draw were: 2, 9, 16, 30, 37, 40 with a bonus number of 23. The €1m Lotto Plus 1 jackpot numbers were: 5, 9, 16, 27, 33, 41 (bonus 12). The €250,000 Lotto Plus 2 jackpot numbers were: […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

Joseph (Joe) QUIGLEY Rosewood, Kilkenny City Quigley (90 Rosewood, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny and late of Dean Cavanagh Place) 13th January 2022, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Joseph (Joe), predeceased by his parents Liam and Kathleen and brothers Peter and Eoin, sadly missed by his family, brother Aiden, sisters Antoinette, Michelle, Fionna and Grainne, aunts,

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LATEST: ‘Great hope’ – significant drop in Covid hospital cases

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

A significant fall in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital was confirmed today. As of 8am, there were 940 patients with the virus, a reduction of 80 on the same time yesterday morning. It is the first day in almost a week that the figure has dropped below the 1,000 mark. As of […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Turning a blind eye to the elephant in our classrooms

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

Is Covid spreading from our schools? Nphet and the Government say it is not, but neither the public health czars, nor our ministers, have visited many schools to test their theory. Teachers, whose job is in the classroom, tell a different story and, in the days since the new term started, three of them have […]

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Kilkenny village gets green light for new playground

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

Kilkenny County Council has approved plans to build a new playground in a Kilkenny village. It gave the green light to the Freshford Playground group to construct a new playground, public amenity space, access road, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping around the new facility. It also granted the group permission to remove an existing shed […]

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LATEST: Holohan says Omicon peak may have passed amid drop in infections

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2022 0

There has been another drop in the number of daily Covid-19 infections, with 17,065 new cases of the virus reported by the Department of Health this evening. As of 8am, there were 1,023 patients in hospital with the virus, an increase of 12 on the same time yesterday. This compares to the figure of 936 […]