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McGuirks Golf: Full/Part-Time Staff for Kilkenny Store

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 3

Full/Part-Time Staff for Kilkenny Store McGuirks Golf are looking to hire for both Full Time and Part Time Staff in their newly opened Kilkenny Store. Become a member of Irelands leading Golf Retailer and work with the best brands in golf. Retail experience essential Strong golf knowledge an advantage Enjoy working as part of a team […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

Bernadette EGAN (née Dowling) Dublin Road, Kilkenny City Egan (nee Dowling) (Dublin Road, Kilkenny and late of John Street and Kilmogar, Clara) 10th January 2022, peacefully, at her home, in the presence of her family. Bernadette, beloved wife of the late Michael and much loved mother of Oonagh and Don, sadly missed by her daughter […]

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20,000 new Enterprise Ireland supported jobs created in Kilkenny and south east

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The number of jobs in Kilkenny and the south east rose by 20,000 in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland last year. The 7% in employment growth locally was welcomed by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “Employment growth in Enterprise Ireland (EI) companies increased by 7% in this region in 2021, a year […]

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Value of average Kilkenny home to rise by €12,000 this year: survey

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The price of the average three-bed semi in county Kilkenny is expected to rise by 5% in the next 12 months, according to a new survey. Three-bed semi-detached homes in the county now cost an average of €240,000, up 15% on the December 2020 average of €208,500, the REA Average House Price Index shows. A […]

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Ladder falls off van roof and hits two cars travelling on Kilkenny motorway

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Motorists driving a busy Kilkenny road had a luck escape after a ladder flew off the roof of a van in front and struck two vehicles coming behind. The incident occurred on the M9 Motorway during bad weather on Monday evening. Gardai confirmed noone was injured in the incident, but a spokesperson warned: “It could […]

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LATEST: Half million people across country may have caught Covid last week – Holohan

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

A further 19,290 people have contracted Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 1,062 people being treated in hospital for the virus, a drop of one since yesterday. Of these, 92 patients are now in ICU, a rise of three. However, these and earlier figures […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Jerry DUNNE Greenview Avenue, Gowran/Kilkenny City Dunne (Greenview Avenue, Gowran and formerly of Green Street, Kilkenny) 9th January 2022, unexpectedly, at his home. Jerry, beloved husband of Gillian and much loved father of Barry and Kiera, sadly missed by his wife and family, parents Jimmy and Mary Dunne, brothers Alex and Jimmy Jnr, parents-in-law Victor […]

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Senior Kilkenny stars give Brian Cody a major championship boost

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Cats coach Brian Cody have been given a major championship boost amid reports veterans Richie Hogan, Walter Walsh, Conor Fogarty and Cillian Buckley will play on for Kilkenny this year. It follows speculation that some of Kilkenny’s most senior players could Colin Fennelly and Joey Holden into county retirement. However, according to a report in […]

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Kilkenny has third highest rate of Omicron cases in country: report

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Kilkenny recorded one of the highest incidences of Omicron Covid-19 infections over the Christmas period. It experienced the third highest rate of the Covid variant with 1,855.2 infections per 100,000 people. Only Westmeath (3,056.2 per 100,000) and Clare (1,974 per 100,000) recorded higher rates of infection. The confirmed cases which cover St Stephen’s Day to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: A myth that has pushed up the price of drink

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2022 2

Average consumption of alcohol in Ireland has fallen over the past decade. It’s not much of a drop, nothing to get excited about, but the trend is down. The World Health Organisation measures consumption of pure alcohol and its figures show that the difference in consumption between most European countries is quite small, about a […]