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LATEST: Over 23,000 new cases of virus but ICU numbers drop

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2022 0

A further 23,817 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 941 patients being treated for the virus in hospital, a rise of 13 since yesterday. Of these, 90 people are being treated in ICU, a drop of four.    

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2022 0

John O’DONNELL  The Square, Inistioge John (Johnny) O’Donnell, O’Donnell’s Pub, The Square, Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny.Predeceased by his loving father Eddie, mother Margaret (Peg) and brother James (Jimmy). Loving brother of Danny, Helen, Maria and Catherine, Johnny will be greatly and sadly missed by his brother, sisters, sister-in-law,

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Rise in e-car sales help put Kilkenny motor dealers on road to recovery

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2022 0

New car sales are on the rise in the Kilkenny, according to new figures. Stats released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) this week reveal new vehicle registrations rose by 4.3% last year when compared to 2020. However, the rate of recovery seen in the sector locally lagged behind the overall 19% […]

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LATEST: Holohan says rise in hospital cases ‘concerning’ as 44 new Covid deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2022 0

A further 17,656 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus has risen 928, a rise of 44 of yesterday’s figure. Of these, 94 are being treated in ICU, an increase of four. Meanwhile, 40 deaths have been notified over […]

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‘The brightest star in the sky’ – moving tributes paid to tragic Kilkenny schoolgirl

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2022 0

Moving tibrutes have been paid to a local Leaving Certificate student who died “unexpectedly” over the weekend. Lucy Doyle passed away at St Luke’s General Hospital on Saturday. In a statement on social media, Presentation Secondary School said Lucy’s “smile and charisma will be sorely missed”. A spokesperson wrote on Facebook: “It

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2022 0

Lucy DOYLE O’Loughlin Court, Kilkenny City Doyle (20 O’Loughlin Court, Kilkenny) 2nd January 2022, unexpectedly, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Lucy, cherished youngest daughter of Joe and Johanne and darling sister of James, Emma, Shane, Becky and Vicky, sadly missed by her heartbroken family, Kelly and Pegzey, godmother Mary, brothers-in-law Paul and Sean,

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By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2022 Post a comment

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Kilkenny bus users warned of disruption to services

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2022 0

Kilkenny bus users have been urged to plan their journeys and to monitor the Bus Eireann website following disruption to services caused by the surging Covid cases. Bus Éireann confirmed it is experiencing “minor disruption as a result of Covid-related absences” across its 17 depots, bus it said “the vast majority of services” are still […]

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Toys and cash stolen during break-in at Kilkenny home on New Year’s Eve

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2022 0

Heartless thieves broke into a house in county Kilkenny on the last day of 2021 and made off cash, a laptop and a PlayStation games console. The break-in occurred at a property in Skehana, near Castlecomer, sometime between 3pm and 6pm on New Year’s Eve. Gardaí have appealed to anyone who may have seen any […]

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LATEST: Schools to reopen as planned as 21,302 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2022 0

A further 21,302 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Heath confirmed this evening. And there are now 884 patients being treated for the virus in hospital, an increase of 80 on yesterday. Of these, 90 are being treated in ICU, a drop of three. The latest cases come as three Coalition leaders today agreed that […]