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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2022 0

Patricia (Patsy) KINSELLA (née Cagney) Dournane Road, Mooncoin Patsy passed away peacefully on Monday at her home surrounded by her loving family. Wife of the late Denis, sister of the late Eamonn and mother-in-law of the late Nicola. Sadly missed by her loving children Michael and Kathleen, sister Breda, brothers Liam, John, Conor, Vincent, Gerard […]

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High number of patients on trolleys at Kilkenny hospital today

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2022 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. As the country feels the ful impact of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 420 patients on hospital trolleys. St Luke’s reported the […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 3rd January 2022 0

Honor HARVEY (née Scott) Harbour View, Kilbrittain, Cork/Kilkenny Harvey, née Scott (Harbour View, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork) on January 1st 2022, Honor, beloved wife of the late Dean Brian (Peter) Harvey and dear mother of Patrick, Christopher and Klaus (Nicholas). Sadly missed by her loving sons, daughter-in-law Jane, Christopher’s partner Jane, grandchildren Isabel

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LATEST: ‘Perfect storm’ – hospital and ICU numbers rise as almost 17,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd January 2022 0

A further 16.986 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. And number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals has risen to 804, an increase of 87 compared to the same time yesterday morning. This day last week there were 461 people in hospital with Covid-19. The number of people in intensive care […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Mild conditions in Kilkenny to take a frosty turn

By Kilkenny Now 3rd January 2022 0

The mild festive conditions were experienced in Kilkenny over the past week are set to take a rather frosty turn. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann said today will start off brightly and “rather breezy”, but showery outbreaks of rain with some heavy falls “will slowly sink down over the northern half of the country […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Come back nuclear energy, all is forgiven

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2022 0

In 1978 Ireland was getting ready to produce its own nuclear-powered electricity but Christy Moore sang us out of it. He wasn’t alone. Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Clannad, Styagalee, and a  host of other musicians, joined him to protest at Carnsore Point, in Co Wexford,  where energy minister Des O’Malley planned to open the first […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2022 0

Ellen MAHER (née Tallis) Brittas, Tullaroan Peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family on New Year’s Day, Saturday 1st January 2022. Pre-deceased by her parents Johanna and Thomas, her sisters Mary and Judy, and her brother Walter. Beloved wife of Nicky, and much loved mother of Brian, Deirdre, Olivia, Nicholas and Lorraine. She will […]

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LATEST: Rise in Covid hospital cases as booster programme opens for over 16s

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2022 0

A further 17,071 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. There has also been an increase in the number of people with the virus in hospital, but case numbers in intensive care units remain stable. Latest figures show there were 717 people with the virus in hospitals around the country this morning, […]

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Driver stopped at checkpoint in Kilkenny with no licence or insurance has car seized

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2022 0

A  driver who never held a licence and had no insurance had their car seized after it was stopped at a Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny city. Gardai confirmed the motorist will appear in court changed with motoring offences after they stopped on the Ring Road on Friday night. A local Garda spokesperson said: “This driver […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2022 0

Mary FENTON (née Broderick) College Gardens, Kilkenny City Fenton (nee Broderick) (College Gardens, Callan Road, Kilkenny) 30th December 2021, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Mary, beloved wife of John and much loved mother of John Jnr, Deirdre, Conor and the late Rory, sadly missed by her husband and family, sister Helen, brothers Jimmy, John, Rory […]