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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,754 new cases of virus as 11 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2021 0

A further 11 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,754 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,248. There has now been 93,532 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2021 0

Breda BUTLER-DAVIS (née Quinn) Leapstown, Ballyfoyle, Kilkenny/Clonmellon, Westmeath Butler-Davis (nee Quinn) (Leapstown, Ballyfoyle, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath), 31st December 2020, peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Breda, beloved wife of Ron and much loved mother of Leanne and Gregory, sadly missed by her loving family, sisters

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Have the conversation: Kilkenny people urged to consider organ donation in 2021

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2021 0

People in Kilkenny are being asked to have that difficult conversation with loved ones and consider becoming an organ donor as we head into 2021. The Health Service Executive (HSE) and Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland (ODTI) are urging people to consider making donating an organ, which could save someone else’s life. Around 500 people […]

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NEW YEAR’S FORECAST: Kilkenny braced for Big Freeze as temperatures plummet

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2021 0

It will be a very cold start to 2021 in Kilkenny and the rest of the country as Met Éireann forecast widespread frost over the coming days. Snow fell much of the county yesterday, making driving conditions trecherous on some roads. The national forecaster said we can expect more frost and ice today, adding: “It […]

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The mast resort: Developers challenge council’s refusal to allow giant telecoms tower in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2020 Post a comment

A telecoms company has appealed the decision by Kilkenny Council to refuse planning permission for a 50ft high mast near the centre of a local village. On October Eircom Limited sought permission to erect a 16-metre-high, free-standing communications mast close to the centre of Kells. Earlier this month Kilkenny Council planners ruled the development would […]