THE death toll from flu this winter has risen to six. The flu is mainly affecting children and the over 65s. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed the virus is now circulating more intensely, but has not yet reached the point of widespread activity. So far 29 patients across the country have been admitted […]
IN a statement that will stoke the embers in the bellies of Kilkenny hurling supporters, Brian Cody clearly has no intention of sitting back and enjoying his 11 All-Ireland medals anytime soon. The most decorated manager in the history of hurling gave a stirring performance of his own in front an audience of thousands at […]
IT’S official: Irish people are drinking and eating more than ever and its showing on our waistlines. New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that more of the population in Kilkenny and the rest of the country is overweight and binge-drink on a regular basis. The rise is partly attributed to the average […]
THE son of a woman who was murdered with an axe posted a chilling video just hours before the shocking attack in which he said he was the “real Adolf Hitler”. Tomasz Piotrowski (32) was arrested by gardaí on Tuesday in connection with the murder of his mother Elzbieta (57) at her home in Ardee, […]
PEOPLE in Kilkenny and across the country have been urged to be vigilant for the symptoms of meningitis after the Health Service Executive (HSE) tonight confirmed three people have died from the condition in the past three weeks. A total of 11 cases of meningococcal meningitis have been notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre […]
KILKENNY food giant Glanbia was one of the biggest Irish winners as European equities rose on the back of a global rally spurred on by signs of an end to the US-China trade dispute. The Iseq index finished almost 1% higher, adding to yesterday’s 0.5% gain, as the majority of its main stocks climbed. Glanbia […]
THE South East had one of the highest levels of bankruptcies compared to other regions in 2018, new figures reveal. In Kilkenny there was a total of 17 bankruptcies in the city and county last year. Kilkenny’s bankruptcy levels were joint twelfth highest in the country in 2018, according to debt analysis experts Stubbs Gazette […]
KILKENNY and the rest of the country will not be hit by the so-called ‘Siberian Snowbomb’ forecast to hit our UK neighbours next week. Met Éireann said our current dry conditions will continue, with no extreme cold weather, frost or heavy rain expected. Meteorologist John Eagleton said next week will continue to be relatively dry […]
GRAIGUE Ballycallan has been named the Kilkenny Club of the Year. The Leinster intermediate conquerors, led by Kilkenny legend Eddie Brennan, were among 10 clubs shortlisted for this year’s ‘Club of the Year’ category of the 2018 KCLR David Buggy Motors Kilkenny Sports Star Awards. The other nominated clubs were: Kilfane Handball Club; Kilkenny City […]
THE woman who was decapitated in her home with an axe is a 57-year-old mother-of-two who had been living in Ireland for some years. Elizabeth Piotrowska was originally from Poland but had lived in the Clonmore estate Ardee, Co Louth, with her husband, who was at work at the time of her gruesome killing, for […]