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More Kilkenny residents moving outside restricted 10km ‘home zone’ – new figures

By Colin Bartley 24th February 2021 0

More residents in Kilkenny are starting to creep further than 10km from their homes during, according to new data. The Staying Local Indicator (SLI), issued by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals 61% of Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km at any point during that week. This a drop of 1% on the […]

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Good job! Fewer people signing on in Kilkenny now than when pandemic hit

By Colin Bartley 4th February 2021 0

There are fewer people signing on the Live Register in Kilkenny now than when the pandemic hit last year. And there are just a handful more people claiming unemployment payments in the county now compared to the end of 2019, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal. The latest figures show there are 3,036 […]

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Four out of 10 Kilkenny people straying further than 10km during lockdown: report

By Colin Bartley 26th January 2021 0

Six out of every 10 Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km from their homes during the week ending January 15, new data reveals. The Staying Local Indicator (SLI), issued by the Central Statistics Office reveals 60.7% of Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km at any point during that week. This was […]

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More than 40% of all births in Kilkenny by women aged 35 and over

By Colin Bartley 3rd November 2020 0

Three-quarters of all children born in county Kilkenny are born to women aged 30 and over, a new report reveals. And just 1% of mothers in Kilkenny are under the age of 20, according to the Vital Statistics Annual Births Report for 2018 just published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The report reveals a […]

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Less people in Kilkenny signing on dole now than when Covid hit: new figures

By Colin Bartley 2nd October 2020 Post a comment

More than 130 people signed off the Live Register in Kilkenny last month, despite the recession brought on by the pandemic. New figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this morning reveal there are actually less people in Kilkenny on the live register now than when the Covid-19 crisis started in Ireland back in […]

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Rapes, sexual assaults and murder threats rose sharply in Kilkenny during lockdown: report

By Colin Bartley 29th September 2020 0

The number of rapes and sexual assaults recorded in the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division have almost tripled in a year, new figures reveal. Threats to murder and people being caught driving while under the influence of drugs have also increased significantly, according to crime statistics for published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today. They show […]

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Mad for road: Kilkenny residents more likely to use car than anywhere else

By Colin Bartley 30th July 2020 0

People in Kilkenny are far more likely to use a car to get around when compared to people living in other parts of Ireland. The National Travel Survey for 2019 released by the Central Statistics Office shows that the car is used in nine out of every ten journeys taken in Kilkenny. The national average […]

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Whistle while you work: Lockdown sees Kilkenny commuters save 69 hours by staying at home

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2020 Post a comment

Remote workers in Kilkenny have gained 69 hours of extra time by not commuting to work during the Covid-19 crisis a new report has revealed. The figures come from a new study by Chill Insurance who analysed the Central Statistics Office’s data about the average commute time per county. It found the average commute time […]

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Alarming rise in sex offences in Kilkenny, sharp drop in burglaries locally

By Colin Bartley 18th June 2020 0

A sizable increase in the number of sexual offences were reported in the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division in the first three months of this year, new figures reveal. However burglaries locally were down considerably in the first quarter 2020, according to crime statistics for published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today. They show the number […]

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CSO crime figures show increases in theft and fraud in Kilkenny as burglary figures fall

By Colin Bartley 31st March 2020 0

There was a noticeable increase in incidents of theft, fraud and drug offences in the Kilkenny Garda Division in 2019, however, burglaries overall decreased. The figures were revealed in the Crime Statistics for Kilkenny published today by the Central Statistics Office. The number of fraud cases in the Kilkenny Garda Division increased by more 20% […]