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COVID-19 LATEST: 13 more deaths, 402 new cases, but Ireland’s top doctor says ‘the curve is flattening’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

Thirteen more people have lost their lives after contracting the coronavirus as 402 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll in the country to 98, with a total of 3,849 new cases now confirmed ahead of the expected surge in the weeks ahead. In its daily Covid-19 […]

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‘Ticking timebomb’ – new Garda operation to protect victims of domestic violence in Kilkenny during Covid-19 crisis

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

Gardai have launched a new operation to protect victims of domestic abuse in Kilkenny during the Covid-19 crisis. The coronavirus emergency has created an unprecedented situation in which many abusers and victims are forcibly locked up together while the new restrictions are in place. One leading campaign group, Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII), has […]

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COVID-19 CRISIS: President Higgins sends message of hope to people of Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

President Michael D Higgins has sent a message to the people of Ireland through local and community radio as the country grapples with the Covid-19 crisis. In a special live address that was broadcast on all of Irelands’s independent radio stations, President Higgins said he and his wife Sabina said they wanted to “offer our […]

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Kilkenny legend goes 4,728km distance to help frontline workers in fight against Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

Kilkenny hurling legend Paul Murphy may be almost 5,000 kms from home as he and his battle to keep the peace in Lebanon, but that hasn’t stopped him from doing his bit to protect those at home at the coalface in the fight against Covid-19. The big-hearted Danesfort star and his comrades in the 115th […]

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Cars crash: Sales of new vehicles in Kilkenny fall by 15% in March

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

New car sales in Kilkenny fell 14.71% in March when compared to the same month last year. Just 1055 new vehicles were sold while 1237 were purchased in March of 2019. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI),  new car registrations nationwide were down 63% (6,174) when compared to March 2019 (16,687). […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll rises by 14 as number of confirmed cases reaches 3,447

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

The death toll in the Republic of Ireland from Covid-19 has risen by 14 and the number of new cases has increased by 212 . This brings the total of confirmed cases to 3,447 while the total number of deaths has reached 85. Earlier today the HSE apologised due to the delay in the testing […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: We must stand by the people who are standing by us

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

Who does our society value most? If we are to judge by acclaim, it is health workers and gardaí, farmers who keep our food coming and retail workers who keep the stores stocked. But these people are not the country’s highest earners. Even well-paid doctors are far from top of the salary scale; farmers and […]

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Spring off: Kilkenny will have to wait for a little sparkle as An Taisce clean-up postponed until after April 19

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Tidy Town groups and other local organisations will have to wait a little longer to bring some sparkle to the county. An Taisce’s National Spring Clean has been postponed until after April 19 due to the Covid-19 crisis and volunteers have been asked not to carry out clean-ups planned before this date but to […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Seventeen more deaths as number of cases in Republic rises by 325

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

There are now 3,235 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland after the number of new cases rose by 325 in the last 24 hours. A further 17 people lost their lives as the total number of deaths reached 71 in the Republic. Another six people with Covid-19 died in Northern Ireland bringing […]

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Retail therapy: Grocery sales up 23% to €363m as Kilkenny shoppers flock to supermarkets

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

Kilkenny shoppers have certainly been stocking up when doing their weekly shop with grocery sales across the country up massively since the Covid-19 crisis kicked-off. Purchases are up 23% on the same time last year, and by 16% when compared to the previous week, according to the latest data from the week ending March 15, […]