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COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Restrictions tightened as sweeping series of new constraints introduced

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2020 0

The Government has introduced a series of new constraints as restrictions are tightened in the battle against Covid-19. From midnight tonight until Easter April 12, everyone must stay at home except for essential work, to shop for or collect food, or vital family reasons to care for children or vulnerable people, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Three more people die as number of cases in Republic of Ireland rises by 302

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2020 0

There are now 2,121 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland after the number of new cases rose by 302 in the last 24 hours. A further three people lost their lives as the total number of deaths reached 22. Earlier today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that intensive care units in the country may […]

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Council sets up Kilkenny Covid-19 helpline to help local communities during crisis

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2020 0

A special Covid-19 helpline has been set up to provide a communications lifeline for local communities over the coming weeks. The helpline – 056 779 4145 – set up by Kilkenny County Council went live at 10am this morning. It will operate from 10am to 6pm on week days, and from 10am to 2pm on […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 10 more die as 255 new Coronavirus cases are confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2020 0

Ten more people have died of the coronavirus as 255 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed tonight. It brings to 1,819 the total number of cases in Ireland. So far the virus has claimed 19 lives in the Republic.  Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan tonight confirmed that 13 of the Covid-19 fatalities are male. […]

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Covid-19: Local Link suspends Kilkenny services, redeploys resources to help vulnerable in rural areas

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2020 0

Local Link’s Kilkenny evening services on door-to-door routes (DRT) have being suspended with effect. In a statement, the company said these resources will instead be redeployed to the delivery of community support services for passengers who need medical and food supplies within rural areas, in particular the elderly, the vulnerable, and the sick. In line with […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Two further deaths brings total up to nine as 235 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2020 0

Two more people have died of Covid-19, the Department of Health has said as it announced 235 new cases of the disease in this country. It brings to 16 the number of deaths related to the respiratory illness on the island after it was announced that two more people had also died in the North. […]

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Kilkenny parents warned after reports emerge of teenagers coughing on elderly people in TikTok challenge

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2020 0

Young people in Kilkenny who cough or spit at elderly people as part of the so-called TikTok Covid-19 challenge are breaking the law, a TD has warned. Parents also need to ensure their children behave themselves at all times, Fianna Fáil’s James Lawless has said, after unconfirmed reports emerged in recent days that two teenagers […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: 204 further cases as number of deaths rises to seven

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2020 0

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland has risen to 1,329 while a seventh death has been recorded. A further 204 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours while the number of people to die from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland has risen to five, after two more deaths were […]

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Kilkenny woman stranded in New Zealand due to Covid-19 lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2020 Post a comment

A young Kilkenny woman says she has been trapped in New Zealand after she was told she had come in contact with someone with Covid-19 and could not fly home to Ireland. Lynn Boland (26), who is from Thomastown, and her partner Dublin partner Oisín (25) are in Wellington since April on working holiday visas […]

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MORGAN VANDERKAMER: ‘Covid-19 has made us realise how much we enjoy having our hands full’

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2020 0

Each day we open our doors to our guests, smiling we welcome them into our restaurant, our second homes: sometimes what feels like our first home. There are countless times when you feel like you just turned out the lights and you are turning the music back on for another round of hospitality. For many […]