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LATEST: 147 new cases of virus are confirmed, Taoiseach outlines what will happen if child shows Covid symptoms at school

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2020 0

There has been no further coronavrius releated deaths but 147 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,777. There are now 28,116 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. No new infections were recorded in Kilkenny, according to the latest daily briefing […]

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LATEST: No further deaths but 61 new cases of virus, Dáil recalled amid public backlash over ‘golfgate’

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2020 4

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 61 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,777. There are now 27,969 cases of Covid-19 across the country. No new infections were recorded in Kilkenny, according to the latest daily […]

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Two further deaths and 156 new cases as country’s first prisoner tests positive

By Kilkenny Now 22nd August 2020 0

There were two further deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,777 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached  27,908 after another 156 were diagnosed. Of the cases notified today; 81 are men / 75 […]

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The indecision is final: Martin Brett says he has NOT resigned from Fine Gael

By Kilkenny Now 22nd August 2020 0

Kilkenny councillor Martin Brett says he has only resigned the whip of Fine Gael and is still a member of the party, despite his statement yesterday,  KCLR is now reporting. Earlier today it was claimed that he had resigned as a member of Fine Gael and that he was undecided if he will step down […]

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No new deaths as restrictions lifted in Laois and Offaly but Kildare remains in lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 21st August 2020 5

There were no new deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,776 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 27,755 after another 79 were diagnosed. Of the cases notified today; 39 are men / 40 […]

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With one out-of-bounds he was free: Dara Calleary resigns as Minister for Agriculture

By Kilkenny Now 21st August 2020 0

Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary is resigning from Cabinet after attending a golf outing dinner on Wednesday. Also in attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society event in a hotel in Clifden, Co Galway were EU commissioner Phil Hogan from Kilkenny, independent TD Noel Grealish, Supreme Court Judge Seamus Woulfe, Waterford Senator John Cummins and former […]

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Two deaths and 54 new cases as UK plans widespread testing of population

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2020 19

There were two deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,775 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 27,547 after another 54 were diagnosed. Of the cases notified today: 24 are men / 29 are […]

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LATEST: No further deaths but 56 new cases of virus, 29 workers at Tipperary mushroom plant test positive

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2020 0

There have been no further coronavirus-related deaths but 56 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,774. There are now 27,313 confirmed cases of the virus across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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No further deaths but 200 new cases as Fáilte Ireland chairman steps down over holiday to Italy

By Kilkenny Now 15th August 2020 0

There were no further deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,774 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached  27,191 after another 200 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, Michael Cawley, the Chairman of Fáilte Ireland, has re […]

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No further deaths as number on hospital waiting lists hits record 819,000

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2020 0

There were no further deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,774 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,995 after another 67 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the number of people on hospital waiting lists has […]