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Free money! Kilkenny’s self-employed to benefit from €1,000 restart grant

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2020 2

Kilkenny’s self-employed who had to avail of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) but have since signed off it and gone back to work can now avail of a €1,000 government grant. The grant which is being offered as part of the revised Enterprise Support Grant is designed to help Kilkenny’s sole-traders who do not pay […]

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One further death as Government announces ‘medium-term plan’ to map out next nine months

By Kilkenny Now 11th August 2020 0

There was one further death 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 1,773 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,801 after another 35 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, a new “medium-term plan” will be devised next week […]

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Out of bounds: Irish Open set to be switched from Kilkenny’s Mount Juliet due to quarantine rules – report

By Kilkenny Now 11th August 2020 0

Kilkenny looks set to miss out on this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open following reports that it being switched to Northern Ireland to circumvent quarantine rules in the Republic. It “now appears likely” that the showpiece event will be moved from Mount Juliet to the Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort over the weekend of […]

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LATEST: 57 new cases of virus as level of infections in Ireland surpasses UK

By Kilkenny Now 10th August 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 57 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall number of deaths as a result of the virus remains at 1,772. There are now 26,768 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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Calling all Kilkenny businesses: Applications for €25,000 Restart Grant Plus are now open

By Kilkenny Now 10th August 2020 0

Applications for the Government-backed Restart Grant Plus for Waterford businesses are now open. Under the €300m scheme, micros, small and medium-sized businesses can apply for grants of between €4,000 and €25,000 to get their businesses up-and-running again. The scheme is being administered by Kilkenny County Council and grant applications can be made online through the

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LATEST: 69 new cases of virus, three meat factories hit by outbreaks will not reopen tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 9th August 2020 2

There have been no further coronavirus-related deaths but 68 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,772. There are now 26,712 confirmed cases of Covod-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]

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One further death as new cases jump by 174

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 36

There was one further death 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 1,773 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,644 after another 174 were diagnosed. This is the highest one day rise since in cases […]

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Childline highlights support for Kilkenny children after it reveals 72,000 calls were made during lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 0

ISPCC  Childline answered over 72,000 online contacts, calls and texts from children and young people in Kilkenny and across Ireland between the week in which schools closed in March and the last week in June. Childline has now welcomed the announcement of plans for children’s return to school later this month in County Kilkenny and […]

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Four further deaths as Lockdown 2.0 introduced across three counties

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2020 0

There were four 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 1,772 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,470 after another 98 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the Taoiseach Micheal Martin this evening announced a localised […]

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Five new deaths as GPs report large increase in people asking for tests

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2020 0

There were five death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. GPs have reported a large increase in the number of patients seeking referral for Covid-19 testing since the August bank holiday weekend. The online resource for GPs, GPbuddy.ie, has been asking doctors to monitor […]