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Nine further lives lost as €5bn economic stimulus package announced

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2020 2

There were nine deaths further 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 1,763 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,826 after another seven were diagnosed. Meanwhile, a €5bn economic stimulus package to boost the economy and […]

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One person passes away and 17 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 29

There was one death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,754 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,819 after another 17 were diagnosed. Earlier today it was announced that a Dublin doctor had died from Covid-19 three months after […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Our dear little island lives up to its name

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 0

I have been on staycation in Galway with three generations of my family. We should have been in Malta – but sure we all have to make sacrifices in these troubled times. Anyway, I love Galway. And what, I asked my sceptical family, has Malta got that the West of Ireland can’t match? Well, prices […]

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Fifteen countries included on Government’s ‘Green’ travel list

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020 Post a comment

Italy has been included on the Government’s ‘Green’ list but there’s no place for the UK, Spain, France or Germany. Anyone arriving into the country from the 15 countries will not have to restrict their movements for 14 days. The countries are: Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland,

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BREAKING: No further deaths but 36 new cases of virus confirmed, Varadkar criticises Government’s ‘mixed messages’ on international travel

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2020 Post a comment

There have been no new coronavirus related deaths in the past 24 hours – but 36 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,753. There are now 25,802 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. The number of cases in […]

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BREAKING: No further deaths and just six new cases, building site shut down after workers test positive

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2020 0

There have been no further deaths reported from Covid-19 in Ireland – while six new cases have been confirmed by the Department of Health this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,753. There are now 25,766 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest […]

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LATEST: No further deaths and 10 new cases of virus, Government to cut pandemic payment: report

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2020 0

There were no new Covid-19 related deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. However, 10 new cases of the virus were confirmed. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,753. There are now 25,760 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily […]

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A further two people pass away and 21 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2020 0

There were two deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,753 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,750 after another 21 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, European sun spots such as Spain, France and Portugal are not likely yo feature on the […]

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Three further lives lost as US and Britain set to be excluded from travel green list

By Kilkenny Now 17th July 2020 Post a comment

There were three deaths further 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 1,752 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,730 after another 34 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, Simon Coveney, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said […]

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BREAKING: Two more deaths and 14 new cases as Government pushes back reopening of pubs and clubs

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2020 Post a comment

Two more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 14 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,748. There are now 25,683 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]