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LATEST: Over 1,500 new cases of virus confirmed, but Holohan says incidence rate of schoolchildren has ‘fallen right back down’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2021 0

A further 1,586 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 298, down 10 on yesterday. Some  56 of these are in ICU, a drop of three over the past 24 hours. In a video […]

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SPONSORED: ‘Click and Collect’ award-winning food from Grogan & Brown Artisan Butchers

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2021 876

An innovative service provided by Kilkenny’s award-winning Grogan & Brown Artisan Butchers is proving to be a lifeline for many customers throughout the Covid-19 emergency. Grogan & Brown expanded their ‘Click and Collect’ service to keep their customers safe and to help ensure social distancing is maintained at their store in Loughboy. The

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School near Kilkenny border closed amid fears of Covid-19 outbreak

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2021 0

A school near the county Kilkenny border was closed this morning amid fears of a Covid-19 outbreak. The Presentation Primary School in Carrick-on-Suir contacted parents of students requesting them to come and collect their children as it is suspending classes with immediate effect. The 300-pupil mixed school initially contacted the parents and guardians of the […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 827 new cases of virus as 55 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2021 0

A further 55 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 827 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 3,674 . There have now been 202,548 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,062 new cases of virus as 10 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2021 0

A further 10 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,068 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 3,317. There have now been 197,553 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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‘They deserve respect’ – Kilkenny TD demands fair pay for student nurses and midwives

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has called on the Health Minister to quit delaying and pay student nurses and midwives now. The student nurses and midwives have been at the forefront of the battle against Covid-19 in our hospitals and care centres but have not been receiving any pay up to this point for their work. This […]

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Level-5 restrictions to remain in place until March 5 Taoiseach confirms

By Kilkenny Now 26th January 2021 0

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that Level 5 lockdown restrictions will continue up until March 5. The Taoiseach confirmed this news as he spoke to reporters while on his way to a  Cabinet meeting in Leinster House this morning. The reason behind the decision he explained, was the need to ease the pressure on our hospitals […]

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HOW LONG? New app tells Kilkenny people what date they are due their Covid-19 jabs

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2021 0

An app that gives an estimation of when people in Kilkenny will receive their Covid-19 vaccines has been launched. Find out when you are due to get your Covd-19 vaccine here The app, devised by the company Omni, estimates where each person is in the queue to receive their Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland. The Omni […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny cases continue to fall, huge spike in deaths nationally

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2021 0

There have been 46 Covid-19 related deaths recorded this evening, the highest number since the pandemic began last spring. There were also 3,086 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,397. There has now been 155,351 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the […]

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Three more Kilkenny care facilities to receive vaccine over coming days

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2021 0

Three more care homes in county Kilkenny are expected to have their residents and staff inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine next week. Residents and staff at the Tinnypark Residential Care home in the city became the first in the county to receive the jab over the past week, followed by staff at St Luke’s General […]