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High on cocaine and cannabis and no tax or insurance: L-driver arrested in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2020 0

A learner motorist was arrested after he was caught driving high on cocaine and cannabis in county Kilkenny in the early hours of this morning. The driver was also found to be driving without any tax or insurance when he was stopped in Callan by gardai on a Covid-19 patrol. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: […]

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Four more deaths and just 57 new cases, Government to cut €350 pandemic payment next month

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2020 0

Four more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as just 57 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,608. There are now 24,639 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. The latest casualties were confirmed as it emerged the Government […]

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Calling all businesses: €10,000 restart grants are now available from Kilkenny Council

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2020 0

Applications for the Government-backed Restart Grant Scheme for Kilkenny businesses are now open. Under the €250m scheme, micros and small businesses can apply for grants of between €2,000 and €10,000 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 Council’s […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 13 pass away as 76 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2020 0

A further 13 people lost their lives 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 1,604 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,582 after another 76 were diagnosed.

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 11 pass away as Government says all international arrivals must fill out locator form by law

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

A further 11 people lost their lives 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 1,592 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,506 after another 115 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, from next week all passengers arriving into […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 12 more deaths and 76 new cases, Taoiseach warns of clampdown on pandemic payments

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

A further 12 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 76 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,583. There are now 24,391 cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Department of Health said in its latest daily update. The […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 11 pass away as WHO expert says we should think about opening schools

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 Post a comment

A further 11 people lost their lives 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 1,572 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,315 after another 64 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, a World Health Organisation expert has said […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: If we’re going to copy a health system, let’s copy the best

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

If we were to compile a European league of success in handling the Covid crisis there is no doubt that Germany would be up with the best and the UK down near the bottom. The German government moved swiftly to impose a disciplined lockdown whereas Britain’s leaders dithered and dallied, issuing confusing and often contradictory […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 16 pass away as new figures show 70 incidents of spitting at Gardai in past month

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

A further 16 people lost their lives 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 1,561 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,251 after another 51 were diagnosed. Earlier today, the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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Keeping fit during Covid-19: WIT Arena unveils new virtual gym

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

WIT Arena, just over the border from South Kilkenny, has launched its own online virtual gym platform in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new platform provide a unique online fitness service to students and local members of the public with live classes taught by WIT Arena instructors, as well as nutritional advice and personalised […]