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Engine trouble: Kilkenny car sales crash as number of registrations decline by 96%

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2020 0

New car sales in Kilkenny fell 24.84% between January and April when compared to the same period last year. Just 1059 new vehicles were sold this year while 1409 were purchased in 2019. Nationally, new car registrations for April declined 96.1% (344) when compared to April 2019 (8,904), according to the Society of the Irish […]

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COVID-19: Easing of restrictions sees over 70s allowed out but schools to remain closed until September

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

People over the age of 70 who are cocooning will be able to leave their homes from from Tuesday as long at they avoid contact with other people – although public health advice will remain that they stay in doors, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Nation said this evening. The 2km limit that is currently […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 34 die as number of new cases rises by 221

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

A further 34 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 1,265 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 20,833 after another 221 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Six new coronavirus cases confirmed in Kilkenny, Government to unveil plan to ‘reopen Ireland’

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

Six more people in Kilkenny have contracted Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the county to 236. The figures for the latest localcasualties comes as ministers meet today to approve a plan to gradually re-open Ireland. The National Public Health Emergency Team (HPHET) will make a recommendation to the Cabinet on what […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 43 more die, 359 new cases, Taoiseach outlines stages to ease restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Forty-three more people have died from Covid-19 as 359 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,232. There are now 20,612 cases of Covid-19 across the country. The latest casualties were confirmed by the Department of Health as Taoiseach Leo […]

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Kilkenny shoppers splash the cash: Grocery sales increase to €371m as purchases of alcohol soars 44%

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Shoppers in Kilkenny didn’t hold back in the run-up to Easter this year despite the lockdown as alcohol sales increased by 44% year-on-year. Irish shoppers spent €371m on groceries during the week ending April 12 2020, the highest sales week of the year so far, and an increase of 14% compared to the same week ending […]

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COVID-19: 236 confirmed cases in Kilkenny, banks to announce second three-month mortgage holiday

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 Post a comment

There are now 236 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny as the Government prepares to extend the partial lockdown to combat the spread of the virus. However, homeowners whose income has been affected by the pandemic will be relieved after a report this morning claimed a second three-month payment break for borrowers is set to […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 31 pass away as death toll in UK rises to second highest in Europe

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2020 0

A further 31 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 1,190 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 20,253 after another 376 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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Relief for Kilkenny students as Junior Cert scrapped completely

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2020 0

Junior certificate students in Waterford can relax … the Minister for Education has announced that they will not have to sit exams in the autumn. Minister Joe McHugh said schools can now run their own end of year assessments for third year pupils in the coming weeks. About 65,000 students have entered for the Junior […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 59 die as Taoiseach tells Cabinet virus levels not low enough to allow easing of restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2020 0

A further 59 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 1,159 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 19,947 after another 299 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]