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Heartbreak as Kilkenny healthcare workers die after contracting Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

Two healthcare workers at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny have died after contracting Covid-19, the hospital confirmed last night. A spokesperson for the Ireland East Hospital Group, which includes the general hospital in Kilkenny, announced  two healthcare workers from St Luke’s had passed away after testing positive for Covid-19. “We wish to give our

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COVID-19 LATEST: Death toll rises by 38 as man charged with breaching travel restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2020 Post a comment

Thirty-eight more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 657 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 444. A total of 12,547 people in the country have now contracted the virus after a further 411 older cases of Covid-19 were reported by a laboratory in […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: The birth of Fine Fáil … or is it Fianna Gael?

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2020 0

The coronavirus crisis has overshadowed the most important political development this country has witnessed in many a year. The agreement between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil has been labelled a game-changer but it has the potential to do more than that cliché suggests, to change not just the course of Ireland’s political game but the […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 41 die as number of confirmed cases rises by 832

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2020 Post a comment

A further 41 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 406 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 11,479 after another 832 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]

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PAUL HOPKINS: Life in the time of coronavirus: A diary of self-imposed isolation. My hero Eddie and the pandemic of my childhood

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2020 Post a comment

When I was a lad growing up in the black-and-white years of the late Fifties, there was a lad who lived in the next neighbourhood, the age as me. Me and my pals were in awe of Eddie, for he was famous. He had his picture on a small cardboard box that sat beside the […]

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We’re here to help: Samaritans Ireland appeal to the people of Kilkenny for donations

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2020 0

Samaritans Ireland is appealing to the people of Kilkenny for donations to help ensure its volunteers can continue to support people struggling to cope during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Samaritans is a critical service, needed now more than ever,” Executive Director of Samaritans Ireland, Niall Mulligan said. “Our dedicated volunteers are going above and

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COVID-19: €70,000 funding to Kilkenny groups delivering Meals-on-Wheels to vulnerable

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2020 0

Kilkenny community groups have been given a €70,000 war chest to help the local frontline response to Covid-19. The funds will prioritise local organisations delivering services such as Meals on Wheels to older people and the vulnerable in our communities. It is part of a €2.5 million fund launched by the Minister for Rural & […]

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‘Totally unacceptable’ – plastic gloves discarded across Kilkenny posing health risk to kids

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2020 0

Careless people who discard disposable plastic gloves are posing a health risk to children, Kilkenny County Council has said. The local authority confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie that there has been an increase in littering since the Covid-19 restrictions came into effect. A council spokesperson said: “We are unfortunately seeing an increase in littering with disposal plastic

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COVID-19 LATEST: 31 more die, 992 new cases confirmed, large group tested wrongly told they did not have virus

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2020 0

Thirty-one more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 992 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings 365 the overall death toll as a result of the virus. There are now 10,647, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. An additional 527 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported by Irish […]

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‘Soul destroying’ – anger as Kilkenny gardai hit out at ‘multiple’ house parties despite Covid-19 appeals

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2020 0

Widespread anger was expressed online throughout today after gardai confirmed house parties took place at “multiple locations” across Kilkenny and Carlow despite repeated appeals for people to stay at home and maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Gardai in Kilkenny hit out at actions of some people who they said “prioritised their