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Cars crash: Sales of new vehicles in Kilkenny fall by 15% in March

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

New car sales in Kilkenny fell 14.71% in March when compared to the same month last year. Just 1055 new vehicles were sold while 1237 were purchased in March of 2019. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI),  new car registrations nationwide were down 63% (6,174) when compared to March 2019 (16,687). […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll rises by 14 as number of confirmed cases reaches 3,447

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

The death toll in the Republic of Ireland from Covid-19 has risen by 14 and the number of new cases has increased by 212 . This brings the total of confirmed cases to 3,447 while the total number of deaths has reached 85. Earlier today the HSE apologised due to the delay in the testing […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: We must stand by the people who are standing by us

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

Who does our society value most? If we are to judge by acclaim, it is health workers and gardaí, farmers who keep our food coming and retail workers who keep the stores stocked. But these people are not the country’s highest earners. Even well-paid doctors are far from top of the salary scale; farmers and […]

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Spring off: Kilkenny will have to wait for a little sparkle as An Taisce clean-up postponed until after April 19

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Tidy Town groups and other local organisations will have to wait a little longer to bring some sparkle to the county. An Taisce’s National Spring Clean has been postponed until after April 19 due to the Covid-19 crisis and volunteers have been asked not to carry out clean-ups planned before this date but to […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Seventeen more deaths as number of cases in Republic rises by 325

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

There are now 3,235 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland after the number of new cases rose by 325 in the last 24 hours. A further 17 people lost their lives as the total number of deaths reached 71 in the Republic. Another six people with Covid-19 died in Northern Ireland bringing […]

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Retail therapy: Grocery sales up 23% to €363m as Kilkenny shoppers flock to supermarkets

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2020 0

Kilkenny shoppers have certainly been stocking up when doing their weekly shop with grocery sales across the country up massively since the Covid-19 crisis kicked-off. Purchases are up 23% on the same time last year, and by 16% when compared to the previous week, according to the latest data from the week ending March 15, […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: Eight more die as 295 new cases of Coronavirus are confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2020 0

Eight more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 295 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed tonight. The latest fatalities brings to 54 the total number of people who have died from the virus. Six of the deaths are in the east of the county, one in the south and one in the west. […]

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BREAKING: RTE presenter Ryan Tubridy tests positive for Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2020 0

RTÉ has confirmed presenter Ryan Tubridy has tested positive for Covid-19, RTE confirmed this evening. In a statement, Mr Tubridy said he was fortunate to have an “unintrusive” experience with the virus, which had now come to an end and he said he looked forward to being back at work really soon. He also paid […]

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PAUL HOPKINS: Life in the time of coronavirus: A diary of self-imposed isolation

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2020 0

Covid-19 crisis has been coming for some time You couldn’t make it up. Well, in truth, you could. The award-winning movie Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon. Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Gwyneth Palthrow, and which I watched for the first time at the weekend, tells of health and government officials and […]

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COVID-19: ‘Every time we don’t meet someone, it’s saving someone’s life’ – Kilkenny’s top cop praises public

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2020 0

Kilkenny’s most senior Garda has thanked the people of Kilkenny for buying into the Government’s stricter segregation guidelines. In an interview on KCLR this morning, Chief Superintendent Dominic Hayes urged people to continue to remain indoors while the restrictions are in place. “Every time you don’t go out or you don’t meet people, you are actually […]