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LATEST: Cheers! Kilkenny pubs and restaurants to reopen as normal from tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 21st January 2022 0

The Cabinet has agreed to lift almost all public health restrictions from 6am tomorrow. This means that from early tomorrow morning the rules around social gatherings will closely resemble the way things were before the pandemic. Bars, restaurants and nightclubs in Kilkenny and across the country will be able to operate normal trading times and […]

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Pubs, restaurants and cinemas to shut at 8pm over Christmas: Taoiseach:

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2021 0

Bars, restaurants and all indoor events will have to shut their doors from 8pm over the Christmas under new restrictions announced by Taoiseach Micheál Martin this evening. Addressing the nation from Government Buildings, the Taoiseach said said the Omicron variant is now “exploding throughout Europe”, adding: “It is here, it is in our country… we […]

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LATEST: Hospital Covid numbers fall to lowest level in nine weeks as NPHET calls for pubs to shut at 5pm

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2021 0

A further 3,628 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 420 people in hospital who have tested positive for Covid-19, down 23 from yesterday. This is the lowest figure in almost nine weeks since mid-October, when there were 406 people in hospital with the virus. It comes […]

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LATEST: HSE boss says virus putting ‘inconceivable strain’ on hospitals as over 4,500 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2021 0

A further 4,650 people have contracted Covid-19, it was confirmed this evening. The Department of Health also announced the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 643, up nine since yesterday. This figure is up 20% on last week and 40% on two weeks ago. Of those in hospital, […]

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LATEST: Holohan predicts ‘minimum’ of 200,000 new infections in December

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2021 0

A further 3,633 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. The number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 634, a rise of 20 from yesterday. If these, 119 patients are being treated in intensive care, an increase of five. Speaking earlier, Chief Medical Officer Dr […]

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Ireland to move to full level 5 lockdown: Retail and gyms to shut, people to remain 5km from their home

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

The Government is set to announce further restrictions this afternoon as the country moves to a full level 5 lockdown ahead of the New Year. It comes after a record 1,546 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the Republic so far to 88,439. There were also a further […]