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Number of local volunteers who answered country’s call since crisis hit revealed

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2020 0

Just under 400 people from Kilkenny and Carlow signed up to volunteer on the Government’s I-VOL app in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Figures provided by local Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan show 189 people volunteered via the app in Kilkenny, with a further 200 answering the country’s call since the coronavirus pandemic hit. […]

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€10,000 available to Kilkenny businesses to get back on feet post Covid-19 lockdown

By Colin Bartley 20th May 2020 0

Small and medium sized enterprises across Kilkenny are being urged to apply for a business restart grant that could save hundreds of jobs across the county, kick-starting the county’s revival post pandemic. The government has launched a new €250m Restart Grant, which will give direct grant aid to help them with the costs associated with […]

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Remote working difficulities in Kilkenny hightlights ‘urgent’ need for National Broadband Plan

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2020 0

Difficulties experienced by some workers with their broadband speeds and access while working remotely in rural Kilkenny during the Covid-19 outbreak highlight the urgent need for greater broadband connectivity, a local TD has said. Deputy John Paul Phelan also criticised Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, who last year said the National Broadband Plan was unfairly […]

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‘Pathway to recovery’ from Covid-19 for communities and businesses in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2020 0

The first steps for communities in Kilkenny to emerge from current Covid-19 restrictions and support businesses to reopen have been announced. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan (pictured below) has said a five-step, phased re-opening of the local economy and society in the coming months is the correct approach to take following the hard work and […]

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Kilkenny’s mental health: Online counselling services report massive 1,000% rise in calls

By Colin Bartley 30th April 2020 0

There has been an unprecedented burst in people seeking online mental health support in Kilkenny since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic with stress over exams and loneliness being the main areas of concern. One service for young people has seen nearly a 100% increase in calls to its service, while there has been a […]

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COVID-19: ‘Devastating news’ – TD pays tribute to Kilkenny healthcare workers who died from virus

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said he was “devastated” to learn of the death of two healthcare workers at St Lukes General Hospital after they contracted the coronavirus. “I want to extend my deepest sympathy to both families and to the extended workforce at our local hospital which has been rocked to the core by […]

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COVID-19: New befriending phone-call initiative to help older people in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

All 1,486 participants in the Seniors Alert Scheme in Kilkenny are being asked to ensure their personal alarm is activated following the announcement of a new befriending phone-call initiative by the Government. Speaking about the new service, local Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan said: “As part of the measures to support older people during […]

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General Election to take place ‘in first few months’ of 2020

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

A General Election is set to take place early in the New Year. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has put his Fine Gael troops on notice after the British election finally brought certainty to the Brexit question. A Government source today confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie this has paved the way for a General Election here “in the first […]

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PÁIDÍ MANNING: Battle stations! How Kilkenny’s General Election candidates are shaping up

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

WITH the prospect of a General Election looming in the New Year, PÁIDÍ MANNING assesses the chances of the 11 candidates who have so far decalred their intention to contest the Kilkenny-Carlow constituency. John McGuinness TD – Fianna Fáil There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and John McGuinness topping the poll. Micheál Martin […]

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Brave Kilkenny boy (7) to start life-changing drug treatment this week

By Colin Bartley 4th November 2019 0

A young Kilkenny boy, who suffers from a condition that affects his central nervous system, motor functions and progressively weakens his muscles, is finally starting a drug programme that could change his life. Seven-year-old Isaac Brennan, who lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, will start Spinraza treatment at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin later this […]