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€3m boost to put Kilkenny walking and cycling trails on right track

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2022 0

Kilkenny has been allocated €3 million in Government funding to improve local walking and cycling tracks. It is part of the Coalition’s €239 million spending on walking and cycling infrastructure in urban areas for 2022 announced by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan this week. Some of the funding is for planning and design of new projects, […]

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LATEST: Cabinet and NPHET meet to discuss Omicron variant as 3,735 new Covid cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2021 0

A further 3,735 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 566 patients being treated for the virus in hospitals, a rise of 30 since yesterday. Of these, 117 patients are receiving treatment in intensive care units, a drop of one from. The latest figures were confirmed as […]

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Vital project to help fish migration on Kilkenny river nets €120,000 funding

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2021 0

A project to improve fish migration on the River Nore has been allocated €120,000 in State funding. The funding is part of €770,000 awarded to 17 projects to support fisheries conservation across the country. Kilkenny is one of 11 counties to benefit under the ‘Habitats and Conservation Scheme 2021’ launched by the Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]

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Minister accused of ‘washing his hands’ of south Kilkenny as pylons go up

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has been accused of “washing his hands” of the people of south Kilkenny following the erection of new electricity pylons in the area. Local Fine Gael TD and Ferrybank resident John Paul Phelan hit out at his Coalition colleague after Minister Ryan said the Government has “no role” to play in […]

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LATEST: 518 new cases of virus confirmed, Kilkenny and whole country to go under Level 3 lockdown – reports

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2020 Post a comment

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 518 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus currently stands at 1,810 . There are now 38,549 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Three party leaders turn screw on EU Commissioner Phil Hogan, joint statement says ‘it’s clear’ Kilkenny man breached public health guidelines

By Kilkenny Now 25th August 2020 0

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan tonight issued an extraordinary joint statement criticising the EU Commissionr Phil Hogan, saying it is clear the Kilkenny man breached public health guidelines. Mr Hogan has been in the eye of a public storm after it emerged he attended an Oireachtas Golf Club […]