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STORM BRENDAN: Orange alert for Kilkenny amid flooding fears and structural damage

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

Today is set to be a wild and wet one across Kilkenny as Storm Brendan hits the country. Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Waterford, Tipperary Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork and Limerick were issued with an updated Status Orange weather alert yesterday. The alert will come into effect from 8am and remain […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

A Status Yellow wind  alert has been issued for Kilkenny for Monday. Eleven counties have been issued Status Orange alerts as Storm Brendan moves to the northwest of Ireland. Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be affected from 7am on Monday until midnight, while the alert for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and […]

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Getting the points: number of Kilkenny drivers with penalties on licences revealed

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

Almost 10,000 Kilkenny drivers had penalty points on their driving licenses this year. New figures released to the TheJournal.ie through a Freedom of Information request reveal a total of 9,822 local drivers had points on their licences on September 30, 2019, making Kilkenny the 15th highest county in the country. Overall, more than half a million […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Hair we go again! Kilkenny braced for more gusts and rain

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Kilkenny thankfully escaped the worst of Storm Atiyah over the weekend. And today we’ll experience a welcome calm before conditions become more unsettled again later in the week with rain and strong gales forecast. A Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and […]

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Nine lucky Kilkenny punters scratch off €575,000 in top card prizes

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2019 0

NINE lucky punters from Kilkenny city and county scooped a total of €575,000 by winning the top prize after trying their luck with National Lottery scratch cards. Since 2015, there have been a total of 402 winners across the country who have won top tier prizes, which are the maximum cash prizes on a given […]

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‘Pristine’ – spotless Kilkenny tops national litter league survey for fifth time

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN KILKENNY has come out tops in the latest litter survey. The Marble City was described as “pristine” by judges as it returned to the summit of the Irish Business Against Littler (IBAL) league table. The number one ranking will come as a significant boost to the city as we enter the peak […]

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Overcrowding crisis at St Luke’s Hospital eases, but 28 patients still on trolleys

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

THE overcrowding crisis at St Luke’s General Hospital eased this morning, although 28 patients are still being treated on trolleys at the A&E department and outside wards. Latest figures from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show there has been a drop of 12 in the numbers left waiting for a bed at St Luke’s […]

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Patients on trolleys at St Luke’s more than doubles in 24 hours: INMO

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 0

THE number of patients being treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital has more than doubled in the space of just 24 hours. Fifteen people were left waiting for a bed at St Luke’s on Monday, but this figure had risen to 33 by yesterday morning. Yesterday KilkennyNow.ie revealed a total of 324 patients […]

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Surge in number of patients on trolleys at St Luke’s Hospital: INMO

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2019 0

A TOTAL of 324 patients were treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital last month, new figures reveal. There was an increase of almost 10% increase in the level of overcrowding at our local hospital in March when compared to the previous month, when 288 patients were treated on trolleys. New figures published by […]

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Cats’ bid for four-in-a-row dashed, but St Kieran’s are crowned kings of schools hurling again

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 0

IT’S been a weekend of highs and lows for Kilkenny hurling as St Kieran’s College racked up a 23rd schools’ championship, while the county’s camogie team saw their dreams of a four-in-a-row league titles dashed at Croke Park today. The Cats’ bid for a fourth Division 1 league title on the trot came to an […]