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LATEST: 55 more deaths and over 6,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2021 0

A further 6,307 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health this evening. And there are now 429 people in hospital who have tested positive for the virus, a drop of 14 since yesterday. Of these 100 patients are in ICU, a reduction of two. The department also confirmed there has […]

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NEW YEAR’S FORECAST: Kilkenny braced for Big Freeze as temperatures plummet

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2021 0

It will be a very cold start to 2021 in Kilkenny and the rest of the country as Met Éireann forecast widespread frost over the coming days. Snow fell much of the county yesterday, making driving conditions trecherous on some roads. The national forecaster  said we can expect more frost and ice today, adding: “It […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 362 new cases of virus as two further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2020 0

Two more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 362 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,965. There are now 66,247 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Just right for drinking the duke’s health

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2020 Post a comment

According to Shakespeare, the third Duke of Clarence was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine at the behest of his brother Richard III. It’s most likely that he was executed by more conventional means on the order of his other brother, Edward IV. But it is a good story and it has immortalised the […]