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Kilkenny TD hits out at party leader, calling Taoiseach ‘a doormat’

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2021 0

Outspoken Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has launched a stinging attack on the Government, accusing Coalition leaders of ‘utterly breaching their promises’. And in another scathing critique of his own party leader, Deputy McGuinness accused the Taoiseach Micheál Martin  of displaying “the greatest example of poor leadership in government” by

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LATEST: 800 cases of virus detected in schools

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2021 0

A further 1,180 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 362 people in hospital with the virus, with 59 in ICU. The latest figures were confirmed as HSE chief executive Paul Reid said 89% of the adult population is now fully vaccinated, with over 92% is partially […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2021 0

James (Jim) and Margaret (Peggy) WALSH (née Kavanagh) Slieverue/Piltown, Kilkenny/Waterford James (Jim) and Margaret (Peggy) Walsh (née Kavanagh) The Bullring, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny. Devoted husband and wife who died on the 3rd September 2021 peacefully within hours of each other after 43 years of marriage. James (Jim) Walsh, The Bullring, Slieverue, and late of

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Last ditch bid to ban wind turbines from Kilkenny city hinterland fails

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2021 0

Councillor have failed to in their unanimous bid to have Kilkenny city’s rural hinterland declared off-limits to wind turbines. The councillors ran into legal and procedural obstacles after a last-minute attempt to change the zoning of Castlewarren, Johnswell and surrounding areas to designate them unsuited to wind energy development. The move came after local

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Sequel in battle over Kilkenny cinema car park

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2021 0

The developers of a proposed new car park in Kilkenny city that was recently shot down by the local council have appealed their case to the national planning authority. Last month Kilkenny County Council refused permission for City Cinemas Limited to develop a temporary car park with 62 spaces at its site on Barrack Street. […]

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‘Even death couldn’t separate them’ – emotional tributes to couple who died within hours of each other

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

Tributes have been paid to a couple who died within hours of each other after 43 years of marriage together. Devoted couple James (Jim) and Margaret (Peggy) Walsh, of The Bullring in Slieverue, county Kilkenny, died on Friday. Friends, neighbours and relatives this weekend paid emotional tributes to the couple, who will be buried together […]

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LASTEST: 1,703 new cases of virus but Taoiseach says numbers are falling

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

A further 1,703 have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 363 people with Covid-19 being treated in hospitals around the country, 52 in ICU. Speaking earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said people can take some heart from indications that Covid-19 levels may be on a downward trajectory. But […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

Geraldine MAHER (née O’Grady) Bishop Birch Place, Kilkenny City Maher (nee O’Grady) (23 Bishop Birch Place, Kilkenny) 3rd September 2021, peacefully at home, in the loving care of her family, Geraldine, predeceased by her grandmother Ellen (Delaney), father Michael and nephew Mark, beloved mother of Donna, sadly missed by her loving daughter, her partner Dave,

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Forget rafting, we need to build a cycle track

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

The extravagant plan for a whitewater rafting centre in Dublin appears to have sunk beneath its machine-made waves. And good riddance to that. But the derision poured on this one rather mad scheme should not rule out the idea of building a major sports centre in our capital city’s docklands. The proposed site at George’s […]

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Objections stall plans for major redevelopment of Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

Plans to develop a major new campus for one of Kilkenny’s largest schools have been put on ice after objections were made to the national planning authority. Last month Kilkenny County Council granted permission for a brand new 37-classroom building for the Presentation Secondary School on the Outhrath Road in Loughboy. However, objections to the […]