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Man arrested with gun at Carlow pub now being quizzed over teen’s murder

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2021 0

A man was arrested and taken into custody after he was found in possession of a handgun at a pub in Carlow is being questioned over the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man last week. Gardai were called to the scene in shortly after 10pm on Tuesday where they found a man in possession of […]

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Man in court after stabbing of two victims rushed to Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 0

A man appeared in court today charged over the stabbing of two men who were rused to hospital in Kilkenny with  serious injuries. The men, aged in their 40s ands 50s, were admitted to St Luke’s General Hospital on Sunday night after they were attacked in an incident on the Barrow Track in Carlow. A […]

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LATEST: 1,789 new cases of virus as NPHET warns of another surge over coming weeks

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 0

A further 1,789 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. Meanwhile, the number of people bring treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 360. Some 56 of these are being treated in ICU. The total number of deaths of those with Covid-19 has also risen to 5,112, after […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 0

Richard (Dick) BUGGY  Cruttenclough, Castlecomer Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife, Mary, sons and daughters, John, Paddy, Caroline, Christina, Gerry, Eugene, Ray, Deirdre, and Geraldine, his daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, and his 18 grandchildren, his brothers, Tom, John, Paddy, and his sisters, Mary, Ann, and

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Kilkenny vaccine take-up lags behind rest of south east: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 0

Kilkenny has one of the lowest take up of vaccines in the country, according to a new report. And the county is lagging significantly behind our neighbours in the south east, who have among the highest vaccination rates in Ireland, the figures reveal. As of August 31, some 89.9% of the population in Kilkenny city […]

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Massive boost for Kilkenny as 400 new high-end jobs announced

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 Post a comment

Kilkenny received a massive employment boost this morning with the news that up to 400 new high-end jobs will be created in the city. Locally based financial services company State Street has announced its new cybersecurity and technology unit will create hundreds of new jobs locally. The company said it will establish a new specialist […]

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Plan to ‘breathe new life’ into towns and villages across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

There are no plans to ban the development of one-off housing, a local TD has confirmed. Kilkenny Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan spoke out following speculation that one-off housing may be restricted. And he revealed the Government is currently working on a plan that will “breathe new life” into towns and villages across Kilkenny. […]

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LATEST: 1,382 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

A further 1,382 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. That’s an increase of 89 on yesterday’s figure. There are now 355 people in hospital who have tested positive for the disease, a decrease of 27 since yesterday. Of these, 54 are in intensive care, a decrease of seven overnight.

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

Kathleen O’HALLORAN (née O’Brien) Clonmel Road, Callan Kathleen O’Halloran, (nee O’Brien), Clonmel Road, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully in the wonderful care of Geraldine and Staff at Strathmore Lodge Nursing Home, Callan, Co. Kilkenny on Monday, 30th August 2021. Pre-deceased by her husband Paddy, her daughter Helen and her son Martin who died in infancy.

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Man (40s) killed in road collision near Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

A man was killed in a single-vehicle road collision in county Tipperary close to the border with Kilkenny. The tragedy occurred sometime between 9pm and 9.30pm last night at Mainstown, Carrick-on-Suir. The driver of the vehicle, a male aged in his 40s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body was taken to the mortuary […]