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‘A slap in the face’ – anger as 2,337 Kilkenny people face pandemic payment cut

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has urged the Government not to cut the pandemic payment from next week. Carlow-Kilkenny TD spoke out after recently published figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed 2,337 people in the city and county are still receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. The Government has announced it will cut the payment from […]

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Thieves break into Kilkenny house and make off with ride-on mower

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2021 0

This ride on mower was stolen from a house in Kilkenny city. The valuable mower was taken from a home off the Callan Road recently. A local Garda spokesperson said the mower will ‘most likely be offered for sale’. They have asked anyone with information about the theft, or who may have been offered a […]

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LATEST: 1,293 new cases of virus confirmed as schools reopen

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2021 0

A further 1,293 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 382 people in hospital who have tested positive for the disease, a rise of 35 since yesterday. Of these, 61 are in intensive care, an increase of one overnight. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said today: […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2021 0

Julie COMERFORD (née Coogan) The Old Rectory, Castlecomer JULIE COMERFORD (nee Coogan) : 28th August, 2021 The Old Rectory, The Square, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Pre-deceased by her loving husband Joe and father Willie. Julie will be sadly missed by her loving daughter Jane and son Jimmy, her mother Lil, sisters Caroline

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Two men rushed to Kilkenny hospital with ‘serious’ injuries after stabbing

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2021 0

Two men were rushed to hospital in Kilkenny after they were attacked and stabbed. The incident occurred in Carlow town at around 6.45pm yesterday. Gardai confirmed officers were called to the scene on Barrow Track where two men, aged in their 40s and 50s, were discovered with stab wounds. They were taken by ambulance to […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny to bask in late Indian summer as autumn creeps in

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2021 0

Kilkenny will bask in a late Indian summer as the autumn approaches this week. In its latest forecast, Metr Éireann said the fine dry conditions we’re enjoyed in recent days will continue through for much of the week, with temperatures remaining in the high teens or low 20s. Today will be rather cloudy in parts, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2021 0

Martin FEEHAN Swords, Dublin/Kilkenny City Martin Feehan (Swords, Co. Dublin and late of Connolly Street, Kilkenny). Retired Sgt. Major, McKee Barracks, Dublin. August 28th 2021 (peacefully) at St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, Dublin. Beloved partner of Ann, father of Aidan and Michelle. He will be sadly missed by his brother Shay, sisters Mary and Joan, nephews, […]

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Heartless thieves steal 12-year-old child’s bike in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2021 0

A thief stole a 12-year-old child’s bicycle – and now local gardai are urging members of the public to help them track it down. The mountain bike, similar to the one pictured below, was taken from the Castlecomer Road area of Kilkenny city at the beginning of this month. Anyone with information is asked to […]

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SPONSORED: History in the making – new book tells how a Kilkenny carpenter became the man who built the White House

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2021 0

Few people in Ireland know the name of James Hoban but everyone knows the Kilkenny man’s most celebrated work. The carpenter from Cuffesgrange is the man principally responsible for the design and construction of the White House. A new book tells the story of this son of a tenant farmer who trained to be an architect. Hoban left his home […]

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Vaccine taskforce to target low-take up areas in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2021 0

The Government’s vaccine taskforce is analysing areas in Kilkenny where there is a low take up, especially among young people, as part of a national plan to vaccinate the population. Professor Brian MacCraith, who heads up the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine programme, said a county-by-county plan is being drawn up to target areas where […]