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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2021 0

Peter MEEGAN  Cloghabrody Heights, Thomastown Peter died peacefully on Tuesday, 27th July in the loving care of his family and the wonderful staff of St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Peter is deeply regretted and very sadly missed by his loving wife Mary, daughter Jaclyn, sons Alan and Kevin, daughter-in-law Aimee, grandson Charlie, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, […]

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Almost 500 new websites registered in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2021 0

A total of 443 new .ie website domains were registered in Kilkenny in the first six months of this year. The figures, a drop of 5.7% localls on the same period last year, are contained in a new survey, the .IE Domain Profile Report. The report, published biannually by .IE, the company that manages Ireland’s […]

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Kilkenny restaurant named one of Ireland’s best in new Tripadvisor survey

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2021 Post a comment

A Kilkenny restaurant has been chosen as one of Ireland’s best by customers in a new list revealed this week. Campange, the Michelin starred restaurant on Kilkenny’s Gas House Lane run by chef Gareth Byrne has made it onto the top 10 best fine dining restaurants in Ireland, as part of Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice 2021. The […]

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Window of car parked outside Kilkenny home smashed

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 0

A car parked outside a Kilkenny home had its windows smashed in by vandals. The incident occurred at The Paddocks on the Kells Road in the city between noon and 12.40pm on Monday, July 26. The car, silver Opel Meriva was parked in the driveway of the house when it had the window of the […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Yellow weather warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 0

A Status Yellow Weather Warning has been issued for Kilkenny with heavy rains and thunderstorms set to batter the county for the remainder of today and into Thursday. Met Éireann issued the warning this afternoon and warned of localised flooding caused by the expected heavy rains. The warning is for the whole island of Ireland […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Smaller, shorter, cheaper … that’s my Olympic dream

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 Post a comment

I am enjoying the Olympics much more than I had expected. The lack of real audiences takes away some of the atmosphere and it must be disappointing for the contestants who have worked so hard to get to Tokyo only to find it a city under lockdown. There is no Olympic village for them to […]

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LATEST: 1,408 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 0

A further 1,408 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. That’s an increase of 288 on Tuesday’s total. The number of people currently being treated for Covid-19 in hospital has risen to 152 an increase of ten on yesterday’s figures. Some 26 patients are now in ICU, a decrease of […]

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Voices of Kilkenny’s youth wanted

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 0

Children and young people in county Kilkenny are being encouraged to take part in an initiative giving the voice of our youth a platform to be heard. The Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon has made the call for young people to participate in Child Talks 2021. Now in its fourth year, Child Talks is […]

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Water safety appeal issued for Kilkenny after week of tragic deaths

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2021 0

A water safety appeal has been issued in county Kilkenny in the wake of seven water tragedies in seven days nationally. In the lead-up to the August Bank Holiday weekend Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton issued the appeal to anybody engaging in coastal or water-based activity to be safe and adhere to basic […]

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LATEST: 1,120 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2021 0

A further 1,120 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. That’s a drop of 225 on Monday’s total. The number of people currently being treated for Covid-19 in hospital has risen to 142 an increase of just one on yesterday’s figures. Some 27 patients are now in ICU, an increase […]