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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

Raymond (Ray) DUNNE  4F The Swan, Laois/Kilkenny RAYMOND (RAY) DUNNE : 4F The Swan, Co. Laois: 5th July, 2021. Suddenly. Pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Nora, Raymond will be sadly missed by his brothers Michael, Gerard, John, Denis, Ambrose, Cam and Dom, sisters Bernadette and Martina, deeply regretted by his daughter Lorraine, partner Deirdre, […]

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56 new cases of virus confirmed in Kilkenny over past fortnight: report

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

There have been 56 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in county Kilkenny over the past two weeks, new figures reveal. The latest figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reveals Kilkenny has an incidence rate per 100,000 of 56.4 – one of the lowest in the country at present. Only counties Tipperary, Cork, Leitrim […]

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New €6m mortuary ‘will ensure dignity for the deceased’

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

A new €6 million mortuary facility for the people of Kilkenny and the South East region as a whole opens today. Work commenced on the new mortuary in January 2020 and concluded in June 2021. The new facility, a long-time in planning, was much needed for the region following reports two-years ago of bodies decomposing […]

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House ransacked during daylight burglary in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

A house was ransacked after been broken into in broad daylight in Kilkenny. The break-in occurred at a house on College Road between 3pm and 5pm on Monday afternoon. The burglars gained access by breaking a window at rear of the house. Once inside the burglars turned the house over but it appears they left […]

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Warm tributes to ‘amazing young lady’ found dead after walking dog in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

Emotional tributes have been made to the young woman who was found dead after she went out walking with her dog over the weekend. Alice O’Keefe (21) was discovered in the Kilculliheen  area of Ferrybank on the Kilkenny-Waterford border on Saturday morning. The young woman will be cremated at a provate ceremony today following requiem […]

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Man (20s) arrested over hit and run on Kilkenny border that left two women hospitalised

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fleeing the scene of a hit and run on the Kilkenny border which left two women in a serious condition in hospital. The two women, one in their late 60s and one in her 70s, were rushed to University Hospital Waterford after they were stuck by a […]

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LATEST: Highest number of cases of virus in 10 weeks amid Delta surge

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A further 581 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, an increase of 215 on yesterday’s figures. It is the highest number of daily reported cases in two and a half months. The Department of Health reported 60 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, six more than yesterday’s total. 17 people […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Would you wear a mask if you didn’t have to?

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Will you still wear a mask when the Covid restrictions are finally lifted? This has become a hot issue in England, where Boris Johnson is preparing to abandon all the Covid rules at one go. It has divided that country between those who cry “Right on Boris – give us back our liberty!” and those […]

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Kilkenny employees top list of days lost to illness at work

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Kilkenny workers are the most likely to have to take sickies on the job, a new report has found. The startling finding was revealed in the recently published Health and Safety Authority’s (HSA) Annual Review of Workplace Injuries and Fatalities 2019-2020. The report found employees in Kilkenny had the highest illness rates during that period, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

Raymond DUNNE 4F The Swan, Laois/Kilkenny~ RAYMOND DUNNE: 4F The Swan, Co. Laois : 5th July, 2021. Suddenly. Pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Nora, Raymond will be sadly missed by his brothers Michael, Gerard, John, Denis, Ambrose, Cam and Dom, sisters Bernadette and Martina, deeply regretted by his daughter Lorraine, partner Deirdre, Aunt Bridie, […]