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Vandals smash up construction machinery outside Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2021 0

A construction vehicle was smashed up on land outside a town in county Kilkenny this week. The incident occurred between 8.30pm on Wednesday, June 23 and 8am on Thursday June 24. A Caterpillar track machine parked in a field at Kilfane, around 3km outside Thomastown, had its windows smashed. Witnesses of anyone who may have […]

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LATEST: 340 new cases of virus confirmed, Cabinet to meet early to decide on indoor dining

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2021 0

A further 340 people have contracted Covid-19. New figures published by the Department of Health this evening also reveal the number of people in hospital being treated for the virus now stands at 47, an increase of four since yesterday. The number in ICU has risen two to 15 in that time. It brings the […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2021 0

Paddy HOULIHAN  Brockview, Mountmellick, Laois/Kilkenny Died unexpectedly June 26th. Deeply regretted by his beloved wife Bridie and family. Sympathizers can express their condolences on the online section here. Funeral arrangements later.  REST IN PEACE ____________ Christa McCANN Ballycullen, Mullinahone, Tipperary/Kilkenny Christa Mc Cann, Ballycullen, Mullinahone,

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Warning to Kilkenny’s 6,000 asthma and hayfever sufferers

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2021 Post a comment

Almost 6,000 people in Kilkenny suffer from both asthma and hayfever, accoording to a new survey. The survey by the Asthma Society of Ireland also found almost a third of Kilkenny  5,878 sufferers have never talked to a healthcare professional about their afflictions. Local asthma and hayfever sufferers are being urged to mind themselves as […]

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‘Heartbreaking stories’ – number of complaints from Kilkenny to Children’s Ombudsman revealed

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2021 0

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) received 24 complaints from and on behalf of children in Kilkenny in 2020. This figure represents 2% of all calls received by the Ombudsman last year, according to it’s annual report published this week. The report, titled  ‘2020 Childhood Paused’, revealed the OCO received a total of 1,187 complaints […]

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Car erupts in flames at Kilkenny beauty spot, major haul of drugs seized in city

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

Gardai and the Fire Service were called to deal with a burnet our car in the heart of a popular local woodland. As our pictures show, members of the local Fire Service had to extinguish the smouldering vehicle, which was set on fire at Ballyrafton Wood on Thursday. Meanwhile, gardai in Kilkenny also uncovered a […]

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LATEST: 433 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

A further 433 people have contracted Covid-19, according to latest figures provided by the Department of Health. There are now 43 patients in hospital with the disease, 13 of whom are being treated in ICU. In Northern Ireland, 298 new positive cases of Covid-19 and no further deaths were reported today.  

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

Kathleen CUMMINS (née Kennedy) Castlemarket, Attanagh, Laois/Attanagh, Kilkenny Peacefully at her son’s residence. Predeceased by her husband Larry, her sisters Julie, Mem and Bridie. Deeply regretted by her loving son Noel, daughter Eilish, sister Claire, daughter-in-law Siobhán son-in-law Nedy, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews,

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Massive bridge project spanning Kilkenny and Wexford wins top international award

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

A huge infrastructure project linking Kilkenny and Wexford has won a prestigious international engineering award. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, the longest bridge in Ireland, has been awarded the 2021 International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Outstanding Structure Award. Part of the  strategic N25 New Ross Bypass, the win marks the first

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Kilkenny campaigner Vicky Phelan delighted to be coming home after enduring torrid time

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

Kilkenny’s hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan is coming home in two weeks for a break from her ongoing trial treatment at a clinic in the USA. And it could not come at a better time for the Mooncoin mother-of-two, who has endured an extremely tough couple of weeks in the States suffering from the side […]