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Supermarket giant gets green light for build new store and houses in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2021 0

A new supermarket and housing development has finally been approved by the local authority  following a protracted process. Kilkenny County Council has given the green lightb for Lidl Ireland’s request for planning permission to build a new store on the site of their existing supermarket on the Waterford Road. As part of the plans, the […]

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Man hospitalised after vicious late night assault in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

A man who tried to intervene and break up a row in Kilkenny city was himself viciously attacked and rushed to hospital. The attack occurred after a row broke out near John’s Bridge in the city in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is understood the victim had attempted to break up a row […]

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LATEST: 242 new cases of virus confirmed as hospitalisations increase slightly

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

A further 242 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, down 110 on yesterday’s figures. The Department of Health reported 67 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, five more than yesterday’s total. 23 people are now being treated in Intensive Care Units, one more than yesterday’s figure. However, the department warned […]

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Record number of houses granted planning permission during pandemic in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

The appetite for new homes in Kilkenny remains remarkably high, despite being in the midst of a global pandemic. In fact new figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal more homes applications were approved in the last 12 months than any period previously since the data was recorded. In the 12 months up […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

Margaret (Daisy) PURCELL (née Muldowney) Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City Purcell (nee Muldowney) (Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny) 12th June 2021, peacefully, in the wonderful care of the staff at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home, Margaret (Daisy), beloved wife of the late Nicholas and much loved mother of Kathleen, Philip, Paula and Nicola, sadly missed by her loving family, […]

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Two Kilkenny schools raise concerns over building of new school nearby

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

Two Kilkenny schools have written to the council raising highlighting their safety concerns regarding the building of a new school faculty nearby. In April, Kilkenny CBS, one of the largest schools in the county, made an application to Kilkenny County Council seeking permission to build a state-of-the-building on a greenfield site in Lousybush on the […]

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‘It’s dead in the water’ – Kilkenny TD says controversy over Mother and Baby Homes report must not delay redress for survivors

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

A local TD who heads up an inflential Dáil committee has said the latest controversy over the Mother and Baby Homes inquiry must not be allowed to delay redress for survivors. Deputy Kathleen Funchion was speaking after the three members of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission rejected calls for them to appear before the […]

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One of Kilkenny’s longest established institutions reopens – with a beer garden!

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s longest-established institutions, now a thriving social hub, has reopened and is inviting the public to join. The Kilkenny Home Rule Club on John’s Quay in the city has reopened after surviving the lockdown. Home Rule Club President Darina O’Byrne told KilkennyNow.ie: “We opened on Thursday [June] 10th and plan to open from […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Another big change on way, but Kilkenny to enjoy best of conditions forecast

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2021 0

Ireland is in for another big weathwer change, but Kilkenny and the south east will enjoy the best of conditions forecast by Met Éireann over the coming week. Today will be mainly dry with bright, sunny spells and just a few showers, but these will be in the west and northwest of the country. The […]

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Three cases of Indian viruses confirmed in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th June 2021 0

There are currently three cases of the Delta variant of the virus in Kilkenny, latest figures reveal. According to GISAID.org, which tracks Covid-19 variants globally, there is now a total of 260 cases of the Delta and Kappa variants, which both originated in India, of the virus across the country. The Delta or B16172 is […]