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Kilkenny hotel price survey: Rooms cost up to €1,007 for weekend stay this summer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopened for business today. And it appears it will be a thriving staycation season with something on offer for every pocket, a KilkennyNow.ie price survey reveals. As expected, prices in the sector have soared as people scramble for accommodation as the tentative start of foreign travel […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Dear old Ireland is pricing itself out of the market

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

It may be a decent summer, after all, for the tourist industry in rural and coastal Ireland. But summer in the city is going to be pretty quiet. That’s the verdict of Fáilte Ireland, which gave a briefing last week on its projections for the season. “It’s going to be a bit of a year […]

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Huge boost for Kilkenny GAA fans

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Kilkenny GAA fans got a huge boost today as Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael confirmed supporters can begin attending matches from next Monday. GAA President Larry McCarthy announced up to 100 spectators can attend matches in Kilkenny from next week. Up to 200 will be allowed to attend games held at Nowlan Park. Mr McCarthy said: […]

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LATEST: 407 new cases of virus confirmed as hospitalisations rise again

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

A further 407 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening while numbers in hospitals across recorded their first significant drop in a week. The Department of Health reported 94 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, an increase of five yesterday’s figures. 34 people are now being treated in Intensive Care Units, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Nora FEEHAN (née Conry) Esker, Jenkinstown Nora Feehan : 1st June, 2021 : Esker, Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny. Wife of the late Michael Feehan. Beloved mother of Margaret, Anna, Elizabeth, Nick, Ellen, Michael, John and James; loving Nana to her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Pre-deceased by her brothers Liam, Paddy, and sister Mary; and deeply regretted […]

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Warning as litter louts dump rubbish at Kilkenny beauty spot

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

As they country reopens and visitors and residents to Kilkenny enjoy the recent fine weather, people have been urged not to litter our streets and public spaces and to clean up after themselves. This was the scene by the River Nore in Kilkenny city yesterday after litter louts left a mess behind without bothering to […]

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Kilkenny businesses to benefit from new reopening support scheme

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Kilkenny businesses have received a boost after the Government confirmed an extension of Covid-19 supports and details of a new scheme to help struggling firms. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday announced a set of measures to provide support to businesses as they reopen and resume normal trading. The measures are aimed at providing certainty to […]

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Kilkenny triple murder horror subject of new documentary

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

One of the biggest tragedies in recent Kilkenny history is the subject of a new documentary that airs this evening. TG4’s Marú Inár Measc, a new true crime documentary series, tonight looks back at the events surrounding the horrific murders of Sharon Whelan and her two young daughters in Windgap on Christmas night, 2008. Sharon’s […]

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Kilkenny hubs snubbed in new fund to assist remote working

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Kilkenny was notable by its absence from a list released by the Government this week detailing a new €5 million fund for rural economies. The Connected Hubs Fund, launched by the Department of Rural and Community Development, will be used to expand existing digital hub facilities which is seen as being essential in this time […]

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Kilkenny self-catering providers charging between €180 and €2,887 for weekend stays

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2021 0

The local self-catering sector is booming as hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopen for business from tomorrow, a KilkennyNow.ie survey of prices reveals. Prices in the sector have been soaring due to rising demand as the lockdown weary population prepares for another staycation summer. The Irish Hotel Federation (IHF) has confirmed […]