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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

Molly GRIFFITH (née WALSH) Newrath, Waterford/Goatstown, Dublin/Wexford Town, Wexford/Kilmacow, Kilkenny Molly Griffith nee Walsh late of Goatstown, Dublin & Newrath, Waterford who died on Sunday, 30th May 2021. peacefully at Wygram Nursing Home, Wexford in her 95th year, Predeceased by her husband Cyril, brother Tommy, sister Kitty (Keehan). Molly will be sadly missed

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

Patricia LAWLOR (née Phelan) College Gardens, Kilkenny City Lawlor (nee Phelan) (College Gardens, Callan Road, Kilkenny and formerly of Ballyragget) 30th May 2021, peacefully, at Castlecomer District Hospital, Patricia, beloved wife of the late Patrick and much loved mother of Thomas, Patrick, Marie and Eugene, sadly missed by her loving family, sisters Kathleen and Peggy,

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Green light for new housing development in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

A new development of homes planned on the outskirts of Kilkenny city has finally been given the go ahead by council planners. Kilkenny County Council approved developer Chelmont Limited’s plans to build 76 dwellings, a mix of houses and apartments, on a 1.8 hectare site at Drakelands Lower in the city’s Western Environs. Chemont had […]

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Kilkenny TD urges Government to extend pandemic payments

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

A local TD has urged the Government not to abandon workers in need of continuing pandemic income supports. Carlow-Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has called on the colaition to ensure the Short-Time Work Support (STWS) payment is extended for workers in industries still unable to reopen fully due to ongoing public health restrictions. The Pandemic Unemployment […]

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Big hearted Kilkenny Garda hopes to make dreams come true for sick kids

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

This Kilkenny Garda is hoping to make dreams come through for seriously ill children. Stephen Murphy, who is from Muckalee and is currently stationed just over the border in Durrow, is pictured with a signed action-shot of record breaking jocket Rachael Blackmore winning this year’s Grand National on Minella Times. The fantastic signed photo will be auctioned […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny to bask in sunshine, before ‘depression’ sets in

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

The beautiful summer weather we enjoyed over the weekend will continue today and tomorrow, but conditions are set to take another turn from the middle of the week, Met Éireann has warned. The national forecaster said today will be “warm and mainly dry with long spells of sunshine for most”. It will turn cloudier in […]

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Gardai urged Kilkenny people to be wary of new cold-calling scam

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

Gardai in Kilkenny are reminding people once again to be vigilant when answering calls coming from 083 numbers looking for payments for fines. Over the past number of weeks an ongoing scam has being plaguing people in Kilkenny and nationwide which are trying to separate people from their money. The cold-calling scam that appears to […]

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WATCH: Kilkenny hotel’s video skit to announce reopening is big hit on social media

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

A Kilkenny hotel has gone viral for a hilarious video it created to coincide with their reopening following the lifting of lockdown restrictions. The Newpark Hotel on Kilkenny’s Castlecomer Road released the short video in an effort to create something to make them stand out from the crowd now that people book stays in hotels […]

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Final decision on new Kilkenny supermarket and housing development due

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2021 0

A decision on whether a new supermarket and  housing development can be built i inKilkenny city is expected later this week. Kilkenny County Council will decide whether Lidl Ireland can go ahead with plans to create a new store on the site of their existing supermarket on the Waterford Road. As part of the plans […]

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Thief legs it after being rumbled stealing catalytic converters in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2021 0

A thief was caught in the act while trying to remove a catalytic converter from a car in a county Kilkenny town. The attempted theft occurred in an estate in Callan late on Monday evening, May 25. Although the thief was disturbed, it was discovered later they had earlier managed to take a catalytic convertor […]