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‘We should be getting a break’ – McGuinness calls for restrictions to be lifted in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2021 0

Outspoken local TD John McGuinness has called for a county by county apporach to lifting Covid-19 restrictions. It comes after a report today confirmed Kilkenny has the second lowest rate of Covid infection in the country, at just 24.2 cases per population of 100,000. Only Kerry (19) has a lower infection rate. Donegal (295.9) has […]

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Popular Kilkenny beer garden gets a new lease of life

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2021 0

A popular Kilkenny gastropub has been told it can keep one of the city’s best outdoors socialising spaces. O’Sullivan’s Taproom on John Street has been granted a five-year planning extension for its hugely popular beer garden. Kilkenny County Council approved the application which creates a safe area for customers, especially in post-pandemic times, as well […]

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Popular Kilkenny bar gets green light for outdoor expansion despite objections

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

A well-known south Kilkenny pub has been given the go-ahead for its plans to transform an outdoor area for customers despite objections from local residents. Last year Kilkenny County Council approved Torca Developments plans to create a new outdoor area at Carroll’s Public House on Logan Street, a protected structure in the centre of Thomastown. […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 569 new cases of virus as three further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 569 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,906. There have now been 249,437 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

John HICKEY Kyle, Rathdowney, Laois/Galmoy, Kilkenny John Hickey, Kyle, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. April 30th 2021. Peacefully at home. Predeceased by his parents Margaret and George and his brothers Tommy, Georgie and Paddy. Deeply regretted by his brothers Noel, Michael and Peter, sisters Marie, Joan, Breda and Margaret, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews,

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More power to you! Kilkenny consumers return tonnes of used batteries

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

Householders in Kilkenny recycled 51,000 more batteries through retailers last year than in 2019, new figures reveal. Data from WEEE Ireland reveals that environmentally-conscious consumers in the county brought 135,400 used batteries – 3.4 tonnes – back to supermarkets, hardware and electronic stores in 2020. That was a rise of 50,800 on the 84,600 prevented

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Excitement as Kilkenny’s new Skatepark grinds into action this weekend  

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

The long-awaited skatepark built as part of the new area of Kilkenny city centre opens to boarders from today. The park, part of the new Abbey Quarter, will see its firsts grinds and rails this weekend.   It’s one of the first pieces of the overall Abbey Quarter, built on the site of the former […]

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Kilkenny Garda warning as victim conned out of €5,000

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2021 0

Gardaí in Kilkenny are urging the public to aware of fraudsters after it emerged a person in a neighbouring county lost €5,000 to people pretending to be from Social Protection Services. During the period April 1 to April 20, gardai reported 163 incidents of frauds across the county, three times as many as the same […]

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‘Urgent action’ needed to save more rural Kilkenny post offices from closure

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2021 0

Efforts by a Kilkenny TD to save rural Post Offices across the county from closure has received cross-party support. Local Sinn Féin Deputy Kathleen Funchion has been calling for the introduction of a Public Service Obligation (PSO) to secure the future of our post office network and prevent further rural post office closures in Kilkenny. […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 545 new cases of virus as four further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2021 0

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 545 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,903. There have now been 248,870 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]