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Doing the right thing: Kilkenny reporting lowest number of new Covid cases in country – CSO

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2021 0

Kilkenny residents are doing all the right things in the battle against the spread of Covid-19. A new report reveals the county has registered the largest fall in the number of new Covid-19 nationally, a new Central Statistics Office report on Covid-19 Deaths and Cases reveals. The county registered either one case per day or […]

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Cheers! Award-winning Kilkenny bar gets green light for expansion

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2021 Post a comment

An award-winning Kilkenny bar and restaurant has been given approval to extend its premises. Kilkenny County Council has given Paris Texas permission to convert an existing storage area at the back of its bulding on High Street into staff facilities and a modernised storage area. The well-known building is a protected structure and is located […]

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Burglars trash Kilkenny house and make off with valuable jewellery

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 19

Burglars broke into a house in Kilkenny and thrashed the property before escaping with valuable jewellery. The theft occurred at a house in Green’s Hill near Greens Bridge in the city sometime between 1.30pm and 11pm on Saturday. A local Garda source confirmed the burglars gained entry via a window at the rear of the […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 358 new cases of virus as 18 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 Post a comment

A further 18 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 358 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,803. There has been a total of 241,684 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from […]

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Cats get the cream: Glanbia pay Kilkenny farmers more for milk than any other county

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Local diary giant Glanbia paid Kilkenny farmers more money for their milk than any other county in Ireland, the company confirmed. Accroding to a new report, Glanbia Ireland paid a total of €192 million for milk to the 875 farm families across the county. Farmers in neighbouring Tipperary received €131 million for their milk in […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Alice BRENNAN (née Egan) Pollough, Kilmanagh/Ballycallan Alice Brennan (nee Egan), Pollough, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully at her residence on Sunday 11th April 2021, after a long illness bravely borne. Predeceased by her parents, Kieran and Bridget and her brother Liam. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving family, husband Jimmy, sons Gary and Joey, […]

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‘It was hard enough saying goodbye’ – hero Kilkenny campaigner admits she lied about about length of cancer treatment in US

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Kilkenny hero cancer campaigner, Vicky Phelan admitted that she lied to family and friends about how long she would away while undergoing treatment as “it was hard enough saying goodbye. The Mooncoin mother of two, who is in the USA currently undergoing a trial cancer treatment, told Ciara Doherty on Virgin Media’s Tonight Show last […]

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Drug driver arrested by gardai in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

A drug driver was arrested by gardai in Kilkenny city. The motorist was stopped by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit at Foulkstown on the Waterford Road. The suspect was arrested and taken to Kilkenny Garda Station. A local Garda source confirmed the motorist is due to appear in court to face drug related […]

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Cycle of crime continues in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Gardai in Kilkenny are investigating another bike theft. The latest bicycle to be stolen is a Creed Apollo mountain bike grey with orange and yellow markings which was taken from  the Parc Na Gowan area of the city in recent days. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on […]

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Plans for new €16m school in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Plans for a new €16 million school in Kilkenny city have moved a step closer. The Board of Management of the Presentation Secondary School in Loughboy recently lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council for a new building that will almost double the size of the current school. If granted permission, the existing school will be […]