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National planning authority block large housing development in county Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2021 0

Plans for a large development of family homes in county Kilkenny village are dead in the water after An Bord Pleanála decided to uphold the local authority’s decision to deny the application. In June 2020, Kilkenny County Council made the decision not to give the go-ahead to developer John Staunton’s plans to build 42 homes […]

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Phishy business: Kilkenny residents targeted in new phone and text scam

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2021 2

Kilkenny residents are being urged to watch out for yet another, and convincing, phishing scam doing the rounds locally. An Garda Síochána issued a warning about the latest scam, in which members of the public receive calls and texts from people pretending to be from the Department of Social Protection telling them that their PPS […]

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‘Delighted and relieved’ – hero Kilkenny campaigner gets jab while undergoing clinical trial in US

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2021 0

Hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has expressed her delight after receiving her Covid-19 vaccine while undergoing experimental treatment in the US. The Mooncoin mother-of-two shared this picture on her Instagram account of her receiving the one-shot Johnson & Johnson jab. It means there is now no fear of Vicky being taken off the clinical trial, […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny braced for Big Freeze as ‘severe frost’ and thunderstorms forecast

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2021 0

Wrap up warm if you’re venturing outdoors in this weekend, as Met Éireann warned an “arctic airmass” will cause temperatures to plummet in Kilkenny and across the country. Today will be relatively cold with sunny spells and scattered showers, with some turning heavy with hail and the risk of isolated thunderstorms and highest temperatures of […]

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Top Kilkenny doctor gives crucial evidence in high-profile US trial

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

A Kilkenny doctor today gave crucial evidence in the trial of the policeman accused of kilkenny George Floyd. Mr Floyd died while being restrained by the accused, police officer Derek Chauvin, in the US. Images of Mr Floyd’s harrowing death went viral online and sparked widespread unrest in cities across the US. This evening Dr […]

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LATEST: No Kilkenny infections among 400 new cases of virus, seven further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

A further seven people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 400 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,737. There have now been 239,723 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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Cats back in league action on May 8, All-Ireland Hurling final set for August 22

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

Kilkenny hurling fans won’t have to wait long to see their beloved Cats back in action after the GAA announced their intercounty calendar  for 2021. The All-Ireland Hurling Final is due to take place on the weekend of August 21/22 it has been confirmed. And the Cats will be back in league action next month, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

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Paddy CARRIGAN  Capoley, Portlaoise, Laois/Ballyfoyle, Kilkenny Carrigan Paddy, Capoley, Portlaoise and late of Ballyfoyle Co. Kilkenny. April 7th 2021. Peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Dearly loved husband of Lizzie and loving father to Joan, Denis, Pat, Elaine, Ailish, James, Brendan, and Ann Marie. Cherished grandfather to Laura, Emma, Isabel, Aoife,

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Huge new development of family homes planned for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

A huge new housing development of family homes is the pipeline for Kilkenny. Developer Kevin Moore Building Contractor Ltd has requested planning permission from Kilkenny County Council for 75 new houses at a site in Ayrfield on Granges Road in Kilkenny. If given the go-ahead, this would be phase one of a larger development at […]

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Big drop in number of Kilkenny people claiming pandemic payment: report

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

The number of people in Kilkenny receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has dropped by more than 30% from the highest point of the pandemic, new data reveals. According to the latest Labour market report by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), some 11,556 people in Kilkenny city and county were claiming the PUP last May. […]