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Hail Mary: Kilkenny motorists urged to slow down as deluge forecast

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

Kilkenny motorists are being urged to take extra care when on our roads for the rest of the week as wintery hail showers are forecast over the coming days. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is urging drivers to be aware of the dangers posed by hailstones, which they described as “an unpredictable occurrence” in Ireland […]

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‘We’ll be back’ – Kilkenny’s Iverk Show forced to cancel for second year in a row

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

Ireland’s oldest agricultural show has confirmed it has been forced to cancel this year’s event due to the pandemic. Piltown’s Iverk Show was due to be held on August 28 this year. But Covid has forced the cancellation of the hugely popular event for the second year in a row. The organising committee said in […]

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Green fingered thieves steal gardening equipment from Kilkenny property

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

Thieves broke into a property in county Kilkenny over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and made off with valuable gardening equipment. The incident occurred at a field near Parkmore on the Callan Road in Kilkenny city sometime between between Sunday evening and Monday afternoon. A polytunnel, a wheelbarrow, a blue tarp and a green Guild […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny infections among 423 new cases of virus as five further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

A further five people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 423 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,732. There have now been 239,325 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 Post a comment

In the old Eddie Cochran song, Summertime Blues, a frustrated teenager seeks political help to beat his boredom problems. Well I called my congressman And he said, quote: ‘I’d like to help you son, But you’re too young to vote’ That won’t be the case much longer if Senator Malcolm Byrne has his way. The […]

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Good jab! Kilkenny vaccine centre helps drive to administer one million doses

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

This week will see the one millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose administered in Ireland, with the vaccine centre in Kilkenny playing a key role in achieving the landmark figure. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today confirmed more than 30,000 doses a day being administered. The minister also confirmed that a fourth vaccine – the Jansen jab – […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

Mary FURLONG (née O’Farrell) Tomgarrow, Adamstown, Wexford/Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny Formerly Graignamanagh. Mary died on April 6th 2021, peacefully at home. She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by her loving husband Ned, her children Eamonn, Deirdre, Shay, Brenda, Eilís and the late Lisa, her daughters in law Catherine and Linda, her sons in law John, […]

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Kilkenny pub, chipper and €15,000 cash raffled off to support charity

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 3

A Kilkenny businessman who has been battling cancer during the pandemic is raffling off his thriving business, home and €15,000 cash – all in an effort to raise money for a cancer charity. Seamus Hennessy, the owner of The Spinner Bar and adjoining fast food restaurant in Kilmacow, is offering people the chance to win […]

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More Kilkenny residents ignoring travel restrictions: report

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

Covid weariness appears to be setting in as more Kilkenny residents are moving outside of their permitted travel area, new data reveals. The Staying Local Indicator (SLI) issued by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals 57.1% of Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km at any point during that week. This represents a drop […]

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‘Some harsh lessons were learned’ – how Kilkenny avoided surge in Covid cases across south east

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

Kilkenny has managed to avoid a huge surge in Covid-19 cases across the south east. The county has not recorded more than 50 cases in a week since February 14, putting Kilkenny only behind Leitrim in the national Covid incidence rate table. Cases soared locally in the countdown to Christmas and a large outbreak was […]