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LATEST: No Kilkenny infections among 368 new cases of virus as 14 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

A further 14 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 368 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. There have been no new cases recorded in Kilkenny for the first time in two weeks. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,681. There have now been 235,444 […]

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SPONSORED: Hands down – the best racecourses to visit in Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

Horse racing is popular all over the world and everywhere that horses and jockeys meet, Ireland is known for its contribution to the sport. Every year, over 80,000 visitors attend race meetings in Ireland. While attending live is always a real treat, you don’t have to be in Ireland to enjoy a real-time experience of […]

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In the swing: Kilkenny golfer makes team for ‘amateur Ryder Cup’

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

A young Kilkenny golfer has been selected on team Great Britain and Ireland to take on the USA in the Walker Cup. Mark Power (20) from Kilkenny City is just one of two Irish men selected to take on the USA in Seminole in Florida at the start of May in what is descirbed as […]

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REST IN PEACE: Klikenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

Henry Francis (Frank) BEALE Glendine Heights, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City/Mulhuddart, Dublin Beale (Glendine Heights, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny & formerly of Ashfield Grove, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15) 29th March 2021, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Henry Francis (Frank) (former ACNO at St. Brendan’s Hospital, Grangegorman), beloved husband of Claire

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Motorway checkpoints return to Kilkenny in Easter crackdown on travel

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

Motorway checkpoints have started up again in Kilkenny as part of the national effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. As of this week, An Garda Síochána re-commenced high-profile static checkpoints on the M8 and M9 motorways. These motorway checkpoints will be supported by local mobile checkpoints on other roads around the county. The recommencement […]

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‘Give family carers a break’ – Funchion challenges rival Kilkenny TDs to back Dáil motion

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has challenged her constituency rivals to back her proposals “to stand up for family carers”. A new motion by local Sinn Féin TD Deputy Kathleen Funchion to ensure carere “get the support they deserve” will be debated in the Dáil tomorrow. Deputy Funchion said: “Carers have been abandoned by this Government for […]

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Plan to relocate remote workers could transform Kilkenny’s towns and villages

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

A new Government policy encouraging rural growth could transform towns and villages across Kilkenny. The coalition’s five-year rural development plan, titled ‘Our Rural Future’, encourages people to relocate to our rural towns and villages. The Government believes now is the right time to develop a new rural economy is the wake of the pandemic. The […]

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Sex offences and drug crime rose dramatically in Kilkenny during lockdown: report

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

There was a noticeable increase in sexual offences and drug arrests in the Kilkenny Garda Division over the course of 2020. At the same time the number of thefts and public order incidents in the county fell dramatically. The figures were released in the Crime Statistics for each Garda Division published by the Central Statistics […]

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Woman (19) sentenced to 16 years for murder of popular Kilkenny man in London

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2021 0

A young woman convicted of murdering a popular Kilkenny dancer at a flat in London has been sentenced to 16 years in jail. Diana Cristea (19) from Mill Hill in Barnet, London was sentenced to at least 16 years imprisonment for the murder of Adrian Murphy (43) from Maudlin Street, Kilkenny, at an apartment in […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 539 new cases of virus as one further death confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2021 0

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 539 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,667. There have now been 235,078 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]