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Kilkenny households have 17 times less disposable income than Dublin families: CSO

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 3

Households in Dublin have a staggering 17 times more disposable income than families in Kilkenny, according to a new report. And people living in Kilkenny have 24% less disposable income than individuals living in Dublin. The stark figures are revealed in the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) ‘County Income and Regional GDP’ report for 2018, […]

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‘You need to listen to survivors’ – Kilkenny TD speaks out as ‘destroyed’ recordings are found

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 Post a comment

A Kilkenny TD has called for an extension to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission inquiry. Deputy Kathleen Funchion said more survivors must be allowed to tell their stories after recordings of interviews to the Commission that were believed to be destroyed were found. The Sinn Féin TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on […]

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‘Covid hit us like a curve ball’ – gym closures dent Kilkenny nutrition giant’s profits

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 Post a comment

The closure of gyms and restrictions on sports worldwide as a result of the pandemic significantly dented Glanbia’s profits. The company’s annual report confirmed profits at the locally based food and nutrition giant dropped by just over 20% last year. Glanbia’s performance nutrition sector, which produces protein powders to gym-goers and sports people, felt

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‘Next step, a good home’ – 16 dogs and horse seized during planned operation in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 Post a comment

Sixteen dogs and a horse were seized during a planned operation by gardai in Kilkenny yesterday. Animal rescue organisations and Kilkenny County Council officials also took part in the coordinated operation. The raid follows a series of animal neglect cases in the city, which have been highlighted by KilkennyNow.ie in recent weeks. A Garda spokesperson […]

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‘Remi you were a true gent’ – warm tributes for father killed in Kilkenny road crash

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

Tributes have poured in for the Lithuanian man who died tragically in a motorbike accident in Kilkenny over the weekend. Remigijus Sinkevicius, known to his friends as Remi, originally from Zarasai in Lithuania passed away after a crash near his home on the Callan Road, Kilkenny, on Sunday morning. Remi is survived by his daughter […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 574 new Covid-19 cases, 56 further death confirmed nationally

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

A further 56 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 574 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,237. There have now been 216,874 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Leave the Leaving alone, it has stood the test of time

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

When discussion began on how to conduct this year’s Leaving Cert exams I assumed the issues were about safety and space. Could schools accommodate that number of students within the rules of social distancing? Would the mingling of teenagers before and after exams send Covid infection rates soaring? But it seems these were not the […]

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Young Kilkenny people invited to create logo for local Garda awards

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

Talented young people from across Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow with a flair for design are being invited to create a logo, which will be used to represent the local Garda Youth Awards. A local Garda spokesperson said: “We are delighted to run an art competition as part of our 2021 Youth Awards. We are asking […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

Martin FITZPATRICK Borrismore, Urlingford Martin Fitzpatrick, Borrismore, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, February 22nd. 2021 (unexpectedly) at James Connolly Memorial Hospital Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin. Predeceased by his wife Allie and his brothers Jimmy, Joe and Mick. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by Kitty, his loving family Barry, Shirley, Alison, Wendy and Susanne,

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The prop who dropped the All-Blacks: Kilkenny native and Irish rugby legend Gary Halpin (55) dies

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2021 0

The Kilkenny man who let his feeling be known to the All-Blacks after scoring a famous try against them in the 1995 World Cup, has died. Gary Halpin (55), the Irish front-row forward, who also represented Ireland at the 1987 World Athletics Championship in Rome in the Hammer, passed away suddenly at his home in […]