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IDA reignites battle with Kilkenny Council over port road

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has once again approached Kilkenny County Council in an effort to build a new road around an industrial estate near Belview Port. The IDA lodged plans with the local authority looking to develop the L32314 road at Ballyvalla beside the State agency’s lands at Gorteen. The road stretches along the […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

Teresa (Tess) HILLMAN (née Hogan) Maudlin Street, Kilkenny City Hillman (nee Hogan) (10 Maudlin Street, Kilkenny and formerly of Nore Terrace) 19th January 2021, peacefully, at home in the loving care of her family, Teresa (Tess), predeceased by her brother Paul, beloved mother of Martina and Valerie, sadly missed by her loving daughters, sisters Moira, […]

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Kilkenny kids with special education needs will not be returning to school tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

Kilkenny children with special educational needs will not be returning to school tomorrow after the government confirmed their phased return was not possible when a deal with teaching unions was not reached. Education Minister Norma Foley made the announcement that SNA services planned to resume tomorrow have now been cancelled and put the blame for […]

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Five-time All-Ireland winner steps away from Kilkenny panel for 2021

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

In yet another blow for the Cats heading into the 2021 season, captain Colin Fennelly has decided to take a year away from Kilkenny hurling panel. The 31-year old Ballyhale Shamrock’s star is understood to have told manager Brian Cody in recent days. It is expected that the five-time All-Ireland winner will return to the […]

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‘Kilkenny County Council was part of that failure’ – local authority apologises for role in Mother and Baby home scandal

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has issued a formal apology to the deceased, the survivors and the relatives of former residents at a local Mother and Baby Home. St Columba’s Hospital, formerly known as Thomastown County Home prior to 1957, was one of four County Homes that featured in the recently published report by the Mothers and […]

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‘Another true Covid hero’ – moving tributes for brave nurse who cared for Kilkenny elderly

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

Tributes have been pouring in for a nurse who cared for many older people in Kilkenny who sadly lost his battle with Covid-19 over the weekend. Solson Saviour, who is originally from India, passed away on Sunday, not long after he contracted the coronavirus. When Solson first came to Ireland he worked in Gowran Abbey […]

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Fraudsters use Brexit confusion to target Kilkenny shoppers

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

Kilkenny online shoppers are being made aware of scam texts and emails circulating pertaining to be from courier companies asking people to pay additional delivery charges. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau has been made aware of the scam, which they say is taking “advantage of the confusion around Brexit.” The scam works by sending […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny among 2,001 new cases of virus as 93 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

A record 93 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 2,001 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The 93 deaths are the largest daily total by some distance since the pandemic began. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,708. There have now been 176,839 confirmed […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Kilkenny braced for Big Freeze over next week – Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

Wrap up warm because it is going to turn cold in Kilkenny for the rest of the week. Kilkenny County Council and Met Éireann have just issued a weather advisory warning for the county predicting freezing temperatures, frost, ice and snow which is set to last up until Sunday night. The advisory issued by both […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

Michael Joseph (Joe) DUFFY St. Francis Terrace, Kilkenny City Duffy (15 St. Francis Terrace, Kilkenny) 18th January 2021, peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, Michael Joseph (Joe), beloved husband of Anne and much loved father of David and Patrick, sadly missed by his wife and sons, brothers Gordon, Noel and John, sisters Kathleen, Carmel, Ber […]