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Kilkenny youth charity to spend €10,000 award on new ‘chat benches’

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

A Kilkenny non-for-profit has been awarded €10,000 to assit their mental health education programme for young people. Kilkenny-based Buddy Bench Ireland was one of 13 organisations on the island of Ireland which were recipients of the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund. Buddy Bench Ireland educates young people on positive mental well-being with evidence-led lessons on topics such

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Walk on: €110,000 hike in funding for popular Kilkenny trails and walkways

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 Post a comment

Six popular Kilkenny community walking trails  have secured more than €110,000 in funding to improve and upgrade their outdoor amenities. Kilkenny County Council has been awared €73,291 in grants for outdoor amenities countywide. Meanwhile two two additional local projects have each receieved €20,000 in funding through the Kilkenny Leader Partnership. The funding was

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Shocking number of abuse cases involving vulnerable in Kilkenny and south east

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

A total of 1,333 cases of reported or suspected abuse of vulnerable adults in Kilkenny and the south eastwere reported over the last year. There figures were revealed as a new campaign aimed at protecting vulnerable adults in Kilkenny and the wider region was launched this week. The information campaign, titled ‘Plan Your Future Care: […]

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Over 300 fines issued for breaking Covid travel limits over weekend

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

An Garda Siochana have issued over 400 fines for non-essential travel nationwide since level-5 Covid-19 travel restrictions were reintroduced last week with Operation Fanacht. The vast majority of these fines, more than 300,  were issued over the weekend for suspected breaches of the public health regulation relating to non-essential travel, despite people being asked not

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BREAKING: Kilkenny among 2,122 new cases of virus as eight further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

There have been eight Covid-19 related deaths recorded this evening, while 2,122 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,616. There have now been 174,843 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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A book to lift spirits: Kilkenny author’s debut a tonic for our troubled times

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

A talented Kilkenny author has just released a very timely publication, a book filled with prose and short-stories to lift people’s spirits during these difficult times. Claire Sinnott’s debut publication, ‘Miracle By Instalments’, has been described as “the ideal coffee table book” which the reader can leisurely dip in and out of whenever the mood […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

Nuala CARROLL (née Coady) Barrowmount, Goresbridge Nuala Carroll (née Coady) (Barrowmount, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny) 17th January 2021 (peacefully) in the loving care of Mairead and the staff at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home. Predeceased by her adoring husband Mick. She will be sadly missed by her loving family, sons Sean and Liam, daughters Barbara, Angela and […]

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PS off – Kilkenny broadcaster’s twitter account hacked by scammers

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s most high-profile personalities has fallen victim to an online scam where her Twitter account was hacked by fraudsters. RTÉ sports broadcaster Evanne Ní Chuilinn’s Twitter account was attacked late last week when ads selling PS5 game consoles starting appearing on her account. Evanne got onto the social media giant about the breach […]

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Life after Covid: New plan to make Kilkenny Ireland’s top outdoor activity destination

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

With the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine ramping up across Ireland, Kilkenny is positioning itself to be ready for tourists when the industry reopens. Kilkenny Tourism, the group tasked with advocating the Marble city and county, Kilkenny Tourism, is already preparing to re-open tourism this Spring and outdoor activities will be to the forefront of the […]

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‘Time to call it a day’ – end of an era for two Kilkenny All-Ireland winners

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

Two Kilkenny hurling stars with six All-Ireland medals between them have exited the inter-county stage. Danesfort defender Paul Murphy and Glenmore sharpshooter Ger Aylward both confirmed their retirement from the Kilkenny senior hurling set up over the weekend. Four time All-Ireland winner Murphy said in a statement: “For as long as I can remember it […]