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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2020 0

Michael CAREY 28 Brandondale, Graiguenamanagh Late of 1 Fr Hayden Road, Kilkenny). Predeceased by his grandson Gary, brothers Gus, John, Noel and Paddy and sister Marie. Deeply regretted by his wife Margaret, daughters Shirley and Jackie, grandchildren James, Shannon, Mark and Alan, great- grandchildren Cían, Millie and Fiadh, sons-in-law Tommy and Danny, extended family

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Kilkenny animal welfare groups benefit from record funding

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2020 0

Two Kilkenny animal welfare groups will share €24,000 in funding after a record grant scheme from the government this year. A Dog’s Like in Glenmore and the Kilkenny Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals received the funding from Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue as part of a €3.2 million package for 101 animal welfare organisations […]

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WARNING: Snow and ice makes driving conditions trecherous, car skids on black ice on Kilkenny Road

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have urged motorists to drive carefully and slowly on “trecherous” local roads that have been left with patches of black ice. One car was involved in a single-vehicle accident after it skidded on ice on the Kilkenny Road in Carlow early this morning. A local Garda spokesperson urged motorists to “drive with caution, […]

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Kilkenny without Bishop for second time in five years

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2020 0

Kilkenny is looking for a new bishop, a little over two years after previously filling the role following a long search. It comes after the Bishop of Ossory Dermot Farrell was appointed as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin. Commenting on his appointment, Bishop Farrell said it was “the last thing in the world” he […]

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Green light for new estate with over 100 homes in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

Plans for a development of more than 100 new homes in Kilkenny have received a major boost. An Board Pleanála has decided that an application by developer Denis Treacy Construction Limited to build 112 new homes at Margaret’s Field on the Callan Road in Kilkenny can go directly to the planning stage. The application has […]

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Full level 5 lockdown and what it means for you: Taoiseach’s statement in full

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

The Government has announced a ban on all household visits, placed a 5km limit on travel and ordered the closure of non-essential retail. Schools will also remain closed until January 11 as the country moved to full Level 5 restrictions this evening. Households visits will be banned, apart from exceptional circumstances, from midnight tonight, under […]

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LATEST: 57 new cases of virus confirmed in Kilkenny amid major surge in infections

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

A further 13 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,718 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,226. There has now been 90,157 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Why Brexit is a headache that just won’t go away

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 4

The Brexit agreement is signed and sealed and it would be nice to think we could now put the whole stressful process behind us – close the door, turn the key, and leave the Little Englanders to enjoy their fantasy world where Britannia rules the waves and bluebirds fly over the white cliffs of Dover. […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

Kathleen (Kitty) COFFEY (née Fitzpatrick) Tower Road, Piltown Formerly of Redacres, Mullinavat. Peacefully, at Greenhill Nursing Home, Carrick-on-Suir. Pre-deceased by her husband Patsy. Kitty will be sadly missed by her sons Nigel and James, daughters Fiona (Kenny) and Grace (Landers), grandchildren Tom, John, Patsy, Charlie, Ben, and Grace, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law,

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Investigation as man shot by gardai

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

A man was shot by gardai during an incident in county Meath this afternoon. Gardaí are currently at scene of the shooting incident which occurred at around 1pm in the Manorfield area of  Clonee. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A Garda firearm was discharged during the course of the incident. A man, details currently unknown, is […]