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Park and stride: Kilkenny schools enforce ‘no car’ zones outside front gates

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2020 0

Two Kilkenny schools have banned cars from dropping off and collecting kids outside their front gates. St Canice’s National School and Loreto Secondary School, both on the Granges Road, have joined a new health and safety initiative that aimed to create a safer environment for students. A concerted effort from the management and parents of […]

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Local fertility clinic helping Kilkenny couples expands services after surge in demand

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2020 0

A local fertility clinic widely used by Kilkenny couples looking for a helping hand to become pregnant is expanding its services after it recorded a massive 75% surge in demand for its resources. Sims IVF, based at the Canta Clinic in Carlow, says an increase in demand for nurse-led services at its clinic means the […]

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Anger at ‘sky high’ waiting lists for speech and language therapy appointments for Kilkenny children

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2020 Post a comment

A total of 1,066 children in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow are currently languishing on speech and language therapy appointments. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has expressed “deep concern” at the local waiting lists for an appointment, which she said is unacceptable”. Deputy Funchion said: “Well over 1,000 (1,066) children alone, are waiting for a

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Cash stolen during overnight break-in at Kilkenny city carpark

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

A thief smashed the window of a car parked in Kilkenny city and made off with a sum of cash. The robbery occurred overnight on Saturday. Local gardai confirmed the vehicle, a blue Peugeot, was parked in a carpark on Abbey Street at the time. Gardai are investigating the break-in and theft. They have asked […]

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Kilkenny among 322 new cases of virus as five further deaths confirmed, country’s top doctor warns about Christmas travel

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 Post a comment

A further five more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 322 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll from the virus to 1,922. There are now 63,048 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]

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Kilkenny car sales on the right road despite national slump

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

Sales of new cars in Kilkenny are falling – but the local market is performing better than most other counties. A total of 1,765 new cars were registered in the city and county in the 12 months to October. This is a 14% drop on the 2,057 recorded for the same period last year, according […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

Martin DROHAN Maddoxtown Drohan (Maddoxtown, Co. Kilkenny and late of John’s Green, Kilkenny) 31st October 2020, unexpectedly, at home, Martin, beloved son of the late Philip and Maura Drohan, sadly missed by his cousins Maurice, Arthur, Carmel and Aoife, relatives and friends. In accordance with current Government/HSE guidelines and in the interest of public safety,

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Talented Kilkenny woman makes big splash in Big Apple

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

A young Kilkenny woman has been named ‘Tech Evangelist of the Year’ at the annual Women in IT Summit awards in New York announced recently. Rebecca Kelly, who is originally from Castlecomer won the award at a virtual ceremony held last Thursday night in the Big Apple. The awards celebrate the achievements of women in […]

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Take a leap back in time with new virtual history tour of Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

Kilkenny’s libraries are inviting people to take a leap back in time to enjoy an innovative virtual history tour. Despite the lockdown restrictions, Kilkenny County Council Library Service this week announced it has “tailored our initiatives” this year to offer a digital and virtual experience for local history lovers. “The people of Kilkenny were active […]

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More than 40% of all births in Kilkenny by women aged 35 and over

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

Three-quarters of all children born in county Kilkenny are born to women aged 30 and over, a new report reveals. And just 1% of mothers in Kilkenny are under the age of 20, according to the Vital Statistics Annual Births Report for 2018 just published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The report reveals a […]