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Kilkenny TD demands answers for Mother and Baby Homes abuse victims

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has written to the Data Protection Commissioner to ask if the Government has broken Irish and European law by voting to “seal” the records of victims who suffered abuse in Mother and Baby homes. Deputy Funchion (pictured below), who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for children, said: “I have written to the […]

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Fears children and teens using new county Kilkenny playground ignoring Covid guidelines

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2020 0

Concerns have been raised that children and young teenagers using a new playground in county Kilkenny are not practising social distancing and may be putting people’s health at risk. One family who have used the new €2.5 million Neighbourhood Park in Ferrybank – a joint initiative between Kilkenny and Waterford Councils – spoke out over […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘Garda Ted’ can’t bear thought of kids getting injured from fireworks

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have deployed their very own teddy detective to warn young people about the dangers of fireworks in the countdown to Halloween. ‘Ted’, with his own specially knitted blue uniform has become something of a local social media star in recent weeks as he accompanies gardai on patrols throughout Kilkenny city and county. This […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny among 939 new cases of virus as three further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2020 2

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 939 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,885. There are now 58,067 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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Father and two sons killed in Cork shooting horror

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2020 0

A father and two his two sons have died in a horror shooting in Cork. Gardai this evening confirmed that the triple fatality is being treated as a double murder-suicide. The shooting took place near a farm in Assolas outside Kanturk in north Cork around 6.30am. It is understood a row broke out before escalating […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2020 0

Nora MACKEY (née Fogarty) Graigueswood, Freshford In the wonderful care of the management and staff of Drakelands Nursing Home, Kilkenny. Wife of the late Nicky. Deeply regretted by her loving son Liam, daughter Breda, grandchildren, Fiachra, Caoimhe, Sadhbh, Patrick, daughter-in-law Paula, son-in-law Ned, brother Tim, niece, nephew, relatives and friends. Reposing in

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Kilkenny farm on market for almost €2m

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny farm is expected to fetch up to €2 million when it goes on sale at an auction in the city next month. The 237 acre non-residential holding at Clomantagh, 6.5km from Freshford and 7km from Johnstown, will be sold at auction at the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny at 3pm on Thursday, November 5. The […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: It’s a washout – Kilkenny braced for heavy showers this week

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2020 0

Kilkenny is braced for another washout as Met Éireann warned we’re in for very wet few days ahead. Today will start sunny with occasional scattered showers but the rain will gradually ease and eventually die out throughout the afternoon with highest temperatures of between 9 to 12 degrees. The rain will gradually clear eastwards tomorrow […]

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Banned motorist and rogue L-driver nabbed by gardai policing lockdown in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th October 2020 0

A disqualified motorist and another learner driver who was caught driving dangerously in defiance of the lockdown both had their vehicles seized after they were stopped by gardai in Kilkenny. Meanwhile another disqualified driver was also nabbed in neighbouring Carlow by gardai on Covid patrol last night. However, these incidents proved to the exception as […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny among 1,025 new cases of virus

By Kilkenny Now 25th October 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 1,025 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus currently stands at 1,882. There are now57,128 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team […]