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€200,000 to enhance outdoor spaces in Kilkenny town and villages

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

More than €200,000 has been awarded to seven projects that will help local communities to adjust to life in the face of the pandemic. Kilkenny city, Callan, Freshford, Piltown and Ballyhale are among the more than 100 towns and villages across the country that will benefit from €4.25 million in funding under the Government’s enhanced […]

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In the swing of it: Long-awaited new playground in south Kilkenny finally opens

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

After two years in the making, the much-anticipated new playground in Ferrybank has finally opened to the public. The 2.5 acre Neighbourhood Park, on which construction started in the middle of 2018,  is the first of its kind to serve the 5,000-plus strong community in Ferrybank. The new facillity can also accommodate people with disabilities […]

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Deadly firework thrown through letterbox of home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

A firework was thrown through a letterbox on a front door of a house in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred in the Burrell’s Walk area of the city on Sunday evening. A local Garda source confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie that no one was injured, although the outside of the door was damaged. The incident occurred as […]

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Man pushes schoolboy off bike during incident in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 Post a comment

Gardai are looking to speak to a man who pushed a boy of his bicycle in Kilkenny city-centre. The incident occurred in the Market Yard area of the city at around 3pm on Friday. A local Garda spokesperson said the man approached the schoolboy and proceeded to push the youngster off his bike. There was […]

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LATEST: 825 new cases of virus and one further death, huge jump in numbers receiving pandemic payment

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 Post a comment

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 825 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,827. There are now 43,531 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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SPONSORED: Education, Excellence, Opportunity – Waterford College of Further Education opens the door to a world of opportunity 

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 Post a comment

‘Education, Excellence, Opportunity’ is the motto of Waterford College of Further Education (WCFE) and it fully lives up to those three ideals, providing first class education, by excellent teachers, which opens the door to a world of opportunity for its students. The college, located in the heart of Waterford city, offers the largest range of […]

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Kilkenny community groups awarded €245,000 in pandemic support funding

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 Post a comment

Two local community groups have been awarded a total of €245,551 in financial support through the Government’s Covid-19 Stability Fund. Details of the funding were announced by Kilkenny Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “I am delighted that the fourth tranche of Covid-19 Stability Funding worth €4.29 million will be provided to organisations

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 Post a comment

Bridie (Biddy) COONAN (née Brennan) Muckalee, Ballyfoyle Coonan (neé Brennan), Muckalee, Ballyfoyle, Co. Kilkenny, 10th October, 2020, peacefully at home, in her 99th year, surrounded by her loving family, Bridie (Biddy), beloved wife of the late Jack. Sadly missed by her loving sons, daughters, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces,

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Five-in-a-row! Kilkenny comes out top yet again as cleanest place to live in Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny has done the five in-a-row! The Marble City has once again been deemed cleanest of the 40 towns and cities in Ireland surveyed by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). Kilkenny topped the IBAL litter rankings for a record fifth time and received straight A’s across the board. It finished at the top […]

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Kilkenny siblings’ revolutionary new app to change how students learn

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 0

A revolutionary study app developed by two Kilkenny brothers enables students to improve how they approach studying based on real time data. The new performance app, EKKER, created by two sibling Carl and John Lynch, both of whoma re teaching professionals, is set to change the way students learn. The new E-learning technology removes the […]