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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny to bask in 20C heat for most of week

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2020 0

Kilkenny is set to bask in temperatures above 20 degrees for much of the week. Met Éireann is predicting a “very mild” week with a “fair amount of dry weather” before it turns cooler again by next weekend. The east will feel the best of the heat today and tomorrow as the western half of […]

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Burglars break into Kilkenny city premises through roof and make off with stash of cash

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

Thieves broke into a premises in Kilkenny city before making off with a quantity of cash. The incident occurred at the Kilkenny Retail Park in Smithland sometime between 6pm on Tuesday and 9am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the premises was entered “through the roof” and that “a quantity of cash” was […]

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LATEST: One further death and 255 new cases of virus, restrictions to remain in place until April 2021

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 Post a comment

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 255 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,784. There are now 30,985 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. No new infections were recorded in Kilkenny, according to the latest […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

Kitty McCARTHY (née Purcell) Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City McCarthy (nee Purcell) (late of Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny) 10th September 2020, peacefully, at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home, Kitty, beloved wife of the late Paddy, sadly missed by her loving sister Breda (Australia), nephews Gordon and Redmond (UK), niece Claire (UK), cousins, extended family, neighbours and

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Former dean of St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny needs €1m to fund care in US after fall

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 Post a comment

The family of a former dean of St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny has made a public appeal for donations to help fund his medical costs after he suffered a serious accident. Canon Norman Lynas was left paralysed after he fell down the stairs while in Bermuda in late July. After his fall he was airlifted […]

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By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

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Rocks dislodged by passing trains pose threat to Kilkenny residents: Cllr McGuinness

By Kilkenny Now 13th September 2020 0

Passing trains are causing rocks and debris to fall on a laneway, posing a danger to residents in a Kilkenny city estate, according to the chairperson of Kilkenny County Council. Cllr Andrew McGuinness posted this picture on social media of a large rock that landed on the laneway at Lacken Drive after a train passed. […]

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ALERT: Kilkenny bank customers warned of new text scam

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have urged local bank customers to be aware of a new text scam doing the rounds. The latest scam targets AIB customers. In the text, the fraudsters falsely claim the receiver’s bank account has been frozen, and that “urgent action” is required to restore it. Gardai have again urged bank customers to be […]

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Two further deaths and more new cases recorded in Kilkenny as households restrictions ‘to stay for months’

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 Post a comment

There was two further death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,783 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 30,730 after another 159 people were diagnosed. Of the cases notified today: 70 are men / […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

Kitty McCARTHY (née Purcell) Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny McCarthy (nee Purcell) (late of Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny) 10th September 2020, peacefully, at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home, Kitty, beloved wife of the late Paddy, sadly missed by her loving sister Breda (Australia), nephews Gordon and Redmond (UK), niece Claire (UK), cousins, extended family, neighbours