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SPONSORED: Every occasion is something special at Kilkenny’s newly revamped Springhill Court Hotel

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2020 2

We’ve all been missing out on some great family occasions lately. Now it’s time to catch up and get together with friends and loved ones. The Springhill Court Hotel is the perfect venue for your celebration. Whether it’s a birthday, an anniversary, a christening , or just the chance to re-capture some lost moments, this […]

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Kilkenny publicans to host coffee mornings as part of new campaign to reopen doors

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2020 0

Pub owners in Kilkenny are set to ramp up their activities in an effort to get their businesses back open again. Publicans across the county this week received an email from the Chief Executive of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, (VFI) Padraig Cribben, informing them of the new campaign. In the email – seen by […]

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Kilkenny family get nasty surprise when they return home to find house ransacked

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Burglars broke into a house in county Kilkenny and ransacked the property before fleeing empty handed. The break-in occurred at a property in Graigue Lower, Cuffesgrange, soemtime between 4.30pm and 11pm last Saturday. The homeowners returned to the house late on Saturday night to discover a lock on the back door had been forced open. […]

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No new deaths but 98 new cases as cost of salary support scheme tops €2.9bn

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 Post a comment

There were no new deaths 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 1,777 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 29,303 after another 98 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the bill for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme is […]

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Community Radio Kilkenny City awarded €26,677 under Covid fund

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Community Radio Kilkenny City has been awarded €26,677 as part of the Government’s Covid-19 Stability Fund, it was confirmed today. It was the only local recipient of the third tranche of funding announced by the Minister for Social Protection, Rural and Community Development and the Islands, Heather Humphreys. Kilkenny Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Tommy CUMMINS O`Loughlin Road, Kilkenny City Cummins (13 O’Loughlin Road, Kilkenny) 2nd September 2020, peacefully at home and in the loving care of his family, Tommy (Brad), beloved husband of the late Nancy and much loved father of Brendan, Collette and Annette, sadly missed by his loving family, brother Joe, sister Betty, sons-in-law Frasier and […]

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Gardai come to rescue of yet another horse found in distress in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have come to the rescue of yet another horse in Kilkenny city. This poor pony, named ‘Lydia’ by her adopted carers, was discovered with a trap attached to her by Sergeants Burke and Goode while on the beat in the city yesterday. After inspecting the animal, the pony was taken into protective […]

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Tail with a happy ending: Joy as missing Kilkenny pet reunited with family

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

An online campaign to track down a missing family dog was successful within a matter of just hours as this ‘Prince’ was reunited with his relieved owner today. Gardai had issued an appeal on behalf of the Jack Russell’s worried owner after he had not been seen since last Sunday. But big-hearted members of the […]

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Plans to fast track 100 homes at new Kilkenny housing development

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Plans to fast track the development of over 100 new homes in Kilkenny have been received by An Bord Pleanála. Developer Denis Treacy Construction Limited lodged an application to the national planning authority requesting permission to build 112 new homes at Margaret’s Field on the Callan Road in Kilkenny. Previously in 2018, Denis Treacy Construction […]

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WEEKEND FORECAST: ‘Sunny spells and scattered showers’ – Kilkenny to weather more unsettled conditions

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Kilkenny faces more unsettled weather this weekend, and hopes of an Indian Summer seem far away still with temperatures forecast to stay below 20 degrees for the next few days. Met Éireann said today will start off dry and sunny, but showers in the north west will gradually sweep south eastwards in the afternoon, with […]