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Hoop dreams: Kilkenny’s Hawks retain top-flight status

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2020 22

Kilkenny’s basketball super league team will retain their spot in the highest level of the game next season as the Women’s Superleague is set to undergo a huge restructure. Basketball Ireland last night announced a new conference format for the Super League and the expansion of National League Division 1 for next season. Kilkenny’s Marble […]

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Plenty of room at the inn: Just 23% of Kilkenny hotel beds booked for this month

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2020 Post a comment

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are being acutely felt in the hotel sector, according to new figures from the Irish Hotel Federation. The latest industry survey shows national occupancy levels of 23% and 26% for the peak summer months of July and August respectively, based on confirmed bookings, compared to an average of 90% […]

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Kilkenny engineers develop innovative VR Covid-19 safety programme while locked-down at home

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020 Post a comment

A pair of Kilkenny engineers have developed a virtual reality programme which hopes will make it easier for kids and those with autism to understand, and to educate them, on the risks and safety measures associated with Covid-19. Amazingly, Colin Fardey, a Software Research Engineer, and Miguel Ponce de Leon, a Technology Gateway Manager at […]

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Two people pass away as US sees record total for third day in a row

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020 16

Two people lost their lives 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 1,746 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,611 after another 23 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, meanwhile the US has seen a record daily total […]

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SAMANTHA RAWSON: Top tips on leaving lockdown without your canine companion

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020 10

One of the upsides of the pandemic for pet owners has been the extra amount of time we’ve got to spend at home with our pooches. Here SAMANTHA RAWSON, one of Ireland’s top dog trainers, provides some expert tip on how to help your pet with the transition as we adjust to our ‘new normal’. […]

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Top class foodie fare on show as local Irish Farmers Market gets underway tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020 2

The Irish Farmers Markets are returning to county Kilkenny at a spectacular new venue. There will be a big emphasis on keeping everyone safe and secure when the market comes to the beautiful grounds of Mountain View, near Ballyhale, tomorrow from 11am. The market, which will be a regular Sunday attraction at Mountain View over […]

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Jobs boost for Kilkenny as massive €140m cheese plant gets green light

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020 6

A €140 million cheese manufacturing plant in the Port of Waterford has been given the green light to proceed after An Bord Pleanála dismissed objections lodged on environmental grounds. } Last year Glanbia Ireland in partnership with Dutch dairy group Royal A-Ware lodged plans for the huge manufacturing facility, which will create up to 80 […]

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Alert for missing pet in Kilkenny following spate of dog thefts

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2020 Post a comment

Gardai in Kilkenny have issued a public appeal for information about a beautiful pet labradoodle dog that suddenly went “missing” this week. The dog (similar to one pictured above) was last seen near their home on the Freshford Road area of the city since 9.30pm on Thursday. Gardai have urged anyone with information about the […]

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LATEST: One more death as cases begin to rise again, face coverings to be mandatory on public transport

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2020 12

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 25 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,744. There are now 25,589 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2020 2

Ignatius CANTWELL Upper Waterbarrack, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny Ignatius Cantwell (Upper Waterbarrack, Kilkenny) July 9th 2020 (peacefully) at St. Luke’s Hospital. Predeceased by his wife Maura. He will be sadly missed by his sons Pat, Mark and Fergal, daughters Fiona and Ruth, brothers Jim, Tom and Ger, sister Jo, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren,