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I’ll drink to that! Kilkenny pubs to share in €14m Guinness fund

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2020 0

Guinness has announced a new €14m fund called ‘Raising the Bar’ to support the recovery of pubs in Kilkenny and across Ireland. This is part of a Diageo’s global programme to support pubs and bars to welcome customers back and recover following the Covid-19 pandemic. “Raising the Bar” will be a two-year programme available from July […]

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Retail therapy: 80% of us are happy to go back shopping in Kilkenny – report

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2020 0

Four out of five Kilkenny people intend on going back to our local shops and businesses as the Covid-19 restrictions continue to be eased. So says a survey undertaken by Kilkenny County Council has revealed, which gives us an insight into Kilkenny resident’s thoughts on the local economy post Covid-19. The survey, which 468 responded […]

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Air Bridge of Sighs: Quarantine travel rule stays for Britain as face masks to be made compulsory on public transport – reports

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2020 0

A plan to make face masks compulsory on public transport is expected to be presented to the Cabinet later today, according to reports this morning. The move will permit public transport operators to ease the two-metre social distancing rule and allow services to run at 50% capacity. Meanwhile, another plan to create ‘air bridges’ that […]

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Bikes worth €1,500 stolen from home in county Kilkenny as owners slept

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2020 0

The spate of bicycle thefts that has plagued Kilkenny over the past month shows no sign of abating after two more bikes, with a combined worth of close to €1,500, were stolen from the garage of a county Kilkenny house while the owners slept inside. The incident happened at a house in ballymac near Cuffesgrange […]

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Shocked Kilkenny city resident returns home to find entire house ransacked

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 0

A Kilkenny city resident returned home to discover their house had been broken into and all of the rooms ransacked. The break-in occurred at a property in The Orchard housing estate sometime between midday and 8pm on Friday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A side window was damaged indicating that this was the point of […]

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A further six pass away as HSE says CervicalCheck backlog will be cleared by October

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 0

A further six 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 1,726 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,396 after another five were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the HSE expects to clear the backlog […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: What will happen if the Greens say No

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 0

By the time you read this, most of the Green Party members will have voted on the Programme for Government.  It is all over bar the shouting, which will come on Friday when the counting stops. Since I would like to see a stable government formed, I am hoping for a Yes vote.  But, with […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 0

Thomas (Alponsus) Landy Tallaght, Dublin / Kilkenny Landy, Thomas (Alphonsus) (Oldcourt Cottages, Tallaght, late of Birmingham and formerly of Kilkenny), June 24th, 2020 peacefully at Tallaght Hospital. Beloved husband of the late Mary Bridget and loving father of Thomas, Michael, Stephanie and Gerard. He will be sadly missed by his heartbroken family, daughters-in-law

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Mercury revs up: Kilkenny set to swelter in 26C temperatures on hottest day of the year

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 0

Kilkenny is set to bake tomorrow with thermometers expected to hit up to 26.6C. Depending on which weather app you use, some are claiming temperatures in Kilkenny could hit a remarkable 28C (82F). Forecasters are predicting Ireland is set to bask in the hottest day of the year so far and it looks like temperatures […]

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Stars in their eyes: Kilkenny library summer reading programme to go online

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 Post a comment

Summer Stars, the national summer reading programme for children that runs nationwide in our public libraries until the end of August, is going online this year. Children throughout County Kilkenny are invited to join the adventure and to enjoy the fun and pleasure of reading and writing over the summer. It is non-competitive and every […]