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Summer? What summer? Kilkenny set to be lashed out of it as Yellow rain warning issued

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2020 0

Summer? What summer?  Waterford has been issued another Yellow weather alert, this time for rain, following the thunder and lightning warning issued earlier in the week. Met Éireann has included the following areas in its Status Yellow – Rainfall from tonight until early Friday morning: Waterford, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo and

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A further three pass away as just eight new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2020 0

A further three 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 1,710 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,341 after another eight were diagnosed. Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has […]

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Thank puck: GAA Cúl Camps set to return to Kilkenny pitches next month

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2020 Post a comment

There’s great news for all the kids across Kilkenny after the GAA announced that Cúl Camps will be coming back next month. From Monday July 20 kids across the county can pick up their hurls and helmets and tie up those boots and head out to the field for the hugely popular Kelloggs / TG4 […]

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Kilkenny frontline staff take major delivery of PPE from Heroes-Aid

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2020 0

A non-for profit organisation set up in response to Covid-19 to protect and support frontline health care workers is set to make a major delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline workers across Kilkenny. Heroes-Aid, a voluntary not-for-profit organisation, established in the early stage of the Coronavirus pandemic, is arranging for the direct

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Kilkenny business one of first to benefit from €1m Covid re-starter initiative

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2020 0

An innovative  Kilkenny company is one of just three in the country that has been chosen to be the initial recipients of a new €1 million initiative aimed at boosting business in the wake of the pandemic. Lovegreen.ie has been chosen by TV company Virgin Media as one of the three first SME’s to be […]

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Braking bad: Spate of bike thefts in Kilkenny City continues as two more stolen at river walk

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2020 0

The ongoing scourge of bicycle thefts in Kilkenny city shows no signs of abating as a further two bikes were reported stolen from a popular leisure area yesterday afternoon. A Raleigh Hybrid bicycle and a second bike were stolen from Linear Park, Kilkenny City between 4pm and 5pm yesterday afternoon, while the owners were strolling. […]

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A further three pass away as Beijing shuts schools again in new lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2020 0

A further three 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 1,709 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,334 after another 14 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, Beijing’s has closed its schools again following a […]

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Kilkenny City Centre to become one-way from next week

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2020 0

A temporary one-way system to aid social distancing in Kilkenny city centre will come into effect from next Monday. As the city starts to emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown and resrtictions are eased, the temporary one-way system is one of a number of measures being introduced by Kilkenny County Council to facilitate adherence to public […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2020 0

Alfie Cullen Drumdowney, Slieverue, Kilkenny Alfie passed away peacefully on Monday. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Joan, son Barry, daughter Hazel, sisters Margaret and Ruth, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest In Peace In keeping with the current government guidelines regarding public gatherings, Alfie’s

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There’s a storm brewing: Kilkenny set for more spectacular lightning as Yellow Warning issued

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2020 0

After one of the most spectacular electrical storms ever to hit county Kilkenny late on Saturday night through into Sunday morning, we are being warned of more of the same for most of this afternoon. It may not be the end of it either, as weather models are predicting we could have more electric storms […]