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A further three pass away as Minister says full return to school on cards for September

By Kilkenny Now 12th 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 1,705 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,251 after another 13 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the Minister for Education has said that […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2020 0

Ann BURKE (née Foran) Kilbricken, Callan Ann Burke (nee Foran), Kilbricken, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. She died peacefully at her residence on Thursday 11th June 2020. Deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband Richie, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers and sister, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews,

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Anger as well-known Kilkenny city salon smashed up by vandals overnight

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2020 0

A popular Kilkenny business was the target of a mindless act of vandalism overnight in which all the windows of the property were smashed. The Hair by Nigel & Co salon in the Market Yard was vandalised sometime between midnight and 12.30am this morning. The vandals smashed the large pane of glass in the front […]

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Large queues in the rain since early morning as Penneys store in Kilkenny reopens

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2020 Post a comment

Many eager shoppers began queueing outside Penneys in Kilkenny from early this morning as the popular fashion retailer re-opened its store in the city for the first time in nearly three months. The hardy souls braved the elements to begin queuing from early morning outside the store at Kilkenny’s Market Cross Shopping Centre. The scenes […]

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Quad bike stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny farmyard

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2020 Post a comment

A thief broke into a shed on a farmyard in couty Kilkenny before making off with a quad bike. The theft occurred sometime inat the property in the Tullamine area of Callan between 8pm on Wednesday and 3.15am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson confimed the quad bike is a 2019-reg red Suzuki 400. […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny braced for rain, wind, thunderstorms – and potato blight!

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2020 0

What on earth happened to our beautiful summer? After weeks of glorious sunshine, Met Éireann has forecast rain, wind, thunderstorms and also a potato blight warning for Kilkenny and the rest of the country. The warning is set to last all weekend. The national forecaster says conditions will be “conductive to the spread of the […]

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WATCH: ‘Make Ireland Holy Again’ – skirmishes break out at rally organised by controversial activist

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2020 9

A man was attacked while observing a rally by supporters of controversial activist Gemma O’Doherty in county Waterford last night. Supporters of journalist and political activist Gemma O’Doherty turned up on the Prom in Tramore to hold a rally. Although small in numbers, the rally was quite visible with large banners and tricolours being held […]

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Gardai appeal for witnesses to crash that resulted in death of former Kilkenny star

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2020 0

Gardai have re-issued a public  appeal for witnesses to the tragic accident over the weekend which resulted in the death of former Kilkenny hurler Lester Ryan. The 61-year-old Clara clubman was killed in a collision involving a tractor on Church Road in Gowran last Saturday afternoon at 3.45pm. Mr Ryan was laid to rest this […]

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LATEST: A further eight die from virus, barbers and hairdressers may reopen this month

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2020 0

A further eight more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as just eight new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,703. There are now  25,238 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the […]

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Paint by numbers: Kilkenny artists get €3,000 each as part of €1m grant scheme

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2020 0

The Arts Council has awarded a €3,000 grant to two Kilkenny artists to help them make new and original work during the Covid-19 crisis. The government agency for funding and developing the arts said applications from County Kilkenny artists had scored very highly. Visual Artists Deirdre O’ Mahony and Blaise Smith were both successful. The […]