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LATEST: New visiting guidelines for nursing homes as over 10,000 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2022 0

A further 10,618 people have contracted the coronavirus. Of these, 4,208 were PCR-confirmed while 6,410 were positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There were 624 patients in hospital with the virus as of 8am this morning, of whom 66 are in intensive care. The latest figures […]

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Forensic search of isolated Kilkenny laneway where girl (17) was attacked

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2022 0

Gardai this morning carried out a forensic seach of the county Kilkenny landeway where a teenage girl was attacked yesterday. A manhunt is currently underway after the 17-year-old victim was attacked while out walking shortly before lunchtime in the Johnstown area. A man, described as being in his 40s with an Irish accent and carrying […]

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Man taken to hospital after he was attacked in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2022 0

A man was taken to hospital after he was brutally attacked in Kilkenny yesterday morning. The assault took place shortly after 7.30am in the city. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí in Kilkenny are investigating an alleged assault which occurred shortly after 7.30am on Sunday morning. A man in his thirties was injured and was […]

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Teenage girl attacked by man while out walking in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2022 0

Gardai are hunting for a man after a teenage girl was attacked whle she was walking in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred shortly before lunchtime in the Johnstown area. It is understood the victim, who is in her late teens, was allegedly assaulted before the suspect fled the scene. The teenager’s physical injuries have been […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2022 0

Rev. John CONDON Retired Curate Of Templeorum, Templeorum/Piltown, Kilkenny/Ferrybank, Waterford Rev. John Condon Retired Curate of Templeorum Parish, Templeorum Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Sallypark, Waterford. Who died on Saturday 29th January 2022 Peacefully at University Hospital Waterford, surrounded by his loving family, Predeceased by his parents Paddy and Annie,

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Drug driver arrested in Kilkenny had no licence, insurance, tax or NCT

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2022 Post a comment

A drug driver was found to have no licence, insurance, tax or NCT when they weer stopped by gartdai in Kilkenny. The suspect was arrested after he was stopped by members of Kilkenny Road’s Policing Unit on Saturday night. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The driver had no driving licence, no insurance, no tax or […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Mild start to week in Kilkenny, but sleet and snow forecast for later

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2022 2

Kilkenny will experience a relatively mild and dry start to the week, but Met Éireann warned temperatures will drop later on with sleet and even snow forecast for some areas. Today will be largely dry with some bright spells to start tomorrow, but it will turn cloudier by afternoon with patchy light rain and drizzle […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2022 5

Anthony (Tony) CONNORS Kilcurl, Knocktopher Anthony (Tony) Connors, Kilcurl, Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. Peacefully, at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, 29th January 2022. Pre-deceased by his brothers Seán, Eddie and Paddy and his sister Rose. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family, his wife […]

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LATEST: Slight rise in number of Covid patients in hospital

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2022 Post a comment

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital remains almolst unchanged today. As of 8am, there were 650 patients with the virus being treated in hospital, an increase of one on the same time yesterday. This compares to a figure of 961 two weeks ago, and 845 on this day last week. Yesterday’s number was […]

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Large number of Kilkenny businesses make switch online: report

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny businesses and entrepreneurs used the pandemic to adapt and innovate enterprises and launch new ventures during lockdown. Newly published figures reveal Kilkenny registered no fewer than 802 new .ie domains last year. The 2021 .IE Domain Profile shows 36,875 new .ie domains were registered in Leinster and 57,530 on the island of Ireland, making […]