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‘There’s no bank holiday from Covid-19’ – Kilkenny gardai and HSE issue joint warning

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

There’s no bank holiday from Covid-19 – that’s the  joint message from gardai, the HSE and local authorities in Waterford. “As Ireland continues to combat the Covid 19 virus, the three principal response agencies that make up the South East Regional Steering Group (An Gárda Siochána, the HSE and the five local authorities)  have thanked […]

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Dubai Duty Free Irish Open could still tee off at Mount Juliet – just ‘fore’ months later

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2020 0

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open could yet come to county Kilkenny this year as organisers are frantically trying to reschedule the event. The major global sporting event which was meant to be in full swing this weekend at Mount Juliet Estate and Golf Resort close to Thomastown. But like every other major sporting event […]

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WARNING: Bogus tradesmen targeting vulnerable in Kilkenny during lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Bogus tradesmen are targeting vulnerable residents across Kilkenny while the Covid-19 restrictions remain in place, local gardai have warned. It follows a number of “very recent” reports to gardai in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow involving thieves posing as handymen calling to homes in parts of both counties. A local Garda spokesperson said: “We urge

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further six pass away as Taoiseach says intention is to open schools in September

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 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 1,645 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,876 after another 39 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the Government intends to reopen primary and […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Michael Bergin Ballytruckle Court, Waterford City, Waterford / Ballyragget, Kilkenny Bergin; Ballytruckle Court, Waterford and formerly of Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny, 28th May 2020, peacefully, in the tender care of staff at St. Vincent’s Unit, Dungarvan Community Hospital, Co. Waterford, Michael, deeply mourned by his sisters Moira Aromson, Camilla Bath and

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Urgent call to preverse water in Kilkenny as supplies dip to drought levels

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Kilkenny residents are being urged to conserve water now to avoid unprecedented droughts later on in the summer. With the weather set to remain hot and settled and temperatures predicted to stay in the 20s for the foreseeable future, there are fears for the water supply in Kilkenny, which is already under pressure. Irish Water […]

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‘They did Kilkenny proud’ – local students come out tops at National Student Enterprise final

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Students from Coláiste Éamann Rís in Callan scooped two awards for Kilkenny at the National Student Enterprise Programme Final. The event was streamed live on social media this week. Nathan Ryan from Colaiste Eamann Rís, Callan, took first place at intermediate level in a new pilot competition “My Entrepreneurial Journey”. Nathan impressed the judges with […]

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Brendan Bowyer RIP: Heartbreak as one of Ireland’s greatest entertainers passes

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Irish showband legend Brendan Bowyer has died. Widely regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest entertainers over six decades, the Waterford native passed yesterday at his home in Las Vegas at the age of 81 surrounded by his loving family. Brendan was best known for fronting the Royal Showband and The Big Eight, and who had […]

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Expensive tools and machinery stolen during break-in at sheds in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Valuable tools and machinery were taken from a shed during a break-in at a premises in county Kilkenny. The incident happened at Ballymac between Callan and Cuffesgrange between 9.30pm last Thursday, May 21 and early last Friday, May 22. The burglars broke forced their way into a number of sheds on the property by forcing […]

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BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND WEATHER: Hot, hot, Hot – Kilkenny’s in for a scorcher!

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2020 0

Get the BBQ on standby! Kilkenny is set for a scorcher of a bank holiday weekend – with temperatures soaring to the mid-20s and staying that way right up until next Thursday at least. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching as high as 29 degrees in some parts […]