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‘We’re staring down the barrel of a gun’ – Kilkenny legend fears no return to GAA action until Covid-19 vaccine is found

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

Kilkenny hurling legend Eddie Brennan, who should have been preparing his team for the first round of the All Hurling Championship this weekend, believes the only option open to the GAA is ‘No Championship’. The eight-time All-Ireland winner, a Garda working on the frontline of the battle against Covid-19 and the current Laois intercounty manager, […]

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Ploughing Championships cancelled due to Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

The National Ploughing Championship is the latest major event to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers today said they took the decision “in the interests of public health and safety”. Organiser Anna Marie McHugh said social distancing measures and other restrictions around Covid-19 meant the event was not viable this year. “It is […]

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Vandals smash windows of car parked outside owner’s house in quiet part of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

Vandals smashed the windows of a car parked outside the owner’s home in a quiet area of Kilkenny city. The car, a grey Peugeot, was parked up on a driveway in Aylesbury on the Freshford Road over the weekend when the incident occurred sometime between 9pm last Friday and 11am the following morning. A local […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Six more people contract virus in Kilkenny, sweeping changes to this year’s Leaving Cert

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

The number of coronavirus cases in Kilkenny has risen to 265, according to the latest county-by-county breakdown of Covid-19 figures. The latest figures reveal six more people locally have contracted the virus since Monday. Meanwhile, sweeping changes to this year’s Leaving Cert set to be announced today will give students the option of sittting the […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Sizzle in the sun – Kilkenny set to enjoy hottest day of the year tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

It couldn’t have come at a better time! Just as the country enjoys a relaxation of the Covid-19 restrictions, Kilkenny is set to enjoy the hottest day of the year so far tomorrow. Met Éireann said temperatures will soar by up to a sizzling 22 degrees on Saturday. But things will cool dramatically just a […]

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Gardai probe serious threats made against man on Kilkenny street

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai are investigating an incident where a suspect threatened to cause serious harm to another man. The male was appraoched by the suspect, who is known to him, in the Church Lane area of Kilkenny on either Tuesday, April 28 or Wednesday, April 29 between 11am and midday. It is understand there has been […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 29 more people die but Covid-19 related admissions to hospital halve

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 0

Twenty-nine more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 137 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,403. There are now 22,385 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The latest casualties were confirmed by the Department of Health as […]

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Food for thought: Green TD calls for restaurants to be allowed use public footpaths

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 0

We all might find ourselves eating a lot more al fresco in the coming months and one TD is calling on Kilkenny County Council to allow restaurants and cafes to be able to use public footpaths without incurring extra charges. Green Party spokesperson for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Steven Matthews TD, has urged all local […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 0

Margaret BYRNE Thomastown/Knocktopher BYRNE, Margaret (late of Thomastown and formerly of Ballinamona, Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny) 5th May 2020 (peacefully) in the excellent care of the staff of TLC Nursing Home Santry, Dublin. Margaret will be dearly missed by her brother Frank, nephew Seamus, niece Siobhan, Damien, Jacob, Adam, Deirdra, relatives and friends especially

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Weekly €350 Covid-19 payment to be extended beyond mid-June: Taoiseach

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 0

The weekly €350 Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment paid to people who lost jobs due to the coronavirus will be extended beyond mid-June, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed today. Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Varadkar also insisted Ireland is going “in the right direction” and that he is confident Phase One of easing restrictions can proceed on […]