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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 11 pass away as Government says all international arrivals must fill out locator form by law

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

A further 11 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 1,592 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,506 after another 115 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, from next week all passengers arriving into […]

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Two held over drug and firearms bust in Kilkenny charged

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

Two men who were arrested in Kilkenny on Wednesday in relation to a drugs, cash and firearms seizure have been charged. The two men appeared before Waterford District Court earlier today. A third man arrested was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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‘Sacrifice and resilience’ – Kilkenny soldiers returning from Lebanon will have to quarantine for 14 days

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

The Defence Forces has paid tribute to the “scarifice and resilience” of the Kilkenny-based 115th Irish Battalion and their families after their rotation home from their tour of duty Lebanon was confirmed today. Óglaigh na hÉireann said it is planned that the 115th Battalion, which is based at James Stephens Barracks and includes four-time All-Ireland […]

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‘Portrait of our frontline heroes’ – staff in county Kilkenny hospital are a work of art

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

A group of frontline workers from county Kilkenny have been framed in time as the subjects of a painting which will capture their work during the Covid-19 outbreak for all time. Staff at St Columba’s Hospital in Thomastown, have become the subject of one of the latest pieces painted for the #portraitsforHSEheroes series – a movement […]

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UPDATE: Teenager charged with fraudulently claiming pandemic welfare payments

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

A teenager who was arrested for fraudulently claiming no fewer than Covid-19 welfare payments has been charged in connection with the offences. Gardai confirmed the suspect, who is in his late teens, will appear before Mullingar District Court on June 12. The teenager was arrested as part of a joint operation involving gardaí attached to […]

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Local gardai bust drug driver high on cocaine and opiates

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division arrested a motorist after they tested positive for cocaine, opiates and benzodiazepines. The driver was arrested after he was stopped on a local road this week and to be making a ‘non-essential’ journey. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Subsequent oral fluid test proved positive for cocaine, opiates and

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WEEKEND WEATHER: There’s a storm a-brewin’, but Kilkenny set to escape the worst

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

Heavy thundery rain, strong gusts of wind and hail showers all lie ahead according to Met Eireann as Ireland awaits a “rapidly developing storm” with a Yellow Wind Warning in place for many counties. But the good news is Kilkenny is likely to escape the worst of the approaching storm, which began to make its […]

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Burglars make off with haul of tools after break-in at county Kilkenny business park

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

Gardai are hunting for burglars who stole expensive equipment from the grounds of a business in Callan. The burglary occurred at the Westcourt Business Park in the county Kilkenny town sometime between 10am last Friday, May 15 and 5pm on Tuesday, May 19. The burglars made their way onto the grounds of a business in […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 12 more deaths and 76 new cases, Taoiseach warns of clampdown on pandemic payments

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

A further 12 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 76 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,583. There are now 24,391 cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Department of Health said in its latest daily update. The […]

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Cross one’s heart: Second cath lab for South East set to go to tender in July

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

The long-awaited second Cardiac Cath Lab in for the South East is set to go to tender in July while the refurbishment of the existing lab should be completed by summer’s end. At present, there is only a mobile Cath Lab service available in University Hospital Waterford(UHW) which operates just three days a week. The […]