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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

Bridget Lanigan (née Carroll) Graigue Hayden, Callan, Kilmanagh, Kilkenny Bridget Lanigan (nee Carroll), Graigue Hayden, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully on Tuesday 19th May 2020 in the loving care of staff at Strathmore Lodge Nursing Home, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Deeply regretted by her loving family, husband Patsy, brothers Gerry and Tommy, sister Nonie, bothers-in-law,

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Young girls saved from Kilkenny river by quick thinking of local men

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

The quick thinking of two Kilkenny men prevented a horrible tragedy after they dragged two young girls from the River Nore who had gotten into difficulty while swimming yesterday. The drama unfolded in Thomastown yesterday afternoon in the soaring temperatures close the centre of the town. The family were making the most of the weather […]

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€10,000 available to Kilkenny businesses to get back on feet post Covid-19 lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

Small and medium sized enterprises across Kilkenny are being urged to apply for a business restart grant that could save hundreds of jobs across the county, kick-starting the county’s revival post pandemic. The government has launched a new €250m Restart Grant, which will give direct grant aid to help them with the costs associated with […]

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County Kilkenny track takes centre stage as horse racing returns next month

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

A picturesque racecourse in the heart of county Kilkenny will be one of the first in Ireland to welcome back big-time horse racing. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) yesterday unveiled the fixture list for the opening weeks of the season and Gowran Park will be one of the first to see the magnificent beasts in full […]

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Virtual Marathon: People across Kilkenny can run to support people with cancer

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2020 0

The Irish Cancer Society is encouraging people across Kilkenny to get active and clock up a Marathon in a Month this June to help support people affected by cancer. The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are far-reaching for the cancer community and the Irish Cancer Society has expanded its services and introduced new ones in […]

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A job for the special branch? Gardai hunt vandal who attacked trees in Kilkenny city estate

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai are looking for a vandal who damaged trees at a green area of an estate in the city. Gardai were called to the scene of a report of vandalism at Lintown Court shortly before 9.30am on Saturday, where they discovered a number of trees had been damaged. Gardai have asked eyewitnesses or anyone […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 16 pass away as new figures show 70 incidents of spitting at Gardai in past month

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

A further 16 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 1,561 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 24,251 after another 51 were diagnosed. Earlier today, the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

Jim BYRNE Tinvaucoosh, Kilmacow Jim Byrne, Tinvaucoosh, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny, died peacefully at home on 16th May 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his son Noel. Survived by his loving wife Mary, sons Jim and Fran, daughter Sally, son-in-law Ger, daughters-in-law Sandra and Montien, grandchildren Andrew, Darragh, Kate and Amy, brothers, sisters,

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LIVE EXPORT UPDATE: U-turn means 1,200 bulls will now be shipped out to North Africa from Kilkenny port this Friday

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 2

A shipment of 1,200 bulls and bullocks due to leave a county Kilkenny port for North Africa last week but then cancelled will now take place this Friday after agreement was reached between the exporter and the Department of Agriculture. Up to 6,000 live bulls and bullocks could leave Belview Port in South Kilkenny over […]

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Keeping fit during Covid-19: WIT Arena unveils new virtual gym

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

WIT Arena, just over the border from South Kilkenny, has launched its own online virtual gym platform in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new platform provide a unique online fitness service to students and local members of the public with live classes taught by WIT Arena instructors, as well as nutritional advice and personalised […]