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Getting back to normal: Government set to ease Covid-19 restrictions, small groups allowed to meet outside

By Kilkenny Now 15th May 2020 0

The Taoiseach is today expected to announce the first significant easing of Covid-19 restrictions since the pandemic shut down the country. The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) yesterday agreed to move into phase one of the plan to reopen the country. After the Cabinet signs off on its recommendation, the Taoiseach is set to […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny to enjoy best of sun as clouds loom on horizon

By Kilkenny Now 15th May 2020 0

Cloudy weather will take some of the sheen off this weekend, but Kilkenny and south east will get the best of the weather forecast for the country over the coming days. Met Éireann warned it will be “a bit cloudier” this weekend in general, but the good news is that any rain or drizzle will […]

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Kilkenny homeowner shaken after waking to discover burglars had just broken into their house

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

A county Kilkenny resident was left shaken after they woke up only to discover burglars had been inside their house. The incident happened at a house in Tinnaranny, near New Ross in South Kilkenny, at 5am on Monday, May 11. The homeowner was awoken by a noise and went to investigate. They noticed a velux […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: Death toll surpasses 1,500, Taoiseach warns it will be ‘months’ before normal travel possible

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

Ten more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 426 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,506. There are now 23,827 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. The latest casualties were confirmed as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar indicated the […]

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Fill her up, guard! Kilkenny cops come to rescue of driver who ran out of fuel outside city

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai came to the rescue to this driver who ran out of fuel while he was making an essential journey. The unfortunate break-down occurred just outside Kilkenny city yesterday. Big-hearted members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit on Covid-19 patrol purchased fuel for the relieved driver to help him on his way.

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

Nora MOLONEY (née Conway) Mullinavat, Kilkenny/O’Callaghans Mills, Clare Mother of Robina Jones Silvergrove O Callaghans Mills, Co. Clare. Peacefully at Pairc na Coille Ennis. Sadly missed by her loving family daughter Robina sons John and Peter, grandchildren Siobhan, Caitlin, Niamh, Jessica, Max, Lily and Archie, brother Shom, sisters Babs, Mai and Bid, son-in-law

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Rents in Kilkenny tumble as result of pandemic: report

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 Post a comment

A long period of rising rents in Kilkenny has come to an end, new figures reveal. Rents in Kilkenny showed a year-on-year increase of more than 6% but have tumbled since the Covid-19 crisis set in. The latest report from Daft.ie finds that, even before the Covid-19 crisis, rents nationally had started to fall. It follows […]

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Sadness as body of missing young man is found

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

Gardai have stood down the search for a missing local man after his body was discovered yesterday evening. The family of Joseph Savagh (32) from Bagenalstown, had issued a public appeal through the glast gardai after he had been missing since Monday. However, gardai last night confirmed: “Following the discovery of a body this evening […]

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Get your start: Kilkenny software company hiring on back of Covid-19 demand for its product

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

An award-winning Kilkenny-based software company is to expand its workforce in an effort to meet increased demand because of its work on Covid-19 response programmes for small and medium enterprises. Veri, which is based in the Kilkenny Research and Innovation Centre at St Kieran’s College in the city, is looking for software engineers for an […]

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Caught red-handed: Man (53) found with €60,000 worth of cocaine on Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2020 0

A man had nowhere to hide after being found in possession of €60,000 worth of cocaine close to the Kilkenny border after being spotted acting suspiciously. Gardai arrested a 53-year-old man at an outdoor location between Mullinahone and Ballingarry, just a couple of kilometres from the Kilkenny border yesterday afternoon when he was found in […]