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COVID-19 LATEST: 43 more die, 359 new cases, Taoiseach outlines stages to ease restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Forty-three more people have died from Covid-19 as 359 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,232. There are now 20,612 cases of Covid-19 across the country. The latest casualties were confirmed by the Department of Health as Taoiseach Leo […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Elizabeth (Liz) O’Sullivan (née Mahony) Carrick-on-Suir, County Waterford / Kells, County Kilkenny Elizabeth O’Sullivan, late of Tinhalla House, Carrick-on-Suir, county Waterford and formerly of Kells, county Kilkenny, passed away April 29, 2020. Wife of the late Michael, sadly missed by her loving children Brendan and Rose, son-in-law, grandchildren, nieces,

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BREAKING: Kilkenny’s Iverk Show cancelled due to coronavirus

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Ireland’s longest-running agricultural show is the latest major event to succumb to the coronavirus pandemic. The Iverk Show which is held every year in the Showgrounds in Piltown and attracts more than 20,000 visitors through its gate, has made to the decision to cancel this year’s event, which was due to take place on Saturday, […]

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Recently appointed Assistant Commissioner to head up new Eastern Garda Region HQ in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

A woman with 31 years’ experience in strategic and operational policing roles will head up the new Eastern Garda Region division, which will be headquartered here in Kilkenny. Assistant Commissioner Anne Marie Cagney takes up her new position with immediate effect. Anne Marie Cagney was appointed as Chief Superintendent for the Dublin Metropolitan East Division […]

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Kilkenny shoppers splash the cash: Grocery sales increase to €371m as purchases of alcohol soars 44%

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Shoppers in Kilkenny didn’t hold back in the run-up to Easter this year despite the lockdown as alcohol sales increased by 44% year-on-year. Irish shoppers spent €371m on groceries during the week ending April 12 2020, the highest sales week of the year so far, and an increase of 14% compared to the same week ending […]

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COVID-19: 236 confirmed cases in Kilkenny, banks to announce second three-month mortgage holiday

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 Post a comment

There are now 236 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny as the Government prepares to extend the partial lockdown to combat the spread of the virus. However, homeowners whose income has been affected by the pandemic will be relieved after a report this morning claimed a second three-month payment break for borrowers is set to […]

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Kilkenny’s mental health: Online counselling services report massive 1,000% rise in calls

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

There has been an unprecedented burst in people seeking online mental health support in Kilkenny since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic with stress over exams and loneliness being the main areas of concern. One service for young people has seen nearly a 100% increase in calls to its service, while there has been a […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 31 pass away as death toll in UK rises to second highest in Europe

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2020 0

A further 31 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 1,190 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 20,253 after another 376 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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Tech equipment stolen during burglary on Kilkenny training centre

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for a Kilkenny burglar who broke into a training centre and stole expensive equipment from the building. Two cameras were stolen from a technology and media training centre on Connolly Street in Kilkenny City between noon on Friday, April 24 and 2pm on Monday, April 28. The burglars got into […]

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Relief for Kilkenny students as Junior Cert scrapped completely

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2020 0

Junior certificate students in Waterford can relax … the Minister for Education has announced that they will not have to sit exams in the autumn. Minister Joe McHugh said schools can now run their own end of year assessments for third year pupils in the coming weeks. About 65,000 students have entered for the Junior […]