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‘On a spin to clear my head’ – Kilkenny motorist stopped 90kms from home tells gardai at Covid-19 checkpoint in Wicklow Mountains

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

A Kilkenny motorist was given short shrift after he was stopped at a Covid-19 Garda checkpoint – almost 90 kilometres from home in the Wicklow Mountains. The Castlecomer native was caught at the junction of the scenic Military Road (pictured below) at Glencree, county Wicklow, over the weekend. When quizzed by gardai, the motorist explained […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: Death toll soars by record high of 77 as number of confirmed cases rises to 15,652

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Seventy-seven more people have died after contracting the coronavirus, the highest number reported in a single day since the coronavirus crisis began. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 687. The Department of Health also confirmed an additional 401 confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the total here to […]

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Young woman (20s) treated at Kilkenny hospital after horror crash dies

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

A young woman who was being treated at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny after she was seriously injured in a car crash has died. The woman, who was in her 20s, was one of three occupants of a car that collided with a house on the cross road of Rathoe Road and Castlemore Road in […]

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PAUL HOPKINS: Life in the time of coronavirus: A diary of self-imposed isolation. Trillions of viruses … and those boom-time rats

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

When my younger brother and I were small, before our sister arrived into this world, and we would get one of those many childhood ailments, my mother would send for the doctor, having created a bed downstairs for whoever was laid low, by way of two armchairs facing each other, offering a temporary cocoon. The […]

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Scenes of chaos as Garda car rammed during chase drama in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

A rogue driver rammed a Garda car during a chase drama amid chaotic scenes that unfolded across Waterford city and Tramore yesterday. A 22-year-old male was arrested after the incident, which resulted in the Garda car being put out of commission. A local Garda spokesperson said officers spotted the suspect at The Folly in the […]

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Sentencing of five people over gruesome death of Kilkenny grandmother delayed due to Covid-19 crisis

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Sentencing of five people over the horrific death and dismemberment of Kilkenny grandmother-of-seven Patricia O’Connor has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kieran Greene (35) bludgeoned his partner’s mother Patricia (61) with a hurley at her Dublin home in 2017 before cutting up the body and scattering the remains in the Wicklow mountains. Patricia’s […]

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Man (30s) killed in road crash on N25, just minutes from Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

A man has been killed in a crash targedy on the N25, not far from the Kilkenny border with county Wexford. Gardaí are currently at the scene of the single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 5am on the N25 at Ballinaboola. The driver, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at […]

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By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Working from home, playing from home, living from home: the Covid-19 restrictions have been challenging for everyone, especially young families who have found themselves cooped up together for long periods of time. These unprecedented times have also put our homes to the test like never before as we try to incorporate work spaces and play […]

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179 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny: breakdown of latest figures

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Kilkenny now has 179 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The Department of Health last night confirmed there are now a total of 15,251 cases of Covid-19 in the country, with the vast majority of these in the east. Some 39 people have died in the past 24 hours after they contracted the virus, bringing the […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Sunny outlook for Kilkenny this week as short miserable spell ends

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

As we enter another week in partial lockdown, Kilkenny can at least look forward to another dry and sunny week to keep the blues at bay. After a slightly miserable weekend weather-wise, Met Éireann has forecast a bright and sunny Spring few days ahead, with temperatures rising steadily as week goes on. The national forecaster […]