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LATEST: ‘Great hope’ – significant drop in Covid hospital cases

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

A significant fall in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital was confirmed today. As of 8am, there were 940 patients with the virus, a reduction of 80 on the same time yesterday morning. It is the first day in almost a week that the figure has dropped below the 1,000 mark. As of […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Turning a blind eye to the elephant in our classrooms

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

Is Covid spreading from our schools? Nphet and the Government say it is not, but neither the public health czars, nor our ministers, have visited many schools to test their theory. Teachers, whose job is in the classroom, tell a different story and, in the days since the new term started, three of them have […]

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Kilkenny village gets green light for new playground

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

Kilkenny County Council has approved plans to build a new playground in a Kilkenny village. It gave the green light to the Freshford Playground group to construct a new playground, public amenity space, access road, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping around the new facility. It also granted the group permission to remove an existing shed […]

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LATEST: Holohan says Omicon peak may have passed amid drop in infections

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2022 0

There has been another drop in the number of daily Covid-19 infections, with 17,065 new cases of the virus reported by the Department of Health this evening. As of 8am, there were 1,023 patients in hospital with the virus, an increase of 12 on the same time yesterday. This compares to the figure of 936 […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2022 0

Ann M. GIBBONS (née Crotty) Kilree House, Kilkenny City Gibbons (nee Crotty) (Kilree House, Kilkenny and formerly of Bonnetsrath) 12th January 2022, peacefully, at Aut Even Hospital, in the presence of her loving family, Ann M., predeceased by her husband Michael, daughter Agnes (Gibbons-White) and sister Mary (Fitzgerald), sadly missed and much loved by her children […]

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‘Shocking’ number of people in Kilkenny left without carers

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2022 0

The Government has been urged to “act urgently” to increase the number of carers in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow. The call was made by local Sinn Féin TD for Kathleen Funchion after she said new figures revealed “shocking numbers of people” locally have been left without carers. Figures released to the Carlow-Kilkenny TD reveal almost […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Mostly dry and settled weekend in store for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2022 0

Kilkenny can look forward to a mostly settled weekend, with some frost and occaiosnal showers but temperatures typical for this time of year. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann said overnight frost, mist and fog will clear this morning to leave a dry day, adding: “There’ll be a good lot of cloud across the country […]

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Kilkenny motorists with tinted car windows warned: ‘You won’t be given a pass’

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2022 0

Kilkenny gardai have warned motorists who modify their cars with tinted windows will face proseuction. A local Garda spokesperson took to social media today following online reaction to an earlier post about a vehicle that had darkened front side windows being stopped. The spokesperson said: “This was done for the safety of all road users. […]

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LATEST: PCR capacity ‘maxed out’ as 18,904 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2022 0

A further 18,904 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 1,011 patients being treated in hospital for the virus, a drop of 44 on yesterday. Of these, 92 people are being treated in ICU, unchanged from yesterday. The latest figures come as HSE vaccination lead Damien McCallion earlier said […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2022 0

Joe SLATTERY Meadow Hill, Kilkenny City Joe Slattery (Meadow Hill, Kilkenny) January 11th 2022, at St. James’ Hospital, Dublin. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife Breda, daughter Michelle, son Martin, son-in-law Shane, daughter-in-law Denise, grandchildren Sophie, Amy, Joseph and Áine, sister Mary, brother Ned, best friend Billy, nieces, nephews, extended