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Senior Kilkenny stars give Brian Cody a major championship boost

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Cats coach Brian Cody have been given a major championship boost amid reports veterans Richie Hogan, Walter Walsh, Conor Fogarty and Cillian Buckley will play on for Kilkenny this year. It follows speculation that some of Kilkenny’s most senior players could Colin Fennelly and Joey Holden into county retirement. However, according to a report in […]

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Kilkenny has third highest rate of Omicron cases in country: report

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Kilkenny recorded one of the highest incidences of Omicron Covid-19 infections over the Christmas period. It experienced the third highest rate of the Covid variant with 1,855.2 infections per 100,000 people. Only Westmeath (3,056.2 per 100,000) and Clare (1,974 per 100,000) recorded higher rates of infection. The confirmed cases which cover St Stephen’s Day to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: A myth that has pushed up the price of drink

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2022 2

Average consumption of alcohol in Ireland has fallen over the past decade. It’s not much of a drop, nothing to get excited about, but the trend is down. The World Health Organisation measures consumption of pure alcohol and its figures show that the difference in consumption between most European countries is quite small, about a […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: ‘A touch of frost’ – but Kilkenny to enjoy settled few days

By Kilkenny Now 10th January 2022 0

Kilkenny can look forward a largely settled few days ahead with only small amounts of rain or drizzle. In it’s latest forecast, Met Éireann said temperatures will generally be “close to normal” but a little on the cold side here in the east of the country. And there will be some frost and fog forming […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2022 0

Sheila O’BRIEN Granges Road, Kilkenny City O’Brien, Sheila (Kilkenny) 9th January 2022, peacefully, at home in the presence of her loving family, Beloved wife of Frank, mother of James, Emer and Nora, grandmother to Clodagh, Gráinne, Maebh and Saoirse, mother-in-law to Daniel and Gerard, sister to Gail and sister-in-law to Ailbe. Requiem Mass for Sheila […]

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LATEST: Reports suggest real level of infections could be as high as 60,000 a day

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2022 0

A further 21,384 people have contracted Covid-19, the he Department of Health confirmed today. The latest cases come as reports today suggest the real level of infections could be as high as 60,000 a day. According to the department, there are now 984 people in hospital with the virus, up 67 since yesterday. Of these, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2022 0

John Jnr HARTY Haggards Green, Callan Harty (Haggards Green, Callan Co. Kilkenny) 6th January 2022, unexpectedly, at St. Luke’s Hospital, John Jnr, sadly missed by his children Mia, Mary (Girl), Johnny, Noreen and Charlie, parents John Snr and Kate, brothers Daniel, James, William, Elvis, Ned and David, sisters Kathleen, Josie, Christine, Lilly, Mary Ellen and […]

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LATEST: Record 26,122 new cases of virus, but hospial numbers fall again

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2022 0

A further 26,122 people have contratced Coid-19, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. The previous highest daily figure was 23,817 on January 6. The Department of Health also confirmed there are now 917 people in hospital, down 19 since yesterday. Of these, 83 are in ICU, a drop of one. It comes as […]

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€900,000 funding boost to take Kilkenny town ‘to new level’

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2022 0

A total of €862,000 has been allocated to help regenerate a county Kilkenny town. The funding for Callan is part of a €21.5 million announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, for 27 landmark regeneration projects in rural communities across the country. The funding, under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund (RRDF), is […]

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LATEST: Almost 22,000 new cases of virus but hospital numbers fall

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2022 0

A further 21,926 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of people being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 936, a drop of five. Of these, 84 patients are being treated in ICU, down six on yesterday. The figures come as Health Service Executive (HSE) […]