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Ban on visitors at St Luke’s extended into next week

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2020 0

Management at St Luke’s General Hospital have extended the ban on visitors until next Monday as staff continue to battle with an outbreak of the flu virus. An early decision was taken by management to extend the ban beyond Friday and will now see the ban remain in place until the beginning of next week […]

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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Distressed horse found in Kilkenny put down by authorities

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2020 0

A horse discovered in a very distressed state in Kilkenny city has had to be put down due to the terrible condition the animal was in. Yesterday morning local gardai were made aware of an animal caught up in brush on the city’s ring road between the Hebron Road roundabout and the Dublin Road roundabout. […]

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Investigation launched into death of young woman who died on New Year’s Eve

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2020 0

Gardai are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a young woman found dead on New Year’s Eve. Shortly before 10pm yesterday evening gardai were made aware a young woman in her 20’s had died close to the centre of the town of Carrick-on-Suir. Emergency services rushed to the scene which remains closed off while […]

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Former county Kilkenny CBS to be transformed into new community hub

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2020 0

A former school in the centre of a Kilkenny town is set to undergo a major transformation into a new community hub. Kilkenny County Council have given the green light to the Droichead Family Resource Centre to change the use of their current facility, the old Callan CBS building, into a fully-fledged family resource centre. […]

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St Luke’s to remain closed to visitors until the weekend due to flu outbreak

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2019 0

St Luke’s General Hospital remains closed to visitors for the rest of the week as staff battle with an outbreak of the flu virus. Visitors are being told to stay away from St Luke’s unless their visit is absolutely necessary. A spokesperson for the hospital told KilkennyNow.ie: “The hospital remains closed to visitors at the […]

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Minister considering U-turn regarding local student’s deportation order

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2019 0

A local student who was asked to leave to country or face being kicked out has received a reprieve after his deportation order was temporarily halted. Michael Chrichton Usiku, originally from Malawi, was recently issued with deportation papers and instructed to leave the country by yesterday December 29. The order came after an administration mix […]

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Kilkenny named Europe’s top destination in 2020 by influential travel site

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2019 0

Kilkenny has been named as Europe’s top travel destination for 2020 by an influential Scandinavian travel site. The Marble City beat competition from Piran in Slovenia and the Fresian Island’s in Denmark to come top of the list of Napsu’s “Where to travel in 2020 – Top 20 European destinations.” Napsu is a Finnish travel […]

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‘Never walk when drunk’ – Kilkenny Gardai issue stark New Year warning as 27 pedestrians die on roads

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2019 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have issued a stark warning to pedestrians ahead of the New Year celebrations: Never walk on roads while drunk. Twenty-seven people have died while out walking on Irish roads so far in 2019. This year has seen a dramatic decrease in the number of road deaths involving pedestrians, down from 42 in […]

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€11,000 wiped off value of Kilkenny houses in just 12 months

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2019 0

House prices in Kilkenny have fallen for the first time in nearly 10 years and have seen more than €11,000 wiped off their value in just 12 months. That’s the findings of a report published today which shows house prices in Kilkenny city and county have fallen by 3.1% in a year and have seen […]

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GAA THROW-IN: All the latest local fixtures for the week ahead

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2019 0

Tue 31 Dec Kilkenny Honda Centre Minor C Hurling League (Round: League Final), Venue: TBC, Kilmacow V Blacks and Whites19:30,   Saturday 4th Jan Kilkenny Honda Centre Minor Hurling B League (Round: League Final) Venue: MW Hire, Dunmore, Young Irelands v St Martins 7pm   Duggan Steel Under-15 C Football Championship (Round: Final Replay) Venue: […]