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Kilkenny communities taught to develop their own green power projects

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2021 0

By Joshua Cullen Independent energy agency 3cea is hosting a free online webinar on the development of renewable energy projects for community groups in Kilkenny and Carlow. The webinar, which will take place from 9.30am on December 2 with the support of the Kilkenny LEADER Partnership, will discuss specific steps organisations need to take to […]

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Huge demand for Covid PCR tests in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2021 0

There were just eight slots available at the Covid test centre in Kilkenny yesterday as PCR testing facilities struggle to keep up with demand. And there were no slots available up the road in Carlow, along with counties Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. The demand for tests is so high […]

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LATEST: Walk-in booster clinics open as 4,791 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2021 0

A further 4,791 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. The number of people being treated in hospitals around the country for the virus has fallen by 35 to 536. Of these, 121 patients are receiving treatment in intensive care units, an increase of three from yesterday. Meanwhile, walk-in booster Covid-19 vaccination […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2021 0

Martin Joseph DONNELLY Kennyswell Road, Kilkenny City Martin Joseph Donnelly (Kennyswell Road, Kilkenny) November 26th 2021 (peacefully) at his home. Beloved husband of Maureen Ann and much loved father of Kevin and Brian. He will be sadly missed by his wife, sons, brother John, sister Marie, daughter-in-law Margaret, grandchildren Matthew and Sarah, nephews, nieces,

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Spare a thought for charity collectors – and a few coins if you can find them

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2021 0

In the run-up to Christmas the streets of Dublin used to be full of carol singers. They were out in Kilkenny, too, and every city and town, but the numbers in Dublin were really impressive. Groups of singers would dot the entire length of Grafton Street and Henry Street and jostle for space at popular […]

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L-drivers have cars seized by gardai in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2021 0

Several vehicles – some of them driven by unaccompanied L-drivers were seized by at checkpoints set up by gardai in Kilkenny. The checkpoints in the city were manned by members of Unit C from Kilkenny Garda Station. Gardai confirmed prosecutions will follow the seizures. A local Garda spokesperson said: “A number of vehicles were seized […]

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LATEST: WHO names new ‘variant of concern’ as over 4,500 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2021 0

A further 4,620 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. The number of people in hospital with coronavirus is 571, down 27 since yesterday. Of these, 118 are in intensive care, a drop of eight. The latest cases were confirmed as the World Health Organization confirmed that the latest Covid-19 variant […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2021 0

Joan CLARKE (née Byrne) Edenvale Close, Kilkenny City/ Gowran Joan Clarke (née Byrne), (Edenvale Close, Kilkenny and late of Rockfield, Gowran, Co. Kilkenny) November 25th 2021 (peacefully) in the loving care of Anne and the staff at Tinnypark Nursing Home. Predeceased by her parents William and Kathleen and her brother Seán. Beloved wife of Bernard […]

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Kilkenny company wins two top industry awards

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2021 0

An innovative Kilkenny company has scooped two awards at a prestigious ceremony in Dublin. CluneTech (formerly Taxback Group) won the accolades at the recent HR Leadership & Management Awards held in Clontarf, Dublin. CluneTech was shortlisted in a record seven categories this year and took away two awards during the ceremony, which was held in a […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny faces high winds as Storm Arwen approaches

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2021 0

A storm is set to move across Ireland tomorrow, bringing gusts of up to 110km/h along some coastal counties. Britain will bear the full brunt of Storm Arwen, but it will be very windy and cold in Kilkenny and the rest of the country as well, particularly in coastal counties. Met Éireann has issued yellow […]