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Thief breaks into rural Kilkenny house and makes off with lawnmower and gardening tools

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 0

A green-fingered burglar broke into a house in the south of the county and made with some valuable gardening machinery. The break-in occurred at the house in the Davidstown area of Slieverue on Friday, November 10, ar around 10.30am. Gardai confirmed a lawnmower, a Black and Decker hedgetrimmer and a Black and Decker strimmer were […]

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LATEST: ‘People are listening’ – Holohan praises public response as 3,666 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 Post a comment

A further 3,666 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 638 patients in hospital with the virus, 130 of whom are in intensive care units. The latest cases were confirmed as Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said people appear to be heeding public health advice and are […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 0

Rita McMAHON (née Costello) Ayrfield, Kilkenny City/Danesfort McMahon, Rita (Ayrfield, Kilkenny, formerly of Rath House, Danesfort and New Street, Kilkenny) 22nd November 2021, passed peacefully, at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, surrounded by her family. Rita, pre-deceased by her brothers Padraig and Seamus, beloved wife of John and much loved mother of Orla, Julie and

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Plans for new apartments in centre of Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 0

Plans for a new building of apartments in the heart of a county Kilkenny town have been lodged with the local authority. Kilkenny Voluntary Housing Association Company Limited has applied to Kilkenny County Council9 for permission to build six apartments which will be houses in a new two-storey building on Ladyswell Street in Thomastown. The […]

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Thief breaks into house in Kilkenny city and seriously assaults resident

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 0

A burglar broke into a house in Kilkenny city and seriously assaulted a resident in their own home. The shocking incident occured at a house in the city at around 8pm last night. Gardai have appealed to the public to assist their investigation into the aggravated burglary. They have urged drivers who used the Golf […]

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LATEST: Concern as 5,634 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2021 0

A futher 5,634 people have ocntracted Covid-19, the Department of Heath ocnfirmed this evening. And there are now 684 patients being treated in hospital for the vrius, an increase of 16. Of these, 126 patients are being treated in ICU, up one since yesterday. The latest figures were confirmed as Chief  Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2021 0

Kieran PURCELL  Gortnaglough, Windgap Peacefully, at University Hospital Waterford, on Friday, 19th November 2021. Deeply regretted and sadly missed his by loving family, his sorrowing wife Hannah, sons Ger and Kieran (Jnr), daughter Sheila, daughter-in-law Bernadette, grandson Ollie, grand-daughter Cara, sisters Ann (Kerwick), Mary (O’Brien), Margaret (Doyle) and Brid,

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A job that counts: 100 Census Enumerators wanted in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2021 Post a comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is seeking to hire 100 Census Enumerators to deliver and collect census forms to every home in Kilkenny next year. Enumerators can earn up to €3,200 for working 10 weeks part-time, between 28 February and 6 May 2022. Census 2022 will take place on Sunday, 3 April next year. The […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny to enjoy dry and bright conditions as temperatures cool

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2021 0

Temperatures are set to drop over the coming days, but Kilkenny can look forward to mostly bright and dry weather. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann said today will be “another dry and mostly sunny day for many, with any frost soon clearing during the morning”. It added: “It will be cloudier in parts of […]

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Kilkenny fine diner one of two best restaurants in country: AA Guide

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2021 0

A local fine diner is just one of two restaurants in the country to have been awarded four rosettes in this year’s prestigious AA Guide. This year’s guide, the 28th edition to date, features 1,700 restaurants that have all been singled out for “culinary excellence”. Out of all the countries covered, Ireland did particularly well […]