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LATEST: Hospital cases rise again as almost 3,000 new infections confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2021 0

A further 2,975 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. And the number of patients being treated for the virus in hospital has risen to 551, up 31 on yesterday’s figure. The number of patients being treated in ICU has also increased by six to 89.    

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‘It was beautiful and very romantic’ – Kilkenny inspires new ABBA song

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2021 0

Kilkenny features in a song on reformed super-group Abba’s new album. Last Friday Abba released their first new album in 40 years, but local fans are particularly taken with one new song which mentions the Marble City. When You Danced With Me, the second track on the band’s new album Voyage, is an Irish folk song […]

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Kilkenny student dies after being hit with sliothar

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2021 0

A teenager boy has died following a tragedy accident at a school on Monday. The first year student of St Kieran’s College was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. KilkennyNow understands the boy, who was from Gowran was injured when he was hit by a sliotar while playing with […]

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Carlow College hosts public lecture series with focus on Leaving Cert English

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2021 0

Carlow College, St. Patrick’s have announced the first of its annual Public Lecture series for 2021/22 with two lectures this month focusing on prescribed material in Leaving Certificate English. And in a first for the College, the Public Lectures will be available for livestreaming and limited in-person attendance, in adherence with current Covid restrictions. The […]

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Burglar forces open side door to break into house in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2021 0

A burglar broke into a house in the south of the county after forcing open a side door to gain entry to the property. The break-in occurred in the Milltown area of Mullinavat shortly after 7.30pm on Friday. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow: “A door at the side of the house was forced open […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2021 0

Catherine (Kitty, Kay) DOYLE (née Fitzgerald) Waterford Road, Kilkenny City Catherine (Kitty/Kay) Doyle (née Fitzgerald), (Waterford Road, Kilkenny) November 7th 2021. Kay passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and in the dedicated care of the staff at Drakelands Nursing Home. She will be greatly missed by her husband Joe, sons Diarmuid, Conor, Aidan […]

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LATEST: Number of Covid patients in hospital at highest level since March 1

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2021 0

A further 3,578 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. And the number of patients being treated for the virus in hospital has risen to 520, up 22 on the yesterday’s figure. It is the highest number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 since March 1 last. The number of patients […]

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Kilkenny Business Awards postponed amid concerns over rising infections

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2021 0

Rising Covid-19 cases have forced the postponement of the Kilkenny Business Awards. The annual event run by Kilkenny Chamber was due to go ahead on Saturday week. However, the Chamber has confirmed the event has been postponed until February 26 next because of rising infections. Here are the finalists for this year’s awards, which will […]

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Vandals smash window of moving bus in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2021 0

Vandals smashed the window of a bus while it was driving on the outskirts of Kilkenny. The incident occurred in the Cillín Hill area of the old Dublin Road on Sunday. A local Garda source confirmed the bus was struck by two stones, shattering a window. However, it is understood no one was injured in […]

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Woman caught with no tax or insurance refuses to give car keys to Kilkenny gardai

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2021 0

A female driver who was caught driving with no insurance or tax refused to give her keys to gardai after she was stopped in Kilkenny. Members of Unit C were on patrol in the city when their mobility app flagged that the vehicle had not been taxed since last April. They then discovered the driver […]