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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Want to be a soccer star? Get yourself a hyphen

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2021 0

There was a time when you could safely assume that anyone with a double-barrelled name was a chinless wonder, an upper-class toff like Britain’s former prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home, or its would-be prime minister, Jacob Rees Mogg. Now he (or, indeed, she) is more likely to be a professional footballer. You can accelerate with the […]

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Kilkenny man launches campaign for Ireland to rejoin UK

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2021 0

A Kilkenny man is on a mission to get Ireland back into the UK. Tristan Morrow says he hopes to get all 32 counties back under the British Crown. And the Kilkenny-born farmer claims his Irish Unionist Party will be trying to woo voters on that basis at the ballot box from 2025. The 19-year-old […]

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Young man (20) killed in county Kilkenny road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2021 0

A young man has been killed in a road tragedy in county Kilkenny. Gardai this evening confirmed the victim, who was aged 20, was the passenger in a car involved in ‘a traffic incident’ that occurred on the R693 at Tobernapaiste, Freshford in the early hours of this morning. The young man’s remains were removed […]

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LATEST: ‘Very worrying’ – almost 4,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2021 0

A further 3,903 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 463 patients being treated in hospital for the virus, a rise of five from yesterday. Of these, 76 are being treated in ICU, a drop of 14. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan this evenig described the […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2021 0

William (Billy) DOOLEY  Sunhill, Cuffesgrange William (Billy) Dooley, Sunhill, Cuffesgrange, Co. Kilkenny. Billy died peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny on Thursday, 4th November 2021. Predeceased by his wife Breda. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family, Ethel, Fiona, Ger, John, Maria and Áine, sons-in-law Thomas and Tyler, daughter-in-law Carol,

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Rise in number of Kilkenny start-ups despite pandemic

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2021 0

Despite economic uncertainly as a result of the pandemic, the number of new companies in Kilkenny actually rose over the past 12 months. And Kilkenny is one of just 10 counties across the country that experienced a year-on-year improvement in company registrations, according to a new data published by credit risk analyst CRIFVision-Net. Kilkenny recorded […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: ‘Brighter spells’ for Kilkenny and south east forecast

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2021 0

Kilkenny faces more wintery wet and windy weather over the coming days, but at least we can look forward to some dry and brighter conditions over the weekend. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann said today will be ‘mostly dry’ and that cloudy and drizzly conditions will mainly affect the north west of the country. […]

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LATEST: Taoiseach says we’re ‘learning to live’ with Covid as over 3,000 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2021 0

A further 3,024 more poeple have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Heath confirmed this evening. And the number of patients now being treated in hospital with the virus now stands at 458, of which 90 are in ICUs. The latest figures were confirmed as Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland ‘is learning to live’ with […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2021 0

Sheila (Julia) BUTLER (née Murphy) Parnell Street, Kilkenny City Sheila (Julia) Butler (née Murphy). (Parnell St., Kilkenny) November 3rd 2021 (peacefully) in the fond presence of her granddaughter Elayne and son Michael at Tinnypark Nursing Home. Predeceased by her much loved husband Milo, son Dermot, daughter Anne and grandsons baby Darragh and Derek. Sheila will […]

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Kilkenny cancer support centre launches new Christmas cards

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2021 0

Local cancer support centre Cois Nore will unveil its special range of Christmas cards this evening. The launch will take place at the Butler Gallery at 7pm. Cois Nore, located on Walkin Street, provides free services for people living with cancer across Kilkenny city and county. It offers a range of one-to-ine therapies, including counselling, […]