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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2021 0

Eamon HEHIR Laurel Drive, Kilkenny City Eamon Hehir (Laurel Drive, Kilkenny) October 1st 2021 (peacefully) at home. Beloved husband of the late Breda. Much loved father of Martina, Lorraine and Alison. He will be sadly missed by his daughters, brothers Dick and Liam, sisters Margot and Mary, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law,

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Let there be light! Kilkenny clubs awarded new energy funding

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2021 0

The Government has allocated significant funding through for a range of community and home energy projects across Kilkenny. Recipients of the grants, which are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), include public sector projects, sports facilities, community buildings and local businesses and homes: Examples of the local grants include:

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Kilkenny GAA club unveils plans to build a new gym

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2021 0

A Kilkenny GAA club has unveiled plans to build a new gym and ballwall. Former junior All-Ireland club champions Dunnamaggin GAA Club has applied to Kilkenny County Council seeking permission for the development and all associated site works. The local authority will announe their decision later this month.

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LATEST: Over 1,500 new cases of virus confirmed, but Holohan says incidence rate of schoolchildren has ‘fallen right back down’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2021 0

A further 1,586 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 298, down 10 on yesterday. Some  56 of these are in ICU, a drop of three over the past 24 hours. In a video […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2021 0

Hubert NEALIS  13 Grove Terrace, Ballyragget The death has taken place of Hubert Nealis, 13 Grove Terrace, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny. He died on Friday 1st October 2021. Deeply regretted by his brothers Dick, Charlie, Billy and Robert, sisters Peg, Nell, Elizabeth and Anna. Predeceased by his brother Michael, sisters Cecilia and Breda. Sadly missed by […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2021 0

I worked on national newspapers for some 50 years and in all of them, always, there was a simmering hostility between the editorial and finance departments; the journalists thought the accountants had no soul and the accountants thought the journalists had no sense. The folk who held the purse strings never seemed like a load […]

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Five Kilkenny stories feature in new book on GAA grassroots

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2021 0

Five Kilkenny stories have been selected to appear in a fascinating new book on the GAA – written by people at the heart of the association nationwide. ‘Grassroots: Stories From The Heart Of The GAA’, is a treasure trove of GAA memories, tales and incidents spanning over 150 years. “The book generated an incredible response […]

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LATEST: 1,059 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2021 0

A further 1,059 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. This is a decrease of 182 on yesterday’s figures. The number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 308, and increase of 11 on yesterday’s total. Of those 308, 59 are in intensive care […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2021 0

James (Jimmy) HUTCHINSON  Cluain na Sagart, Paulstown The death has occurred of James (Jimmy) Hutchinson, Cluain Na Sagart, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny. Loving father to Maggie, Louise and Tommy, grandfather of Mark, Rebecca, Evan, Aoife, James and Saoirse, great- grandfather of Kodi. Deeply regretted by his brothers and sisters, daughter-in-law, Sophie, brothers-in-law,

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‘A huge bonus for the area’ – Kilkenny village to get major water supply upgrade

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2021 0

Bennettsbridge is one of 21 villages and small towns across the country that have been chosen for a major water supply upgrade. The 21 wastewater treatment plants selected for upgrade as part of the Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme follows the announcement of 15 projects earlier in the summer. The investment in local wastewater […]