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WEATHER ALERT: Rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2022 0

Wrap up well if you’re ventruing outdoors – Kilkenny has been included in a new rainfall warning that will remain in place until 6pm tomorrow. The latest weather warning issued by Met Éireann also covers neighbouring Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary as well as counties Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and comes into effect from 11pm […]

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STORM BARRA UPDATE: Rainfall warning for Kilkenny, severe winds continue, local colleges close

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2021 0

The tail end of Storm Barra will continue to batter the country this morning, with severe winds and weather warnings in place for every county. A status yellow rainfall warning remains in place in Kilkenny and the rest of the country until this evening. However, Kilkenny and the south east escaped the worst of the […]

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Vital project to help fish migration on Kilkenny river nets €120,000 funding

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2021 0

A project to improve fish migration on the River Nore has been allocated €120,000 in State funding. The funding is part of €770,000 awarded to 17 projects to support fisheries conservation across the country. Kilkenny is one of 11 counties to benefit under the ‘Habitats and Conservation Scheme 2021’ launched by the Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]

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Three-bed semis in Kilkenny will be worth €6,255 more this year: report

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2021 0

The price of the average three-bed semi in Kilkenny county is expected to rise by 3% in the next 12 months, according to a new survey by Real Estate Alliance. Prices increased marginally in the county in the past three months, with the average family home now costing €208,500, up €1,000 or 0.5% on the […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Hair we go again! Kilkenny battered by 100kph winds

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2020 0

Kilkenny will be hit by 100kph winds which are set to hit the city and county all day and into tomorrow morning. Kilkenny was one of nine counties issued with a Status Yellow wind alert by Met Éireann last night. The warning will be in place until 9am tomorrow morning. Neighbouring Carlow, Wexford, Waterford, Tipperary […]

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Vermin alert: Warning as lockdown sees surge in rodent invasions in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2020 0

Kilkenny home and business owners have been urged to beware from the growing threats from rodents and cockroaches as the winter sets in. It comes as pest controller Rentokil recorded a 37% increase in callouts for rodents and a 26% increase in total callouts for pest insects in October, when compared to the previous month. […]

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6,061 private jobs in Kilkenny can ‘operate remotely’ – but just three co-working hubs in city and county

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny has one of the lowest number of co-working hubs in the country, a new analysis has found. There are just three co-working facilities in the entire city and county, the lowest number in the entire the Southern Regional Assembly area, which covers Cork city (17 co-working hubs), Cork County (6), Limerick (14), Wexford (13), […]

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LATEST: 326 new cases of virus as Taoiseach warns of city-wide lockdowns

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 326 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,797. There are now 34,315 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team […]

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LATEST: Three more deaths and 324 new cases of virus, Donegal to go under lockdown at midnight

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 Post a comment

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 324 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result fo the virus to 1,797. There are now 33,994 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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LATEST: 188 more cases of virus, concern over ‘significant rises’ in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 188 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll from the virus remains at 1,792. There are now 33,121 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). The breakdown […]