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LATEST: Hospital Covid numbers fall to lowest level in nine weeks as NPHET calls for pubs to shut at 5pm

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2021 0

A further 3,628 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 420 people in hospital who have tested positive for Covid-19, down 23 from yesterday. This is the lowest figure in almost nine weeks since mid-October, when there were 406 people in hospital with the virus. It comes […]

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LATEST: Boosters to be extended as over 4,500 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2021 0

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said he expects the use of Covid-19 booster vaccine to be extended significantly. It comes as ministers were tonight warned that the peak of the virus is now further away than first thought. Speaking tonight, Minister Donnelly said that evidence for boosters is “incredibly strong” and that he is waiting […]

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Micheál Martin set to be next Taoiseach as Programme for Government agreed between FF, FG and Greens

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2020 0

The Programme for Government has finally been agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party. If passed by the party’s memberships it would see Micheál Martin serving as Taoiseach until December 2022. It follows over a month of intense talks between the three parties. The agreed docuement, if passed, will lay the foundations […]

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‘Now is not time for a leadership challenge’ – Kilkenny TD warns of crises facing country as pressure mounts on Martin

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2020 0

The country is facing serious crises that need immediate attention and cannot be put on the long finger as rival parties scramble to form a new government, Kilkenny TD John McGuinness said today. Speaking on his way into the first Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting since the bombshell 2020 General Election, Deputy McGuinness said the […]

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ELECTION 2020: ‘We need to put aside all the differences’ – McGuinness lays down gauntlet to Martin, no candidate elected on second count

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2020 0

Outspoken Kilkenny TD John McGuinness piled the pressure on Micheál Martin again after he challenged his party leader to speak to Fine Gael and Sinn Fein about forming a new Government. Speaking as he was looking set to claim the second seat in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency at the count centre tonight, Deputy McGuinness urged Fianna […]

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ELECTION 2020: Row as Kilkenny man – EU Commissioner Phil Hogan – told to ‘stay out of Irish politics’

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2020 0

Kilkenny man – Ireland’s EU Commissioner Phil Hogan – has been caught in the middle of an election row over comments he made this week about Brexit. Earlier this week, ahead of Britain’s formal departure from the EU on Friday, Mr Hogan said he is “very concerned” with what he saw in Ireland regarding Brexit […]

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Kilkenny Minister admits mistakingly casting vote for colleague

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD admitted he once cast a vote for a colleague in Dáil Eireann accidentally, but he immediately corrected the “mistake” and had it properly recorded. Junior Minister John Paul Phelan said he once pressing the wrong button during a vote in Leinster House. But he instantly realised he had made […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Do we want panto politics? On no we don’t!

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

SAMUEL Johnson said of a dog, trained to walk on its hind legs, that “it is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all”. The same might be said of our Government. When Enda Kenny put together this coalition back in 2016 I doubted if it would last a year. […]

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Government considers new laws to block kids’ access to porn in wake of Ana Kriegel murder trial

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2019 0

THE Government is considering introducing new laws to restrict access to pornography in the wake of the Ana Kriegel murder trial. Two 14-year-old boys were convicted of the schoolgirl’s murder this week and the case and trail has promoted calls for tougher legislation to prevent minors from accessing pornography. In the UK, pornographic material will […]

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John McGuinness urges FF colleagues to ‘raise your voice’ and ‘demand change’

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has heaped further pressure on his leader Micheál Martin after he urged Fianna Fáil party members to “raise your voice” and “demand change”. Deputy McGuinness has been a vocal critic of Mr Martin’s recent decision to back the Fine Gael-led minority government for another year. In an email sent to […]