Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned it is expected there will be up to 15,000 coronavirus cases in the country by the end of the month. In a press conference this evening, the Taoiseach said most Covid-19 patients will not need to be treated in hospital, but some will require ICU critical care. He was speaking […]
By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY workers are being asked to check if they qualify for the Government’s Working Family Payment scheme. Over 53,000 working families across the country already get an average weekly payment of €135 under the scheme. Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty has launched a new campaign highlighting the initiative, which provides assistance for
By COLIN BARTLEY A NEW online register of births, marriages and deaths is available to Kilkenny people today. The latest historical registers were released via https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/. By logging on to the site people from Kilkenny can now freely access the registers of: Births from 1864 to 1918; Marriages from 1864 to 1943; Deaths from 1878 to […]