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LATEST: Two more die from virus here amid record surge in global infections

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2020 Post a comment

Two more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as just four new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus here to 1,717. There are now 25,383 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan in line for even bigger EU job, despite controversy over beef deal: report

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

EU Commissioner – the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan – is in line for an even more prestigious job in Brussels, according to a report today. The Sunday Times says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar “is poised to reappoint” the Kilkenny man as Ireland’s nominee to the European Commission in the expectation that the former environment minister […]

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‘A slap in the face for Irish farmers’ – Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan under fire over EU-South America trade deal

By Kilkenny Now 30th June 2019 0

IRELAND’S EU Commissioner – the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan – has come under fierce criticism from Irish farmers over a highly controversial new trade deal with South America. Under the deal, which the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has described as “reckless and wrong”, up to 99,000 tonnes of South American beef will come into […]

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A classical homecoming: violinist Patrick Rafter among stellar line-up for 2019 Kilkenny Arts Festival

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2019 0

KILKENNY’S internationally-acclaimed violinist Patrick Rafter is among the stellar line-up confirmed for this year’s Kilkenny Arts Festival. Kilkenny audiences will get to see Patrick perform with Michael McHale, the Belfast-born pianist, at a very special performance at St John’s Priory on Sunday, August 11 at 3.30pm . It’s the latest coup for the Kilkenny Arts […]