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COVID-19 UPDATE: Number of deaths increases by 22 as toll passes the 100-mark

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2020 0

The death toll in the Republic of Ireland from Covid-19 has risen by 22 to 120 while the number of new cases has increased by 424. This brings the total of confirmed cases to 5,177  on the island as a whole while the total number of deaths has reached 168 after another 12 people lost […]

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‘The worst is yet to come’ – Kilkenny man who tested positive for Covid-19 makes powerful appeal from his hospital bed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2020 Post a comment

A Kilkenny man currently being treated for the coronavirus at St Luke’s General Hospital has written a powerful personal appeal for people to “stay home and stay safe” as he predicted: “The worst is yet to come.” Tomas Jackman, who had been suffering from double pnemonia, this week received the dreaded news that he had […]

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Fancy a walk? The handy website that maps 2km radius from your Kilkenny home as gardai take to the streets

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2020 0

If you’re wondering where you can walk in Waterford this morning following the Covid-19 lockdown of the country last night and gardai take to the streets to ensure compliance, a handy website let’s you map the exact areas you can take a ramble. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last night announced a series of fresh restrictions that […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: 102 new cases confirmed as number of tests passes the 10,000 mark

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2020 0

More than 10,000 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the Republic of Ireland while the number of people who have contracted the virus has reached 785, the Department of Health said this evening. A further 102 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the last 24 hours. Chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry said that […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 126 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Republic

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2020 0

Another 126 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, the Department of Health said this evening. There are now 683 confirmed cases of the virus here while three people have died from the disease. Of those, 12 people have admitted to intensive care units while 140 people in total were admitted […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Number of cases rises by 74 to 366 as 475 die in Italy

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2020 0

There are now 366 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland after 74 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Dublin has the highest number of cases at 129, followed by Cork 48 and Limerick 14. Schools in the North and England are to close on Friday while those in […]

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Bloodied and battered man (43) rushed to hospital following unprovoked attack in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2020 0

A man was left battered and bloodied following an unprovoked attack in broad daylight in the centre of a county Kilkenny town. The 43-year-old man was walking on Main Street in Graiguenamanagh at 1.30pm on Sunday afternoon when the assault occurred. Another male approached the victim and punched him in the face, opening a nasty […]

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People visiting St Luke’s hospital do so at their own risk – Management

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2020 0

People visiting patients at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny do so at their own risk, hospital management are saying. While a strict visiting ban on children visiting has been put in place at St Luke’s, due to infection control concerns regarding Covid-19. The Irish East Hospital Group, who manage St Luke’s, have taken these measures […]

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Man (50s) dies following accident at work site in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 0

A local man in his 50s died overnight as a result of the injuries he sustained during an accident at a building site in Kilkenny on Monday. The man fell from scaffolding while working at the site which is located in Kilkenny city. The Health Safety Authority this morning confirmed that the man passed away. […]

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Man (50s) remains in critical condition following accident at Kilkenny work site

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 0

A local man in his 50s remain in a critical condition today following an accident at a building site in Kilkenny on Monday. The man fell from scaffolding while working at the site which is located in Kilkenny city. The man was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital where he remains in a critical condition, […]