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Leo urges Kilkenny consumers to ‘look local’ this summer

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2021 0

Kilkenny consumers have been urged to ‘look local’ when you are shopping for products, services or experiences this summer. The call is part of a new national campaign launched by the Local Enterprise Office. he ‘Look for Local’ campaign, supported by Enterprise Ireland and local authorities, aims to raise awareness of the benefits of spending […]

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Anger as high-level talks on new motorway in Kilkenny dropped at last minute

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2021 Post a comment

Discussions about the prospect of a new motorway running through county Kilkenny were cancelled at the last minute when Tánaiste Leo Varadkar removed it from a meeting’s agenda. There was much frustration among TDs and Senators yesterday after a high-profile meeting of a Tipperary delegation with the Tánaiste realised a number of topics had been […]

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LATEST: 508 new cases of virus confirmed, Kilkenny bars won’t have to serve €9 ‘chicken nugget’ meals

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2021 8

A further 358 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening as the number of patients being treated for the virus in hospitals across the country remains steady. The Department of Health reported just 101 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals with 38 in Intensive Care Units, both down just one on […]

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Kilkenny TD clashes with party leader Leo and former ally over vaccine rollout

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar have clashed over the Government’s apparent snub to teachers and gardai in the new vaccination schedule. The row erupted after the Government has announced it was rolling out the vaccination programme on an age-graded basis – a move that has angered gardai and teachers working on the frontline. […]

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No short cuts: Hairdressers and essential retail in Kilkenny to remain shut until May

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2021 0

In a blow to Kilkenny businesses, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar today said it is unlikely non-essential retail will re-open before late April or early May at the earliest. Construction, limited outdoor gatherings, sports team training and the easing of the 5km travel restriction could happen in early April, the Enterprise Minister confirmed. The Tánaiste said the […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 2,608 new cases of virus as 51 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 21st January 2021 0

A further 61 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 2,488 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,768. There have now been 179,324 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Home, sweet, home: More Kilkenny people to work from home as Government reveals remote working plan

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2021 0

More people in Kilkenny could be working from home or remotely in the near future after the Government announced plans to make remote working a permanent option. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, today published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy giving people the legal right to ask for and be allowed work remotely once the Covid-19 pandemic […]

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Kilkenny’s remote workers face long wait for garden offices or log cabins

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2021 0

Remote workers in Kilkenny face waits of up to 10 months if they want to have a garden office or log cabin on their properties. The huge backlog follows a massive rise in the number of people working from home during the pandemic. According to the latest CSO labour force survey, the numbers reporting their […]

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Kilkenny employers urged to allow staff to work from home

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2021 0

Kilkenny employers are being urged to allow staff to work from home in any case where it is possible to try and curb the spread of Covid-19. In a statement issued today, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar appealed to employers to facilitate their staff to work from home wherever possible […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 970 new cases of virus as 13 further deaths confirmed, Level 5 lockdown here for two months: Tánaiste

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2020 Post a comment

A further 13 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 970 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,171. There has now been  81,228 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]