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€13,000 to help six Kilkenny pools make a splash when restrictions are lifted

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2021 0

Just over €13,000 has been allocated to swimming pools across Kilkenny accessible to the public as they prepare to re-open when the current lockdown restrictions are lifted. Six pools across the county are to benefit from the second round of funding announced by Sports Ireland this week. It was the final allocation of an overall […]

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Kilkenny Council to rule on plans for large new housing development

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2021 0

Plans for a large new housing development in county Kilkenny are back on track. Last July Dunmore Property Development Co Limited lodged an application with Kilkenny County Council seeking permission to build 40 new homes at Rathculliheen, beside the existing Abbeygate estate in Ferrybank. In September the local authority reverted to the developer with a […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Change in forecast next week may put Spring in your step

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2021 0

Kilkenny’s in for another weekend of unsettled weather, but the weather is set to take a turn for the better next week as spring approaches. Met Éireann said it will be a wet and windy start to tday with further outbreaks of rain and a continued risk of flooding. The national forecaster said: “Eastern parts […]

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Drink driver over twice the legal limit arrested in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

A drink driver was arrested after he was stopped by gardai in county Kilkenny and found to be over twice the legal alcohol limit. The motorist was stopped by gardai outside Stoneyford on Sunday evening. He has since appeared before Kilkenny District Court on drink driving charges. Meanwhile another driver was arrsted in neighbouring county […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 901 new cases of virus as 47 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

A further 47 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 901 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,082. There have now been 212,647 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Thrill-kenny: Surge in numbers booking ‘staycations’ across city and county

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

Despite being still under lockdown conditions, people are starting to believe there is light at the end of the tunnel. So much so that Kilkenny is recording a marked increase in ‘staycation; bookings. Kilkenny Tourism is reporting a significant increase in the number of bookings for staycations from July onwards. Kilkenny Tourism chairperson Ciaran Conroy […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

Jimmy CUDDIHY  Bracken, Jenkinstown Peacefully at his residence. Sadly missed by his loving wife Catherine (Rena) and much loved father of Tommy, Patsy, Breda, Mike, Marie, Ann, Kieran, Seamie & Trish, and sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces in Australia, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended family, neighbours and

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Pandemic puts brake on new 48-home estate in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 Post a comment

Plans to build 48 new homes in a Kilkenny village have hit a further snag because of the pandemic. Developer John Staunton lodged an application with Kilkenny County Council in July seeking permission to build the housing development at Moate Road in Ballyragget. Late in October, the local authority returned to Mr Staunton requesting more […]

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Kilkenny school to build temporary classrooms to cater for students

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

A school in county Kilkenny is seeking to build new temporary classrooms to cater for its students. The Board of Management Colaiste Eamann Ris on the Kilkenny Road in Callan has made the application to Kilkenny County Council seeking planning for the temporary structure. The school wants to erect a detached single-storey temporary demountable building […]

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Kilkenny-based agency to reboot successful MadeLocal campaign to boost local retailers and craftspeople

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

The Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has confirmed plans to reboot its hugely successful #MadeLocal campaign this summer. It comes as the locally-based national agency this week published figures that reveal almost nine out of 10 retailers who took part in the campaign reported a rise in sales as a result of the […]