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Budget 2021 will boost recovery and job creation in Kilkenny, says local TD

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Budget 2021 will support the economy to address the immediate challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and a hard Brexit and help businesses to get back on their feet, a local TD has said. Speaking after Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe unveiled the record €17.75 billion spending package yesterday, Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said: “The size […]

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Class news: Work on three new Kilkenny schools to get underway early next year

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Work to rebuild, extend and refurbish three Kilkenny schools will get underway early next year. This week the National Development Finance  Agency (NDFA), who have been commissioned to build a new school for Kilkenny CBS, to refurbish and extend both St Canice’s Primary School and Presentation Secondary School, announced they are looking for companies to […]

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Garda appeal over Kilkenny road crash as man (50s) dies from injuries

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a tragic road collision that resulted in the death of a local man after his tractor overturned. The single-vehicle road fatality occurred last Monday, October 5, at around 3.45pm at Ballyogan, Graiguenamanagh. Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene after a tractor overturned on the main road. […]

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Kilkenny residents plagued by illegal fireworks at night despite Garda warning

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

An appeal from Kilkenny gardai for people not to use illegal fireworks appears to have fallen on deaf ears. This week local gardai launched Operation Tombola targeting the possession and supply of illegal fireworks “and associated activities”. In a statement, gardai pointed out that it is illegal to possess fireworks without proper authority. They urged […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 811 new cases of virus as three further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 Post a comment

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 811 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,830. There are now 44,159 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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Budget 2021 at a glance: Key measures of record €17.75bn spending package and how it affects you

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe today unveiled the largest Budget in the history of the State. Almost half of the record €17.75 billion spending announced in Budget 2021 will go on Covid-19 supports. Here is a summary of the key points of the unprecedented almost €18 billion budget announced today. Budget 2021 at a glance: – […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

Seamus (Jim) YOUNG Tullaroan, Kilkenny Formerly Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny and died in London. Predeceased by his wife, Nora. Sadly missed by his son, John, his daughters, Margaret and Linda, grandchildren, brothers and sisters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements later. House in

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Kilkenny-based IT firm secures UK contract and unveils plans to create new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 Post a comment

A leading IT firm partially based in Kilkenny is celebrating on the double. Today it has announced exciting plans for a new headquarters after it landed a three year €275,000 contract with top accountancy, taxation and business advice specialists, McInerney Saunders (MCIS). Business IT Solutions (BITS), based in Dublin, Kilkenny and Carlow, has been transforming workplaces

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€200,000 to enhance outdoor spaces in Kilkenny town and villages

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

More than €200,000 has been awarded to seven projects that will help local communities to adjust to life in the face of the pandemic. Kilkenny city, Callan, Freshford, Piltown and Ballyhale are among the more than 100 towns and villages across the country that will benefit from €4.25 million in funding under the Government’s enhanced […]

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In the swing of it: Long-awaited new playground in south Kilkenny finally opens

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

After two years in the making, the much-anticipated new playground in Ferrybank has finally opened to the public. The 2.5 acre Neighbourhood Park, on which construction started in the middle of 2018,  is the first of its kind to serve the 5,000-plus strong community in Ferrybank. The new facillity can also accommodate people with disabilities […]