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Smiles all round: €140 million Kilkenny cheese manufacturing facility one step closer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

A HUGE €140 million development by a Kilkenny multinational company is one step closer to becoming a reality. Glanbia and Dutch dairy partner, Royal A-ware have lodged plans with the local council seeking permission for a continental cheese manufacturing plant in Belview, Co Kilkenny. The Kilkenny based multinational lodged the application under the name of […]

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Waste processor plans to double the size of its Kilkenny facility

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY based company which takes domestic waste and separates it into alternative fuels, compostable material and recoverable raw and recyclable materials, is looking to double the size of its operations. Glanway Ltd, which is based in Belview Port, South Kilkenny is looking to nearly double the size of its waste sorting […]

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Shoppers face ‘empty shelves within days’ of no-deal Brexit: transport boss

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2019 0

SUPERMARKET shelves in Kilkenny and across the country could be emptied within two days of a no-deal crash out Brexit. That’s the stark warning issued by the head of the Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTAI), Aidan Flynn, who says Ireland doesn’t have the warehouse space to stockpile goods, and supermarkets only have storage space […]

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Kilkenny’s River Nore comes out top in 2019 anti-litter league table

By Kilkenny Now 26th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S River Nore is an “excellent site” that has a “virtual absence of litter”, according to the 2019 Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey of coastal areas and waterways. The area of the River Nore examined in Kilkenny city received a glowing endorsement, just one of seven areas in Ireland the report […]

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Belview Port in South Kilkenny linked to global shipping routes for first time

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BELVIEW Port in South Kilkenny will be connected to global shipping trade routes for the first time as a result of a major new link-up with Dutch shipping line. Dutch based BG Freight Line will launch the Port of Waterford to Rotterdam, Holland trade route when it begins a weekly service next […]

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Major employment boost for Kilkenny as Glanbia confirms 80 new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2019 0

FOOD giant Glanbia has announced it will create up to 80 new jobs at its Belview plant in south Kilkenny. Confirmation of the new jobs will come as a huge boost to the region amid growing fears over the potential impact Brexit may have on food producing companies in the South East. The 80 full […]