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Burst main leaves several parts of county Kilkenny without water from tonight

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2019 0

HUNDREDS of homes in county Kilkenny will be without water from 9pm tonight as a result of a burst water main. Kilkenny County Council confirmed the following areas will be affected by the outages: Bennettsbridge, Sheastown, Sevenhouses, Annamult, Ennisnag and Danesfort. The water supplies in these areas will be cut off overnight until 8am tomorrow […]

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How Kilkenny towns can hook up to the high-speed broadband highway

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

TOWNS across Kilkenny are being given the opportunity to set up their very own community broadband services. But they only have until the end of this month have until May 31 to qualify for up to €30,000 in supports for a business plan, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) has announced. KLP CEO Declan Rice said advisory […]

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Broadband roadshows roll into Kilkenny communities this week

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny LEADER Partnership community broadband roadshows kick off this week. Information meetings will be held at the Freshford Community Hall tomorrow night, with another event at Mullinavat Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Both meetings begin at 8pm. KLP has teamed up with internationally-renowned fibre expert, John Graves, for the Blue Town Initiative which

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Major road outside Kilkenny city closed for two days as ‘urgent tree pruning’ works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2019 0

ONE of the main roads leading into Kilkenny city will be closed to traffic tomorrow and Thursday as “urgent tree pruning works” get underway. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed the R700 Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge road will be closed to traffic, from the Kilkenny Ring Road Roundabout to the Annamult Road in Bennesttsbridge, from 9.30am to […]

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2019 Local Elections countdown – here is your full list of Kilkenny candidates

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2019 0

THE nominations are in, the campaigning is well underway and the stage is set for the May 24 local elections. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed a total of 44 candidates will contest the four electoral areas in in the city and county. Here is the full list of candidates: Kilkenny City Electoral Area (14 candidates […]

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20 rural Kilkenny communities to get more affordable broadband service

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is teaming up with rural communities across the county to help them prepare to turn their broadband ‘not spots’ into high-speed ‘hot spots’ with a far more affordable broadband service. A series of roadshows will get underway from May 14 targeting 20 rural Kilkenny communities identified as ‘Blue Areas’ in the […]

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Cllr Patrick O’Neill to contest General Election and fight local poll alongside father

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 0

KILKENNY councillor Patrick O’Neill has been unveiled as Fine Gael’s third candidate in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency to contest the next General Election. And the 31-year-old former Mayor of Kilkenny will battle it out in the looming local elections alongside his father Pat Snr, a former Senator who is a Fine Gael candidate in the Castlecomer […]

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Meet Kilkenny’s top dog who’s going to represent Ireland at Crufts

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is famous for its connection with cats, but our canines are also top dogs when it comes to competing in leading international competitions. Dawn Greer, an agility trainer from Bennettsbridge, and her four-legged companion Whisper are getting ready to compete at Crufts in the International Invitational Agility Event. Next month the best trainers and […]

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€100,000 prize up for grabs in exciting new search for ‘Kilkenny’s Energy Town’

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is leading the way in a new nationwide sustainable and renewable energy competition with a €100,000 plus prize fund up for grabs. And the organisers are hopeful the exciting initiative will catch on not, just in Ireland, but also on the international stage. Kilkenny LEADER Partnership has teamed up with the internationally-renowned and locally […]

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By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 0

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