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Kilkenny’s future business leaders to represent county at national awards

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2021 0

The next generation of Kilkenny’s business geniuses have been chosen to represent the county in this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Final. Three projects have been selected all aiming to be the Collison brothers (Stripe Payments) of Kilkenny. More than 540 students from across Kilkenny put their enterprising plans forward for the Local Enterprise Office […]

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Cost of renting a home in Kilkenny continues to rise despite pandemic

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

Rents in Kilkenny continued to rise last year in spite of the pandemic, a new report reveals. The Residential Tenancies Board Rental Index Report shows the average price of renting in Kilkenny rose from €905.14 at the end of 2019 up to €918.88 at the end of 2020. The 1.8% rise in Kilkenny was the […]

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Cat burglars: Gang steals engine parts from three same-model cars in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2021 0

Catalytic convertors were stolen from three same-models cars in Kilkenny city and county over the weekend. All three cars were Toyota Prius vehicles. Two of the thefts occurred in Kilkenny city between 5pm on Friday and 4pm on Saturday afternoon. One of catalytic convertors was stolen from a red Prius parked on St Francis Terrace. […]

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Supermarket giant has big plans for county Kilkenny store

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2021 0

A supermarket giant is looking to expand the size of one of its stores in county Kilkenny. Aldi, the German discount food retailer has applied to Kilkenny County Council looking to expand its store on West Street in Callan. The proposed development will consist of the construction of an extension to the existing single-storey building […]

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Restoration of historic church among €250,000 funding boost for Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2021 0

The Government has allocated €57,000 for vital restoration works at St Mary’s Church in Callan. The funding is part of an overall €7 million investment in projects across the country under the Government’s Historic Towns Initivative 2021. The grant for St Mary’s Church will enable the completion of specialist conservation works to iron and masonry […]

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Supermarket giant gives €50m boost to Kilkenny economy

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2021 Post a comment

A supermarket giant sourced more than €50 million of locally produced food and drink from Kilkenny suppliers last year. In a review of their 2020 business, Aldi revealed it paid €51.4 million to six county Kilkenny producers including Callan Bacon, Iverk Produce in Piltown and Mileeven Honey in Owning. Aldi operates five stores in Kilkenny […]

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Back to life: New campaign to entice ‘staycationers’ back to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2021 0

As the rollout of the national vaccination programme gathers pace, local tourism chiefs are already planning to entice domestic ‘staycationers’ back to Kilkenny city and county. Kilkenny Tourism has launched #More to Explore, a multi-pronged campaign highlighting Kilkenny’s many unique tourism attractions, from outdoors activities and authentic

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Four Bank of Ireland branches in Kilkenny to close, just two survive chop

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2021 Post a comment

Just two of Kilkenny’s six Bank of Ireland branches have been saved from the chop after it was confirmed today that one-third of all its offices nationwide are to close. The branches in Callan, Thomastown, Graiguenamanagh and Urlingford will close as part of the significant changes to Bank of Ireland’s branch network and local services. […]

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WEATHER WARNING: 1,200 Kilkenny homes without power, dangerous debris loose on M7 motorway

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2021 0

Close to 1,200 houses in Kilkenny are without power this morning following the high winds and heavy rains that are currently battering the county. There are also reports of debris coming loose on roads across the county and motorist are being urged to drive with care. ESB Networks are reporting five different outages across the […]

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Sandbags at the ready: Kilkenny Council prepares for flooding amid new weather warning

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2021 0

Kilkenny residents are being told to prepare for flooding and to stay at home as the county is set to be hit by heavy rains for the coming day. It comes comes as a second Status Yellow rain warning was issued for county Kilkenny this morning. A separate Status Yellow wind warning with gusts up […]