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Kilkenny election candidates turn to crowdfunding to back their campaigns

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2020 0

General Election campaigns are not cheap to run and even more difficult for the candidates in Kilkenny who are not members of the big party machines. Because of this some of the candidates have turned to the public in an effort to level the funding playing field in an effort to get their faces into […]

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Just 16 social houses completed in Kilkenny this year: report

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2019 0

Just 16 houses completed in Kilkenny so far this year are destined for social housing. These 16 social houses represent just 7.9% of all homes completed so far in the county this year. No social houses have been completed in Kilkenny city this year, figures published by Rebuilding Ireland in their Social Housing Construction Status […]

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‘We must act’ – Kilkenny Council challenged to show leadership on climate crisis

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

GREEN Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has challenged the newly elected Kilkenny County Council to show leadership in tacking the climate change crisis.with the support of the Labour Party, Cllr Noonan, with the support of the Labour Party, has tabled a motion for the June monthly meeting calling for the council to declare a climate and […]

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Army of 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny saving the State millions every year

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THERE are currently 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny – and their work is saving the State millions every year, a public meeting in the city heard this week. The event, hosted by Family Carers Ireland at Hotel Kilkenny on Monday, highlighted the many challenges facing carers in Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary. The […]

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‘Time to put real power back in the hands of our local authority’ – councillor

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council and other local authorities must be given far greater powers in order to tackle the deepening housing crisis and to take a lead on climate action. That’s according to Kilkenny city councillor Malcolm Noonan, who claimed that the abolition of town and Borough councils has been “an abject failure”. Cllr Noonan, who […]

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Failure to inform public about major pollution spillage into Nore ‘unacceptable’

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor has called for an early warning system to be installed on pumping stations in the wake of a serious pollution spillage on the River Nore last summer. Yesterday it emerged that between 1,000 to 2,000 cubic metres of raw sewage was pumped into the Nore after a serious leak at the Maudlin […]

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Up to 2,000 cubic metres of raw sewage pumped into River Nore after leak: report

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2019 0

THE people of Kilkenny had “a right to know” about a major spillage that resulted in between 1,000 and 2,000 cubic metres of raw sewage being pumped into the River Nore, an Independent councillor said today. The spillage was caused following a major leak at the Maudlin Street pumping station over a 24-hour period last […]

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‘Future of Kilkenny city-centre must be decided by the people’ – Cllr Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 23rd April 2019 0

THE people of Kilkenny must be given a much greater say in the future direction of our historic city-centre, a leading councillor has said. Kilkenny councillor and Green Party spokesperson on local government, Cllr Malcolm Noonan, also said the local council should look to the example of a Scottish town to “protect and enhance” the […]

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Kilkenny Council must declare a ‘climate emergency’ – Clllr Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2019 0

GREEN Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has praised the Kilkenny activists who travelled to Dublin to take part in yesterday’s Extinction Rebellion protest in the capital. Cllr Noonan has also supported calls for a “climate emergency” to prepare Kilkenny for a “much changed future”. The Kilkenny councillor, who is also his party’s

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‘Young Kilkenny voters must be encouraged to have their say’ – Cllr Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2019 0

A SIGNIFICANT number of young people in Kilkenny who are eligible to vote in the forthcoming local and European elections are not registered to exercise their democratic rights, a local councillor has claimed. Green Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton to kick-start “a national […]