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‘A huge bonus for the area’ – Kilkenny village to get major water supply upgrade

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2021 0

Bennettsbridge is one of 21 villages and small towns across the country that have been chosen for a major water supply upgrade. The 21 wastewater treatment plants selected for upgrade as part of the Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme follows the announcement of 15 projects earlier in the summer. The investment in local wastewater […]

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‘A fantastic investment’ – neighbouring Kilkenny parishes get green light for €1m road works

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2021 3

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for almost €1 million to fund new road works in the Bennettsbridge and Danesfort areas. The council has allocated €505,500 in funding for projects in Bennetsbridge and the wider Tullaherin parish as part of the municipal roads budget for 2021. It also allocated a further €459,000 for […]

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Councillor welcomes funding for three notorious Kilkenny traffic blackspots

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2021 0

A local councillor has welcomed funding to ease traffic blackspots in three county Kilkenny areas. The Government recently allocated just under €17 million for improvement works in Kilkenny. Part of money will be used to fund significant works at Kells Bridge, Listerlin Bridge in Tullogher and Ballyconway Bridge in Knocktopher. Local Fine Gael councillor Patrick […]

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Vital works to get underway at well-known county Kilkenny road blackspot

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2020 0

Works will get underway over the coming days on a well-known accident blackspot in county Kilkenny. Cllr Patrick O’Neill confirmed a topographical survey will be carried out at the Danesfort Junction on the N10. The survey will cover a 1.5km stretch of the road from the M9 motorway to the city. Cllr O’Neill said the […]

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Kilkenny councillor reveals how much local farmers were paid under EU scheme

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY farmers have received €33 million in EU grants over the last month, newly-released figures reveal. In the most recent payment, some 3,062 Kilkenny farmers received an average of just under €10,000 as part of the EU Basic Payment Scheme, a grant paid out to farmers who to strict rules imposed on […]

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Men’s Sheds in Kilkenny urged to apply for new round of €500,000 funding

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2019 0

MEN’S Sheds in Kilkenny have been encouraged to apply for a new tranche of Government funding. A total of €500,000 has been allocated by the Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring to continue to support the work of Men’s Sheds groups throughout Ireland. Kilkenny Fine Gael councillor and General Election candidate Patrick O’Neill […]

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Kilkenny schools to get 13 new Special Needs Assistants next year

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

KILKENNY schools will get 13 extra Special Needs Assistants from September. The welcome news was confirmed by Kilkenny councillor and Fine Gael General Election candidate Patrick O’Neill (pictured). The badly-needed supports are part of a national allocation of 800 new Special Needs Assistants announced by Education Minister Joe McHugh this week. This brings the total […]

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Maria Bailey compo controversy did swing Kilkenny voters, says FG councillor

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2019 0

THE Maria Bailey swing compo scandal did affect Fine Gael in the run-up to the Kilkenny local elections, the party’s local councillor and General Election candidate Patrick O’Neill said today. The Bennettsbridge-based politician was re-elected to Kilkenny County Council after he received 1,399 first preference votes in the Callan-Thomastown electoral area.

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Kilkenny politician warns businesses: ‘Prepare for a no-deal Brexit’

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor and general election candidate has urged local businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The likelihood of the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal grew significantly this evening after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal was defeated in the House of Commons for a third time. A no-deal Brexit […]

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Thousands in Kilkenny to benefit from more affordable healthcare from next week: councillor

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

MORE affordable healthcare – including a reduction in prescription charges for pensioners and an increase in the drugs payment scheme threshold – are due to come into effect across Kilkenny, Cllr Patrick O’Neill said today. The Fine Gael Carlow-Kilkenny General Election candidate said the changes, which were announced in Budget 2019 and will take effect […]