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Former Mayor calls for South East University HQ to be located in Kilkenny, not Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

Old wounds are hard to heal, and an age-old row is rearing its head once again that could destabilise the long awaited establishment of the first university in the South East. A row over the location of the proposed Technological University of the South East (TUSEI) erupted earlier this week after a former Mayor took […]

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‘A real life hero’ – Garda who dived into River Nore to save drowning man is honoured

By Kilkenny Now 19th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A HERO local Garda who risked her life by jumping into the River Nore to save a man from drowning was honoured by Kilkenny County Council this week. In the early hours of July 7, Garda Caroline O’Brien was on duty when she was made aware of a man in the river. […]

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€6 million project to create new home for the Butler Gallery

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2019 0

A NEW addition to Kilkenny tourism and home to valuable historical collections is set to open to the public early next year. The new Butler Gallery at Evan’s Home is a €6 million project that will house a large contemporary gallery for major temporary exhibitions, the Butler permanent collection, the Tony O’Malley collection, a media […]

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Volunteer group build Kilkenny’s first home composting site

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of 40 volunteers with an interest in the environment has built Kilkenny’s first home composting demonstration site. This past weekend, 40 graduates of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) master composting course built Kilkenny’s first home composting demonstration site in Inistioge. The programme, funded by the EPA’s ‘Stop

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BREAKING: Cllr Martin Brett is the new Mayor of Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

JUST a few weeks ago Martin Brett was slugging it out for the final council seat in the Kilkenny City electoral area with Sinn Féin’s Seán Tyrrell. Fast forward to today and the Fine Gael politician has been confirmed as Kilkenny’s First Citizen. Cllr Brett’s appointment as the new Mayor of Kilkenny was rubber stamped […]

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Kilkenny Council vows to continue ‘zero tolerance’ war on litter louts

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council has said it will continue to take a “zero tolerance approach” to dumping to ensure the Marble City stays top of the country’s litter league. Yesterday it was confirmed that Kilkenny had been named Ireland’s cleanest town for the fifth time in the latest nationwide survey by the Irish Business Against Litter […]

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‘Don’t be left stranded’ – Kilkenny Mayor warns of serious passport delays

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY travellers and holidaymakers who are planning a trip abroad have been urged to check their passports are in date as there is a severe backlog delaying applications. And the Mayor of Kilkenny, Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, has urged anyone who finds themselves in difficulty to contact him directly. Cllr Cleere said:  “There are still serious delays […]