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Walk on: €110,000 hike in funding for popular Kilkenny trails and walkways

By Colin Bartley 19th January 2021 0

Six popular Kilkenny community walking trails  have secured more than €110,000 in funding to improve and upgrade their outdoor amenities. Kilkenny County Council has been awared €73,291 in grants for outdoor amenities countywide. Meanwhile two two additional local projects have each receieved €20,000 in funding through the Kilkenny Leader Partnership. The funding was

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Easing of driving licence rules get thumbs up from Kilkenny over 70s

By Colin Bartley 16th January 2021 0

Kilkenny residents over the age of 70 who were in line to renew their driving licence can now do so without needing a medical report. The exemption was announced this week by Junior Minister Transport Hildegarde Naughton to ease the burden on medical services following the surge of Covid cases since the start of the […]

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Living with Covid: €575,000 granted to five Kilkenny community projects

By Colin Bartley 8th January 2021 0

Almost €575,000 has been allocated to projects aimed at helping towns and villages across county Kilkenny adapt to life under Covid-19 restrictions. Five towns and villages around the county will receive between €100,000 and €175,000 as part of the Government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme unveiled by Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys earlier

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Kilkenny clubs urged to apply for new €40m sports fund

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny’s sports clubs are being urged to apply to the €40 million sports capital fund to invest in their facilities and equipment. The €40 million will be made available in 2021 under a new round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) annoucned by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. […]

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€110m invested in Ferrybank’s North Quays to ‘transform’ south Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2020 0

The €110 million government investment in the landmark North Quays development in Ferrybank will have a “transformative” impact on south Kilkenny and the South East, a local TD has said. Kilkenny TD and Ferrybank resident John Paul Phelan said the investment can “unlock the potential” of the entire region. Deputy Phelan said: “This will

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€5m boost to help make dream of first ever University for South East a reality

By Colin Bartley 8th October 2020 0

An extra €5.1 million has been provided to help make the Technological University of the South East (TUSEI) a reality. The funding comes after it was recently claimed the region’s first ever university will be established on January 1, 2022. It is part of an overall €34.33 million package announced by Higher Education Minister Simon […]

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Kilkenny TD’s heart attack opens eyes to need for better cardiac care in region

By Colin Bartley 15th September 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD said he has become more conscious of constituents’ concerns regarding cardiac care after he suffered a heart attack and was treated in the public system. John Paul Phelan, the 41-year-old Ferrybank Fine Gael TD, suffered a heart attack on Sunday, July 12 after a walk with his wife and their pet dog […]

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€250,000 home grants give lift to older people and those with disabilities in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2020 0

Kilkenny will receive State funding of €254,234.21 to improve housing stock for older people and people with a disability. Details of the local funding were announced by local TD John Paul Phelan. It forms part of an €18 million nationwide package to improve housing conditions. Deputy Phelan said: “The Disabled Persons Grant Scheme and the […]

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On the right road: €1.6 million to improve Kilkenny’s cycle paths and walkways

By Colin Bartley 1st September 2020 0

 A total of €1.6 million has been set aside to create, upgrade and improve cycleways and footpaths all around county Kilkenny. The funding has been made available as part of the  Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation scheme as part of a €38 million investment in sustainable travel. As part of the funding, €1,227,000 is […]

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Kilkenny TD calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to end local workers’ commuter misery

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2020 0

The days of Kilkenny workers having to commute for long hours to and from their office should be numbered, a local TD has said. Deputy John Paul Phelan said the experience of remote working – forced upon many employees as a result of the pandemic – provides a unique opportunity to create a far better […]