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Rural regeneration: Eight Kilkenny projects get €270,000 funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2024 0

Eight Kilkenny projects have been awarded a combined €269,232 in the latest round of CLÁR funding. The latest funding under the scheme – a targeted investment programme for small infrastructural projects in rural areas that experience disadvantage – is part of an overall €472m investment announced by the Department of Rural and Community Development. Coolagh

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Thieves force open front door of county Kilkenny house and ransack rooms

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2022 0

Burglars forced their way through the front door of a house in county Kilkenny before ransacking the bedrooms. The break-in occurred at a property in Cooloultha, Galmoy at around 2.30pm last Thursday. Gardaí have asked anyone who may have noticed any suspicious people or vehicles in the area at the time to contact Castlecomer or […]

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Kilkenny farmer fined for removing hedges during bird nesting season

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2021 0

The removal of 400m of mature hedgerow during bird nesting season has led to a conviction and fine for a Kilkenny farmer. On Tuesday, October 19 at Thurles District Court, Brendan Phelan, Rathbane, Galmoy, county Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to one offence under the Wildlife Act 1976. The offence took place on lands at Rathbane,  between […]

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Kilkenny broadband company to create 50 jobs in new recruitment drive

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Efforts to make Kilkenny Ireland’s first digital county are underway. Survey and design work on the National Broadband Plan continuing at pace across the county and key parts of the country, according to locally-headquartered contractors and partners, entegro. They’ve grown significantly since entegro was launched in October 2019 and as surveying of premises in