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Court appeal could scupper €140m cheese plant in county Kilkenny and local jobs

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

Local food gaint Glanbia has said it it “is deeply disappointed” with the decision by An Taisce’ to appeal the recent High Court ruling dismissing its challenge against the construction of a €140 million cheese processing facility in county Kilkenny. On April 20 the High Court upheld An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission […]

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Shares in Kilkenny food giant soar after positive trading report

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2021 0

Shares in Kilkenny Multinational agrifood giant Glanbia rose significantly this morning on the back of a strong trading performance so far this year. Glanbia’s revenues were up 10.5% in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020, according to Glanbia’s Interim Management Statement for the first quarter for this year. […]

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An Taisce considers further legal action to block €140m Kilkenny cheese plant

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2021 0

Kilkenny-based food giant Glanbia Ireland has welcomed the High Court decision to dismiss an application from An Taisce which tried to block the construction of a €140 million cheese production facility in the south of the county. The independent environmental body is now considering whether or not to take further legal action to halt the […]

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High Court rules €140m cheese plant in Kilkenny can proceed

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2021 0

An Taisce has failed in its bid to prevent a €140 million cheese processing plant being developed in county Kilkenny. The decision not to uphold the independent environmental body’s objections on environmental grounds was reached in the High Court in Dublin in the last few minutes. Both Kilkenny County Council and An Bord Pleanála had […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2021 0

Locally-based food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 34.6 cent per litre (cpl) for March. Glanbia Ireland said it will pay a base milk price for February of 34.18 cpl (including VAT) for creamery milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is an increase of 1.5 cpl from the […]

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Cats get the cream: Glanbia pay Kilkenny farmers more for milk than any other county

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Local diary giant Glanbia paid Kilkenny farmers more money for their milk than any other county in Ireland, the company confirmed. Accroding to a new report, Glanbia Ireland paid a total of €192 million for milk to the 875 farm families across the county. Farmers in neighbouring Tipperary received €131 million for their milk in […]

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Taoiseach hits out at An Taisce’s stance over Glanbia’s €140m manufacturing facility in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2021 0

The Government is coming under pressure from within to act to save a €140 million manufacturing facility due to be built in county Kilkenny. Plans to build a European cheese facility at Belview Port in south Kilkenny that would create up to 80 new jobs are in doubt after An Taisce, the non-governmental environmental agency, […]

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‘Farmers will feel the pinch’ – environmental agency under fire for blocking €140m cheese plant in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2021 0

A local MEP has hit out at a non-governmental environmental agency for delaying or stopping the construction of a large new cheese making facility in county Kilkenny. Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher criticised An Taisce for delaying the new €140 million Glanbia cheese manufacturing plant at Belview Port. The Fianna Fáil MEP said: “It appears […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 14th March 2021 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 36.1 cent per litre (cpl) for February. pay a base milk price for February of 32.68 cpl (including VAT) for creamery milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is an increase of 2 cpl from the January base price. The 36.1cpl […]

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Kilkenny farmers to beef up income from Glanbia’s €4.7m milk bonus

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2021 0

Glanbia Co-operative Society has confirmed a total of €4.7 million will be paid to Kilkenny members this month as part of its 2020 Trading Bonus Scheme. The Milk Supplier Trading Bonus payment will be made to qualifying members along with their January milk payment. In a statement, the company said the payment is based on […]