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EU will have to support local farmers and businesses – Kilkenny TD John McGuinness

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

KILKENNY TD John McGuinness has said Europe will have to provide funding to help local farmers and companies to access new markets if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Deputy McGuinness was speaking as a new report published by the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) this morning […]

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New plan to create 10,000 new jobs in Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

A NEW regional enterprise plan aims to create 10,000 new jobs in Kilkenny and the South East between now and 2020. The South East Regional Enterprise Plan was launched by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys (pictured above). The South East Plan – covering Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and Tipperary –identifies five […]

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Glanbia boss Siobhán Talbot in line for €2.4m shares windfall: report

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

GLANBIA Managing Director Siobhán Talbot is in line to be granted shares worth around €2.4m under the Kilkenny-based food giant’s long-term incentive plan. The Sunday Times today reported that Ms Talbot, who is from Kilmoganny, has been provisionally allocated 145,752 shares, which will be awarded if she hits certain performance targets. It is estimated the […]

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Glanbia CountyLife shortlisted for two customer loyalty awards

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2019 0

GLANBIA CountryLife’s Loyalty Scheme has been shortlisted in two categories in the prestigious Irish Loyalty Awards 2019. CountryLife has been selected as finalists in the ‘Best Retail (non-food) Loyalty Programme of the Year’ and ‘Best Customer Experience’. In Kilkenny, CountryLife has centres in Ballyhale and Castlecomer. CountryLife’s

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32,000 new jobs created in Kilkenny and South East over past six years: report

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2019 0

KILKENNY and the South East is making steady progress in cutting unemployment and increasing the labour force. That’s the main message from Alan Quirke, recently appointed Director of the Ireland South East Development Office, in a new bulletin. It says more than 32,000 jobs have been created over the past six years in the South […]

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Glanbia announces $89m US deal as profits soar

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

KILKENNY-based food giant has reported a very strong finish to 2018. Today the company confirmed it recorded a 9% growth in adjusted earnings per share to 91 cent in its results for last year. This exceeded the company’s own growth expectations of between 5-8% growth. Glanbia reported full year revenue growth of 9.5% to €1.18 […]

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€10m bonus for Glanbia Co-op’s milk suppliers

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

GLANBIA Co-operative Society has announced that a total of €10.9 million will be paid to milk supplier members this month as part of its Trading Bonus Scheme. The payment will be made to qualifying members with their January milk payment and is based on 2018 milk supply volumes. A total of 3,755 Glanbia Co-op members […]

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EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan defends meetings with local lobby groups

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan has defended the number of meetings he has held with local lobby groups. The former minister has been named among a handful of EU commissioners who had a “disproportionately large” number of meetings with lobbyists and business groups from their home countries, according to a group that […]

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Kilkenny farmers to benefit from Glanbia’s 2019 Trading Bonus Scheme

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

KILKENNY-based food giant Glanbia has announced details of its 2019 Trading Bonus Scheme. The scheme will reward farmer members of the Co-op for purchases made from Glanbia Ireland and its subsidiaries. For milk supplier members of Glanbia Co-op, the 2019 Trading Bonus is potentially worth up to 0.75 cent per litre (cpl) on all milk […]

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Major employment boost for Kilkenny as Glanbia confirms 80 new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2019 0

FOOD giant Glanbia has announced it will create up to 80 new jobs at its Belview plant in south Kilkenny. Confirmation of the new jobs will come as a huge boost to the region amid growing fears over the potential impact Brexit may have on food producing companies in the South East. The 80 full […]