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Another Kilkenny solar farm seeks extra time to complete development

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2020 0

A company is looking to extend its planning period on another local solar energy farm development. The solar farm is situated right beside an identical development which has also sought permission from the local authority to extend its planning permission. In 2016 Kilkenny County Council gave the green light for Power Capital Renewable Energy to […]

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Let there be light: Kilkenny solar farm seeks more time to complete development

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2020 0

The developers behind a solar energy farm in county Kilkenny that was granted planning permission but not completed has applied the the local authority for an extension to its planning. In 2016 Kilkenny County Council granted Elgin Energy Services Ltd permission to develop a 4MW solar farm, comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, on […]

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Seven Kilkenny schools approved for upgrade works under €31m scheme

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2020 0

Seven Kilkenny schools will undergo major upgrade works next summer. They are among 275 schools across the country that will benefit from a €31 million package under the Summer Works Scheme announced by Education Minister Norma Foley this week. The Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is designed to allow schools to carry out small and medium […]

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Thieves make a clean sweep of it during break-in at Kilkenny Council yard

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Thieves broke into a council yard in a Kilkenny town and stole two yard brushes and a sledgehammer. The theft occurred at Woodquarter, Gowran, sometime between 5pm Monday and 7am the next morning. Gardai are investigating the incident. They have urged anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity in tyhe area at the time […]

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Plans to build 10 new homes beside protected former Garda station in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 18th August 2020 0

The local authority has received plans seeking to build 10 new homes in the centre of Kilkenny village right beside a protected building. Developer Edward Morrissey is looking for permission to build the 10 homes on Barrack Street in Goresbridge on a site next door to the late century former RIC barracks and, more recently, […]

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Blooming annoying: Green fingered thief makes off with garden ornaments from county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for a light-fingered thief they believe may have green-fingers. Two black cast iron flowerpots were stolen from outside a house in Garryduff, Gowran between 6pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday. The homeowner noticed the heavy flowerpots had vanished when they left their house Tuesday morning and reported it to […]

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Hot property: Brazen thieves steal boiler from home in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2020 0

Brazen thieves made off with a boiling cylinder after they broke into a house in county Kilkenny. The copper boiling cylinder was stolen during the break-in at an unoccupied house in Powerstown, Goresbridge between 4.30pm on Monday and 8am the following day. The padlocks on two shed doors were also broken, but nothing was taken […]

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Kilkenny’s St Patrick’s Day Parade called off, new €5 million city gallery’s opening cancelled

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2020 0

Kilkenny City’s St Patrick’s Day Parade is off, as is the parade in Graiguenamanagh. The decision to cancel this year’s parade was reached shortly after the government’s recommendation to cancel all of this year’s parade in the interest of public health. A statement released by the local authority read: “I wish to advise that due […]

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Kilkenny homeowner terrified as masked men break into his home and steal cash

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2020 0

A county Kilkenny homeowner was subjected to a terrifying ordeal after masked burglars broke into his home and made off with his cash. The break-in occurred at a house in the Castleview area of Gowran between 9pm and 9.45pm last Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The culprits forced two doors open in order to […]

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Slick burglar makes off with home heating fuel and engine oil from county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2020 0

A slippery burglar managed to get away with fuel and machine oil after breaking into a yard in county Kilkenny. The burglary happened at Pollagh, Skeoughvosteen, Goresbridge between midday on Friday, February 7 and midday on Wednesday, February 12. The intruder made their way to the boiler house in the yard, where they broke a […]