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Making an entrance: Kilkenny meat factory gets green light for makeover

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2024 0

The owners of the Dawn Meats plant in county Kilkenny have been given the go-ahead to revamp the entrance to the factory. According to the planning application lodged with the local authority, the development at the Grannagh site will “consist of the relocation of the existing main entrance to the south west elevation”. The new […]

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Wind turbine to power county Kilkenny meat factory

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2024 0

A meat factory has been given the green light to erect a 64m high wind turbine at its factory in county Kilkenny. The local authority has approved planning permission for a 2 megawatt turbine to be built on the site of Dawn Meats plant in Grannagh. In its planning application, the owners of the factory, […]

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Anger as high-level talks on new motorway in Kilkenny dropped at last minute

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2021 Post a comment

Discussions about the prospect of a new motorway running through county Kilkenny were cancelled at the last minute when Tánaiste Leo Varadkar removed it from a meeting’s agenda. There was much frustration among TDs and Senators yesterday after a high-profile meeting of a Tipperary delegation with the Tánaiste realised a number of topics had been […]

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One of Kilkenny’s biggest employers unveils major expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s largest employers is looking for permission to increase the size of its production facility in the south of the county. Dawn Meats has made an application to Kilkenny County Council looking to add to its production facility at its plant in Grannagh. The plans are looking to create another close to 10,000 […]

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Kilkenny solar farm requests more time to complete large development

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

Plans to develop a large solar farm adjacent to a busy road in county Kilkenny are back on the table after the developers requested more time to complete the project. Wexford Solar Farms have requested from Kilkenny County Council an extension to their planning permission to build the 4MW solar farm at Curraghmartin, Carrigeen. The […]

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AA urges motorists to drive with caution on 30km stretch of Kilkenny motorway following snowfall

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2021 0

Motorists are being asked to drive with extra care in county Kilkenny this morning and emergency services deal with heavy snowfalls. AA Roadwatch has issued a warning for a 30km stretch of the M9 motorway where snowfall has made driving conditions hazardous. The warning is in place between Junction 10, Knocktopher and Junction 12, Grannagh […]

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Major Covid cluster confirmed at meat plant in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 0

The Dawn Meats factory in Granagh on the Waterford/Kilkenny border has emerged as the location of a major outbreak of Covid-19. A large spike in numbers was registered in county Waterford last night. It is understood the majority of these stem from the cluster confirmed at the major employer. In a statement released this morning, […]

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Two men arrested after heroin found in car at Covid-19 checkpoint in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2020 0

Two men were arrested at a Covid-19 checkpoint in county Kilkenny following the discovery of more than 50 grammes of heroin which had been hidden in a car, thanks to the quick thinking of an off-duty Garda. The gardai was driving on the M9 Motorway southbound in the direction of Waterford City at around 7.40pm […]

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Busted: Driver (22) caught with €52,000 worth of cocaine in car at Waterford checkpoint

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2020 0

Gardai seized €52,000 worth of cocaine  after it was discovered in a car at a checkpoint outside a county Kilkenny village last night. Gardai had set up a Covid-19 checkpoint at the Grannagh Junction Roundabout at the entrance to the M9 motorway. Shortly after 11.30pm a vehicle was stopped and gardai became suspicious of the […]

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Food for thought: Kilkenny food giant wins Bord Bia diversity award

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2019 0

A major county Kilkenny food producer has picked up one of the top prizes at the Bord Bia Food and Drink Awards 2019. Granagh-based Dawn Meats, based in Grannagh, jointly won the Diversity & Inclusion award at a gala ceremony held over the weekend. The firm, which employs more than 7,300 people here and overseas, […]