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Housing crisis: Kilkenny voters urged to make their voices heard at the ballot box

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2020 0

Average rents in Kilkenny have soared by almost a third over the past four years, one of State’s main housing agencies has said. Focus Ireland also revealed there were 44 people in emergency homeless accommodation in Kilkenny over the Christmas period. The agency said there are currently 818 families in Kilkenny currently waiting for social […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Housing crisis impacting Kilkenny women fleeing domestic abuse

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY THE housing crisis in Kilkenny is having a major impact on victims of domestic abuse who are unable to find alternative long-term accommodation and build a new life away from abusive relationships. Amber Kilkenny Women’s Refuge CLG, offers emergency accommodation to women and children at risk, but it is only a short-term […]

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‘Kilkenny Council must be given power and funds to fight our housing crisis’ – councillor

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor has urged the Government to “remove the red tape” and release the funding needed for the local authorities to solve the deepening housing crisis. Cllr Andrew McGuinness spoke out after a new report by the property website Daft.ie this week revealed rents in Kilkenny city are at an all-time high, while the […]

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Rent crisis deepens: Kilkenny tenants now paying almost €1,000 a month

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

RENTS are continuing to soar in Kilkenny as the housing crisis deepens. The average rent in the city and county now stands at €939, the highest in the South East, according to the latest property report by Daft.ie. The survey shows rents in Kilkenny rose by a further 6.7% in the first three months of […]

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‘Time to put real power back in the hands of our local authority’ – councillor

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council and other local authorities must be given far greater powers in order to tackle the deepening housing crisis and to take a lead on climate action. That’s according to Kilkenny city councillor Malcolm Noonan, who claimed that the abolition of town and Borough councils has been “an abject failure”. Cllr Noonan, who […]

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Property prices rising faster in South East as housing crisis deepens

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

HOUSE prices are rising faster in the South East than almost every other part of the country as Kilkenny continues to suffer from a chronic shortage of housing. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal residential property prices in the South East rose by 10.6% in the year to February. Only the […]

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Finding a rented home in Kilkenny now ‘like winning the Lotto’

By Kilkenny Now 10th April 2019 0

FINDING rented accommodation in Kilkenny is now like “winning the Lotto” because the supply of  housing is so scarce, a local election candidate has claimed. Independent Kilkenny City Area candidate Paul Brophy said the housing crisis is now affecting people of all classes and backgrounds. And he claimed families in Kilkenny are now forking out […]

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‘We need more social housing now,’ demands Kilkenny TD as over 10,000 confirmed homeless

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2019 0

FAR more social and affordable homes need to be built to combat the deepening housing crisis in Kilkenny, local TD John McGuinness said today. The Fianna Fáil TD spoke out as new figures reveal the number of people in emergency accommodation across the country has exceeded 10,000 for the first time. The number of adults […]

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Kilkenny city-centre could hold the key to our housing crisis, event hears

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2019 0

KILKENNY city-centre is a “huge untapped resource” to provide sustainable housing and accommodation for many more people and families, an event in the city has heard. Cllr Malcolm Noonan outlined a series of innovative urban housing initiatives at the recent ‘Talk of the Town’ event which was held in the Pembroke Hotel. He was joined […]

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Kilkenny’s housing crisis and lack of abortion services debated at election campaign launch

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2019 0

THE need to get more young people active in politics and the lack of affordable housing in Kilkenny were among a range of diverse issues discussed at a political campaign launch in the city this week. Around 20 members of the public joined in a lively debate as People Before Profit candidate Stephanie Hanlon launched […]