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Kilkenny promised €1.7m to build affordable homes

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has been awarded €1.7 million for the construction of affordable homes in the city. The money will go towards building 26 houses at Crokers Hill, Kennyswell Road. The money is part of the Serviced Sites Fund which allocated funding to 25 projects nationwide in areas where housing is in high demand. […]

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Housing Minister visits sites set to deliver 3,000 homes to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HOUSING Minister Eoghan Murphy visited three developments in Kilkenny that could provide more than 3,000 new homes in the city. The minister visited three developments in the city and county as he joined Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the launch of the €100 million Abbey Quarter regeneration project this week. Minister Murphy first […]

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‘We should be afraid of a no-deal Brexit’ – Taoiseach tells launch of new Abbey Quarter

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar visited Kilkenny today to open and launch a number of exciting projects and developments around the city, but the fear of Brexit wasn’t far from his mind. In a speech delivered at the launch of the €100 million Brewhouse development this afternoon, the Taoiseach admitted  Britain crashing out […]

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Just 14 Kilkenny social homes would receive maximum Government energy retrofit grant

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY JUST 14 social houses in Kilkenny would benefit from a full energy efficiency retrofit grant from funding provided by the Government. Kilkenny received just 1.29% of the total funding available for the upgrading of the energy efficiency of local authority homes this year. Just €321,562 is allocated to Kilkenny out of a national […]

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Taoiseach to visit city next week to launch massive redevelopment project

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY AN TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar is to visit Kilkenny next week, to officially launch the Brewhouse Refurbishment project at the Abbey Creative Quarter in the city. The Taoiseach will arrive on-site next Thursday morning. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy will also be at the launch. They will also be attending the opening of the […]

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Minister feels the love at opening of Valentine’s art exhibition in Inistioge

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 0

MINISTER Eoghan Murphy took time out from dealing with the country’s housing crisis to pay a low-key visit to a special Valentine’s themed art exhibition in the heart of South Kilkenny. Minister Murphy was in Kilkenny for a flying visit last week as he cut the ribbon on a new social housing development in Castlecomer […]

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Kilkenny Council hails delivery of 52 new homes in Castlecomer and Urlingford

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council has welcomed the delivery of 52 new homes in Castlecomer and Urlingford. In a statement, the council said it welcomed “the commencement of the construction of 33 houses at Donaguile, Castlecomer and the completion of 18 houses at Togher Way, Urlingford”. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy turned the sod on the new development […]