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Giant 100ft mobile and broadband tower to be built on county Kilkenny site

By Kilkenny Now 15th August 2021 0

The local authority has given the green light for the construction of a 100 foot communications tower in county Kilkenny. Cignal Infrastructure Limited, one of the country’s newest telecoms infrastructure providers, had sought permission to build a 30-metre “multi-user lattice mobile and broadband towers carrying telecommunications equipment” on at

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Massive 271 hectare wind farm development planned for scenic area of Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2021 Post a comment

Plans have been unveiled for a huge 271 hectare windfarm in a scenic part of south Kilkenny. Springfield Renewables has applied to An Bord Pleanála seeking permission to develop a 21 turbine wind farm on lands at Castlebanny between Mullinavat and Inistioge. They are seeking to have the project approved as a Strategic Infrastructural Development […]

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Living with Covid: €575,000 granted to five Kilkenny community projects

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2021 0

Almost €575,000 has been allocated to projects aimed at helping towns and villages across county Kilkenny adapt to life under Covid-19 restrictions. Five towns and villages around the county will receive between €100,000 and €175,000 as part of the Government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme unveiled by Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys earlier

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Council gives green light for giant 100ft telecoms tower in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2020 0

The local authority has granted approval for a giant 100ft telecommunications mast planned for Coillte-owned  land in county Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for Cignal Infrastructure Ltd application to erect a new 30-metre telecommunications structure at Knockadrina, between Knocktopher and Stoneyford. The new 100ft plus multi-user lattice

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Touch of class: State-of-the-art extension to replace prefab at Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2020 0

 A local primary school has been granted permission to build a state-of-the-art extension in the place of prefabs currently used to educate young children. Kilkenny County Council has approved the plans put forward by the Board of Management of St Brendan’s National School in Newmarket, near Hugginstown, to build a permanent new structure, A brand […]

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Thieves break into Kilkenny home overnight and make off with ride-on mower

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

Burglars broke into a garage in a county Kilkenny property and amde off with a ride-on mower and strimmers. Gardai said the break-in occurred at a “domestic garage” in Ballinva, Hugginstown, sometime between Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 29. A local Garda source confirmed the thieves forced open the side door of the garage […]

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Kilkenny GAA club to move home as exciting new plans are given green light

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2020 0

A Kilkenny GAA club has been granted planning permission for its ambitious new development. The plans will see Carrickshock GAA moving from its tradition home in which will see the club leave its traditional home in Hugginstown to Ballcoam in Stoneyford. Carrickshock GAA made the application In January of this year. At the time the […]

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Plans to erect 100ft telecoms tower in Kilkenny woodland

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

A telecommunications infrastructure provider is seeking planning permission to build a large 3o-metre tower in a forest in the heart of county Kilkenny Cignal Infrastructure Limited this week submitted plans to the local authority to erect the structure on Coillte lands at Castlemorris, located between Hugginstown and Kilmaganny. The location is just five kilometres from

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That’s class: Kilkenny school unveils plans for new extension to replace prefab

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2020 0

A county Kilkenny primary school is looking to build a much needed extension in place of a prefab that is currently used as a classroom. The Board of Management of St Brendan’s National School in Newmarket, near Hugginstown, has applied to Kilkenny County Council for permission to build an extension which will include a brand […]

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County Kilkenny school gets green light to build much-needed extension

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 Post a comment

A primary school in county Kilkenny has been granted permission to build an extension which will provide the school with a new classroom and a special education teaching room. Kilkenny County Council recently confirmed it has given the green light to the Board of Management at Scoil Naisiunta Moin Ruadh in Lismateige, Hugginstown, to proceed […]