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New café and holiday apartments puts Kilkenny village in spotlight once again

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2020 0

One of Kilkenny’s most picturesque locations is set to be reinvigorated by the creation of a new café and holiday apartments in the centre of the village. The famous building and restaurant known as Circle of Friends in Bank House on Inistioge’s High Street is set to undergo a major transformation which will include the […]

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€10m works to improve drinking water in Kilkenny town and village finally complete

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2020 0

Marathon works to improve the quality of drinking water for up to 4,000 people living in Thomastown and Insitioge have finally been completed. Irish Water, working in partnership with Kilkenny County Council, confirmed it has completed a €10 million investment to provide clean and safe drinking water in the south Kilkenny areas. The upgrade and […]

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Large haul of builders’ tools stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny site

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

Thieves made off with a valuable haul of construction equipment after breaking into a building site in county Kilkenny. Gardai confirmed the thieves broke into the site in Clonamery, Inistioge, sometime between 2pm last Saturday and 10am on Wednesday. The thieves made off with an expensive Jefferson generator, two blue Makita drills, sets of drill […]

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Lust for life: Kilkenny activity and tourism projects share €82,000 windfall

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2019 0

A windfall of more than €82,000 will be shared between five Kilkenny projects aimed at getting people out and while targeting tourism to their areas. The funding is part of the Government’s 2019 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, which will see €1.8 million shared by 109 projects nationwide. Activity tourism is becoming hugely important to the […]

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Pride of Place: country’s top community groups flock to Kilkenny for awards

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2019 0

Hundreds of unsung heroes from across the island of Ireland will descend on Kilkenny today for the 2019 Pride of Place awards. The Pride of Place awards is an annual competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance, which promotes and celebrates the best in community development. The awards recognise the selfless efforts […]

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SPONSORED: How Thomastown Credit Union helps beat the loan sharks

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

THE Department of Finance is studying submissions from a consultation on licensed moneylenders. When it launched the process three months ago there were 39 of these moneylenders operating with the authorisation of the Central Bank. They were charging annual interest rates which ranged from a frightening 152 per cent to a horrifying 287 per cent. […]

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REVEALED: Kilkenny’s tidiest towns and villages

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY towns and villages picked up a gold medal and two silver medals at the 2019 Tidy Towns Awards announced this morning. Kilkenny city won a gold medal, while the beautiful villages of Tullahought and Inistioge picked up silver awards at the national awards ceremony held in Dublin. Kilkenny city, the 1985 […]

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Lightning strikes – leaving thousands in Kilkenny without power

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THOUSANDS of Kilkenny people are currently without power after unexpectedly powerful thunderstorms hit the county. Close to 1,000 homes from all around the county are currently without power. Homes as far north as Castlecomer to as far south as Glenmore are affected, as the frequency and strength of the thunderstorms and lightning […]

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SPONSORED: Back to school or off to college – Thomastown Credit Union can help share the cost burden

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

THE exam results are out and the CAO offers are coming in. It is an exciting time for students and their families – a major milestone on the road to adult life. But for many parents this occasion, which should be so happy, is marred by financial stress. Anxiety over how to meet the costs […]

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Kilkenny kids’ paintings to feature in new Tidy Towns calendar

By Kilkenny Now 22nd August 2019 0

THE WINNERS of children’s art competition whose portrayal of a Kilkenny town scene will be used to promote the locality around the world. Inistioge Tidy Towns committee hosted the inaugural Inistioge Children’s Art Competition, the winners of which would see their painting feature in the 2020 Inistioge Tidy Towns Calendar. The calendar is to be […]