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Kilkenny householders face disruption as major new water works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2019 0

HOUSEHOLDERS in Kilkenny face more disruption as major new waterworks get underway in the city this week. The works to install 1.2 kilometres of new water mains and the replacement of more that 155 back yard water services began yesterday. The affected communities are Fatima Place, Saint Theresa’s Terrace, Dominic Street, Kennyswell Road and Emmet […]

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Homes in parts of South Kilkenny without water for three nights

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2019 0

HOUSEHOLDERS in parts of South Kilkenny will be without water for three nights due to a burst water main. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed homes and businesses in Knocktopher, Ballyhale and Stoneyford will be without supplies from 9pm to 5am from tonight, tomorrow and Thursday. Irish Water and Kilkenny County Council have apologised for “any […]

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WARNING: Water supplies in Kilkenny low after recent dry spell

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2019 0

IRISH Water is urging people in Kilkenny to be mindful of their water consumption as local supplies have been affected by the recent dry spell. The lack of rainfall has caused a drop in water levels in a number of sources around the city and county. Irish Water said in a statement: “Irish Water and […]

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Irish Water to upgrade plants in Ballyragget and Ballyhale-Knocktopher

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2019 0

IRISH Water is upgrading the wastewater treatment plants in Ballyragget and Ballyhale-Knocktoper as part of a large scale nationwide scheme to benefit communities and safeguard the environment. The works are being carried out in partnership with Kilkenny County Council. Regional Project Lead David Sharry said: “Ensuring that the wastewater generated every day in our homes,

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Burst main leaves several parts of county Kilkenny without water from tonight

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2019 0

HUNDREDS of homes in county Kilkenny will be without water from 9pm tonight as a result of a burst water main. Kilkenny County Council confirmed the following areas will be affected by the outages: Bennettsbridge, Sheastown, Sevenhouses, Annamult, Ennisnag and Danesfort. The water supplies in these areas will be cut off overnight until 8am tomorrow […]

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Failure to inform public about major pollution spillage into Nore ‘unacceptable’

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor has called for an early warning system to be installed on pumping stations in the wake of a serious pollution spillage on the River Nore last summer. Yesterday it emerged that between 1,000 to 2,000 cubic metres of raw sewage was pumped into the Nore after a serious leak at the Maudlin […]

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No harmful levels of pesticides detected in Kilkenny’s drinking water supplies

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2019 0

KILKENNY’S drinking water does not contain excessive levels of pesticides that could pose a threat to our health, Irish Water has confirmed. The State Utility said it did not detect any “exceedances” in pesticides in drinking water source throughout Kilkenny city and county last year. However Irish Water, working in partnership with the National Pesticide […]

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WATER WORKS: Kilkenny city residents face outages and traffic disruption

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2019 0

RESIDENTS and businesses in Kilkenny city have been warned to expect water outages and traffic disruption as a result of major repair works today. Dean Street and surrounding areas of the city will be affected by the works, which will get underway from 8am this morning and last until 6am tomorrow. Householders in these parts […]

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Major new water works to disrupt supplies and traffic in Kilkenny city for weeks

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

RESIDENTS and businesses in Kilkenny city face more major disruption as significant works get underway to replace old cast iron water mains. The works to decommission the cast iron water mains will begin this morning on James’s Street and are set to continue for the next two months. Irish Water warned the works “may involve […]

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WATER WARNING: Homes and businesses in city and county face outages

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2019 Post a comment

HOUSEHOLDERS and business in parts of the city and county have been warned they face disruptions to their water supplies today and tomorrow. Some homes in Callan and surrounding areas have been without water since 7am this morning as leak detection works get underway. Irish Water warned “supply may take 2-3 hours to fully return to […]