Kilkenny festivals, producers and promoters have received more than €800,000 in funding to plan live performances across the county over the summer months. The local funding is part of the Government’s Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS) 2021. A total of €810,379 has been allocated for Kilkenny venues and festivals. The funding will support performances where […]
Four Fine Gael TDs – all former Ministers – and two Senators have strongly criticised An Taisce for appealing a High Court decision to grant planning permission for a €140m cheese plant on the Kilkenny-Waterford border. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan, backed by fellow deputies Paul Kehoe (Wexford), eputies Charlie Flanagan (Laois/Offaly),) and David Stanton […]
Kilkenny and Carlow Education & Training Board (KCETB) will get an additional €435,000 in funding this year. The extra funding for the two counties is part of a national ETB investment of €8 million in Devolved Capital Allocation for improvement works for Further Education and Training (FET) provision. Local Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan […]
The Hot School Meals Programme has been extended to provide a nourishing meal in four primary schools in Kilkenny city. The announced was made by local Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “The Covid-19 pandemic presented everyone with many challenges over the past 12months, including our schoolchildren here in Kilkenny and especially […]
Kilkenny’s landmark city-centre regeneration project has been given a massive €11.46 million boost in Government funding. The Abbey Quarter development has been allocated the money as part of the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). The Kilkenny City Enhanced Liveability Project received a further €6.64 million as part of the latest
A new nationwide €55 million investment by Fáilte Ireland will provide a welcome boost for tourism businesses across Kilkenny city and county, according to local TD John Paul Pelan. The funding for the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme was secured in Budget 2021. Fáilte Ireland is responsible for developing and administering the scheme. Welcoming the funding, […]
A total of 4,434 recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) were due to recieve a Christmas bonus today. The festive payments to Kilkenny PUP recipients amounts to €1,399,398. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan welcomed the payments and said he hopes the money will be invested in the local economy in the countdown to Christmas. […]
Some 572 herd farmers in Kilkenny shared €1,366,290 in payments under a major efficiency programme. It is part an overall €40.4 million in payments made to more than 24,400 farmers across the country under the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S). Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan welcomed the payments to local farmers. Dpeuty Phelan […]
A total of €2,039,601 in arrears under the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has been paid out to 4,805 people living in Kilkenny. A total of €129.2 million has been paid out to more than 286,000 people across the country this week. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said the payments will come as a “welcome boost” […]
Primary and secondary schools across Kilkenny city and county are to share over €1.1 million in ICT funding. The funding is part of a €50 million Information and Communications Technology (ICT) package unveiled by Education Minister Norma Foley that will be paid to primary and post-primary schools across the country next month. Kilkenny TD John […]
