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New boutique hotel for Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 16th February 2021 0

Plans to build a new boutique hotel in the centre of Kilkenny city have been given the green light. Kilkenny County Council has approved an application from developers Kevin Moore Building Ltd seeking permission to create a 23-bedroom hotel in the city-centre. The hotel will be located between Lower John’s Street and Horse Barrack Lane, […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 16th February 2021 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 35.1 cent per litre (cpl) for January. The creamery price includes a Late Supply Bonus (LSB) of 4 cpl (including VAT) that will be paid on all high-quality creamery milk supplied in January. The 35.1cpl is an increase of 1.6cpl on the price paid by […]

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Global banking leader gets green light for massive expansion in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th February 2021 0

A global banking company is showing its faith in Kilkenny as a destination to work as it embarks on a significant expansion plan. Kilkenny-based global banking and financial services giant State Street has been granted planning permission for its project to significantly expand its campus in the city. State Street International (Ireland) Ltd applied to […]

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Kilkenny supermarket development to create 125 new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 Post a comment

A new supermarket development will create 25 new jobs in a county Kilkenny town. And another 100 jobs will also come on stream during the construction phase of the new Aldi store in Castlecomer, which was given the green light by planners this week. Aldi Ireland expect the store, its sixth in Kilkenny city and […]

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Political row erupts over controversial CBD products after gardai raid Kilkenny shop

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2021 Post a comment

Politicians have called for legal clarity over the sale of CBD products in the wake of a Garda raid on a shop in Kilkenny city-ocentre. The Little Collins CBD Dispensary on Kilkenny’s Kieran Street was raided by the gardai last week and again on Monday.  A number of items were seized during the operations. However, […]

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Property crisis: Kilkenny rental prices surge as properties to let close to zero

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

House rental prices in Kilkenny remain buoyant recording some of the highest rental increases in the country, new figures reveal. The latest housing market report from Daft.ie reveals rental prices have increased on average by 5.8% in Kilkenny over the past 12 months, despite the country being in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although […]

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Award-winning Kilkenny restaurant gets green light for expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2021 Post a comment

There could be a completely different look to one of Kilkenny’s most popular restaurants once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. The award-winning Ristorante Rinuccini on Kilkenny’s Parade has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council for another extension of its premises, just months after getting the go-ahead to create more dining space. The Lite […]

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New 123-bed hotel planned for site of former hospital in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2021 0

A developer is seeking permission to build a brand new 123-room bedroom hotel on the site of a former hospital in the centre of Kilkenny city. Green Wolfe Limited have requested planning permission for the hotel on the site of the old city Infirmary, located on the corner of Wolfe Tone Street and John’s Green […]

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Pandemic puts brake on new car sales in Kilkenny: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2021 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have dropped by 20% in just one year. New vehicle registration figures released by The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show there were just 535 new registrations in Kilkenny in January. This compares to 666 sales recorded in January 2020, a 19.7% decrease. Nationally, new cars registrations for […]

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New group to help rebuild local enterprises in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2021 0

A new business network group looking to expand the reach of local enterprises has just been launched. Business Network International (BNI) has started a new chapter in Kilkenny, and neighbouring Carlow, to help existing businesses expand, new enterprises to flourish, and to give guidance and support to those thinking of setting up a business. BNI […]