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Popular Kilkenny city hotel unveils exciting new expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 26th August 2020 0

A popular boutique hotel in Kilkenny city is not letting Covid-19 get in the way of its expansion plans. The Pembroke Hotel has applied to add to a planning permission already approved which would allow for even more accommodation. John Ryan, the owner of the Pembroke Hotel on Patrick Street, has lodged an application to […]

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Two out of three Kilkenny pubs closed due to Covid-19 could be out of business by 2021: report

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2020 0

Two-thirds of Kilkenny’s pubs that have not yet re-opened due to the Covid-19 pandemic believe they will not be in business next year if they are not allowed to open their doors soon. These are the stark findings of a survey of pub-owners outside of Dublin published the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI). The survey […]

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Kilkenny rents rise faster than anywhere else in Ireland over past 12 months

By Kilkenny Now 21st August 2020 2

House rental prices in Kilkenny have risen faster than anywhere else in Ireland, new figures reveal. The latest housing market report from Daft.ie reveals rental prices have increased by between 4% and 11% in Kilkenny over the past 12 months depending on the type of property, despite the country being in the middle of the […]

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Plans to build family homes on site of Celtic Tiger development in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th August 2020 0

Plans to build new family homes on the site of a Celtic Tiger era development have been received by Kilkenny Council. Meadowcourt Homes Ltd is looking to extend a period of planning permission granted to it in 2015 to build five large family homes at a site in The Beeches estate in Ballyrobin, Ferrybank. Under […]

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Kilkenny tourism businesses invited to apply for €26 million restart fund

By Kilkenny Now 20th August 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny businesses involved in tourism and hospitality are being invited to apply for grants to cover the costs incurred in adapting their premises or operations for re-opening. Fáilte Ireland’s €26million COVID-19 Adaptation Fund is available to tourism businesses implementing Fáilte Ireland’s Guidelines for re-opening  and estimates 12,000 businesses nationwide will be

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Plans to build 10 new homes beside protected former Garda station in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 18th August 2020 0

The local authority has received plans seeking to build 10 new homes in the centre of Kilkenny village right beside a protected building. Developer Edward Morrissey is looking for permission to build the 10 homes on Barrack Street in Goresbridge on a site next door to the late century former RIC barracks and, more recently, […]

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Calling all Kilkenny businesses: Applications for €25,000 Restart Grant Plus are now open

By Kilkenny Now 10th August 2020 0

Applications for the Government-backed Restart Grant Plus for Waterford businesses are now open. Under the €300m scheme, micros, small and medium-sized businesses can apply for grants of between €4,000 and €25,000 to get their businesses up-and-running again. The scheme is being administered by Kilkenny County Council and grant applications can be made online through the

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SCAM ALERT: Gardai issue fresh ‘vishing’ alert to Kilkenny residents

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 Post a comment

Residents in Kilkenny have been warned to be on the lookout over a fresh ‘vishing’ scam targeting the South East of the country. A post on the Garda Síochána Kilkenny/Carlow Facebook page said fraudsters were calling people looking for their financial details. “We are receiving reports of fraudulent messages seeking peoples financial details via a […]

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Kilkenny council submits plans to develop Abbey Quarter site

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2020 0

The first signs of progress at one of the largest developments ever planned in Kilkenny have moved another step closer after the local authority submitted a planning application to develop part of the Abbey Quarter site. Kilkenny County Council have recently lodged plans with An Bord Pléanala for the proposed development works within the Abbey […]

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Fears for Kilkenny jobs as bank announces massive 1,400 cuts

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2020 0

There are fears over the future of several Kilkenny jobs after Bank of Ireland announced it is to slash its workforce by 1,400. The bank made the announcement after posting its half-yearly results. It said Covid-19 has had a hugely detrimental effect on its business and is set to continue to do so into the […]