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Insurers force Kilkenny tourist park close some attractions

By Kilkenny Now 11th August 2019 0

A POPULAR tourist attraction in Kilkenny is the latest business to fall foul of the lack of an insurance broker in the Irish leisure industry market. Nore Valley Park in Annamult, Bennetsbridge announced via twitter they have had to close some of the facilities in the park and petting zoo ‘until further notice,” as insurers […]

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Kilkenny multinational applies for huge city expansion

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY multinational that announced 225 new positions this year looks set to make a massive capital investment in the city. The parent company of Taxback International, Immedis and Transfermate has lodged a planning application for a 52,000 square foot new research and innovation facility to be situated on the IDA Business […]

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Kilkenny Chamber urges retailers to take part in survey about trade in the city

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY business organisation is asking retailers in the city to get involved in a project aimed at understanding the issues facing their industry. Kilkenny Chamber is conducting an online survey to analyse the on-going changes in the dynamic of the retail industry in Kilkenny City. Chief Executive Officer of Kilkenny Chamber, […]

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WANTED: Kilkenny workers willing to work from home for global tech giant

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

A MULTINATIONAL tech giant is looking for Kilkenny people to work for them, without ever leaving their house. Tech giant eBay wants Kilkenny people for its customer support team, and you can work for the comfort of your own home. The multinational e-commerce corporation is offering impressive benefits for prospective employees. The company is seeking […]

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Just 390 new homes built in Kilkenny in year as housing crisis deepens

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A NEW survey has provided detailed insights into some the factors underlying Kilkenny’s chronic housing shortage. The Buildings Report for Q2 2019 published by GeoView this week revels just 7% of residential sales in Kilkenny in the 12 months up to April were new builds. Just 390 new homes were built in […]

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Kilkenny-based Glanbia reveals decline in earnings as it revises 2019 outlook

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

KILKENNY-based food giant Glanbia has published its half-annual financial results which show a decline in earnings per share. The multinational announced a revision downwards for full-year adjusted earnings. The company expects results of between 88 cents and 92 cents per share, as opposed to the predicted 98.5 cents per share. Group Managing Director Siobhán Talbot […]

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50 new jobs for Kilkenny as Taoiseach opens new offices in city

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FIFTY new jobs in have been created in Kilkenny after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar officially opened the new offices of a city-based company that has more than 19,000 clients across the country. Mr Varadkar was on hand to cut the ribbon on the new offices of IFAC Ireland, a company that supports and […]

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Kilkenny and South East most at risk in no-deal Brexit

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY UP TO 100,000 jobs are at risk in the event of a no-deal Brexit, and the South East region is particularly vulnerable. The high reliance on the food and agriculture industry in the South East, the sectors most vulnerable to exposure due to a no-deal scenario, could see the region affected the […]

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Kilkenny earnings are just 75% the national average

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY EARNINGS in Kilkenny are just 75% the national average, while the South East as a whole earns just half the national average. That’s according to a major economic survey focusing on counties in the South East region. The South East Economic Monitor, written by Waterford Institute of Technology academics found people in […]

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Cartoon Saloon’s hit series to get a movie make-over

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE GOOD news just keeps coming for the world-renowned Kilkenny animation studio, Cartoon Saloon. This time, their hugely popular pre-school series, Puffin Rock, is set to be made into a feature-length film. The award-winning animation has received over 170 million hits on Youtube and already the story about Oona and her friends […]