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New roads and high-speed broadband vital to Kilkenny’s economic recovery: IBEC

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

The delivery of world-class transport infrastructure is essential the economic success of Kilkenny and the South-East, the country’s main employer group has said. Ibec has warned that decades of chronic underinvestment in key infrastructure in Kilkenny and the region is threatening to undermine prospects for economic recovery. The group has called on the Government

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Kilkenny anglers urged to help survey on fish populations in our rivers

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

A new survey is taking place in Kilkenny’s rivers to determine the current plight and health of their fish populations and they are calling on the help of local anglers. The Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) survey will also look into the stocks of less well-known fish species that frequent the county’s waterways. The survey is […]

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Plans to add 60 more new homes to large development in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

A developer is seeking permission to build 60 more homes to a new estate in Kilkenn city. The application from Glenveagh Homes Ltd comes just weeks after  just weeks after its initial application for 87 homes at the development at Granges Road in Ayrefield was received. In its application, the builder refers to this as […]

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Most Kilkenny employees want to continue working remotely: survey

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

Nine out of every 10 Kilkenny people would take a job that required them to be vaccinated, a new survey has revealed. The annual FRS Recruitment Employment Insights Survey for 2021 also found the vast majority of Kilkenny people expect they will be working remotely as part of their job in the future. Some 68% […]

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Nice work: More and more Kilkenny people returning to employment

By Kilkenny Now 6th June 2021 0

More than 200 people signed off the Live Register in Kilkenny last month as lockdown restrictions eased. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal a total of 2,671 people in Kilkenny signed on at the end of May. This is down from the 2,873 people recorded signing on at the end of […]

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Kilkenny Credit Union customers can use new contactless service to pay for goods

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2021 0

Paying for good and services in Kilkenny has just become a whole lot easier for many people as a new method of transaction has been introduced for customers. Six Credit Union branches across the county are now offering their current account customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay by just […]

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Kilkenny’s most popular new cars revealed as motor sales turn a corner

By Kilkenny Now 3rd June 2021 0

Car sales in Kilkenny are showing promising signs of recovery as the country slowly emerges from the pandemic. A total of 1,195 new car were registered in Kilkenny up until the end of May, according to figures published by the Society of the Ireland Motor Industry (SIMI) this week. This is a significant 10.4% increase  […]

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Kilkenny hotel price survey: Rooms cost up to €1,007 for weekend stay this summer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopened for business today. And it appears it will be a thriving staycation season with something on offer for every pocket, a KilkennyNow.ie price survey reveals. As expected, prices in the sector have soared as people scramble for accommodation as the tentative start of foreign travel […]

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Kilkenny businesses to benefit from new reopening support scheme

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Kilkenny businesses have received a boost after the Government confirmed an extension of Covid-19 supports and details of a new scheme to help struggling firms. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday announced a set of measures to provide support to businesses as they reopen and resume normal trading. The measures are aimed at providing certainty to […]

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Green light for new state-of-the-art car showroom in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s best-known car dealers has been given approval to build a new state-of the-art showroom in the city. Kilkenny County Council has approved David Buggy Motors application to build a new car sales showroom along with a maintenance and repair workshop at the Hebron Industrial Estate. The development also includes plans for a […]