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30 new homes for elderly to be built near Kilkenny supermarket

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2023 0

A developer has been given the green light to build 30 new homes in Kilkenny city. Tallywood Limited was granted permission by the local authority council to build the houses on a .65 hectare site on the Hebron Road, near the Aldi supermarket. The homes are expected to accommodate the elderly and those in need […]

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Plan for new housing estate outside Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2022 0

Plans for a large development of 40 new family homes in county Kilkenny have been lodged with the local authroity. Liam Neville Developments is seeking permission to build the mixture of detached, two-storey and single-storey, semi-detached and terraced houses at Narrabaun South in Kilmacow. Their planning appication also seeks approval for “all associated site

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€2m funding to help Kilkenny elderly to remain in their homes

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2022 0

Just under €2 million in funding has been made available to help elderly Kilkenny people who remain in their homes. A total of €1,977,389 in exchequer funding has been allocated to Kilkenny under the Housing Adaption Grant, of which €1,581,911 (80%) is provided funded through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Kilkenny County […]

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Plans for major development of 100 new homes in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2022 0

Plans for a major new development of almost 100 new homes have been lodged with Kilkenny County Council. The development of 97 houses and apartments at Mount Sion Road in Ferrybank consists of four apartment blocks housing one and two-bed flats. The planning application also seeks permission for more than 60 houses of different sizes. […]

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Record crowds of 100,000 descend on Kilkenny city for St Patrick’s Festival

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2022 Post a comment

An estimated 100,000 people visited Kilkenny city over the six-day St Patrick’s Festival, according to the local authority. Kilkenny County Council also said around 40,000 people crammed into the city-centre to see the St Patrick’s Day parade, which returnd to our streets after a three-year abense. Basking in the spring sunshine, crowds enjoyed free live […]

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Specsavers Kilkenny outline vision for store makeover

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2022 0

One of Kilkenny’s best known opticians have been given the green light to expand and revamp its store in the Market Cross Shopping Centre. Kilkenny Specsavers Limited has been granted planning permission, with conditions, to amalgamate its retail units 4 and 5 by the local authority. In its planning application, Specsavers said the development would […]

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Plans to demolish old Kilkenny pub for major new housing development

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2022 0

Plans to demolish a well-known former pub and restaurant in Kilkenny and build more than 30 new homes on the site have been lodged with the local authority. The development by MJ McGuinness would see the existing former pub on O’Loughlin Road torn down to be replaced by a new scheme of apartments and houses. […]

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30,000 visitors descend on city as Kilkenny goes green

By Kilkenny Now 16th March 2022 Post a comment

Festival Kilkenny is well and truly underway. Yesterday marked the beginning of six days of festival events featuring American marching bands, fireworks and fireshows, concerts, street entertainment and, of course, this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade. A spokesperson for Kilkenny County County said the city expects to welcome 30,000 visitors over the coming

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Plans to transform house on historic Kilkenny street into 16 new apartments

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2022 0

Plans to demolish a house in the heart of Kilkenny’s historic centre to make way for 16 new apartments have been lodged with the local authority. The developer, Martin Murphy, has applied for planning permission for the new apartments in Friary Street, which is located within the St. Mary’s Architectural Conservation Area. Under the plans, […]

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Boost for Kilkenny village at ‘significant flood risk’

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2022 0

Kilkenny County Council has been given the green light to progress the Ballyhale Flood Relief Scheme to the planning stage. Locla Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan said he was informed of the investment by Office of Public Works (OPW) Minister Patrick O’Donovan. He added a planning application is expected to be submitted later this […]