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#YourCouncilDay: Kilkenny Council reveals its inner workings online

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2021 0

If you have ever wonder what it takes to keep Kilkenny running day-to-day? Well, today is the chance to do just that. Kilkenny County Council is inviting the public to meet the people and employees that keep the Marble County ticking over with their new initiative,  ‘Your Council Day’, which takes place today. Across social […]

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One of Kilkenny’s biggest primary schools unveils plans for new extension

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s largest primary schools is about to become a little bit bigger. The Board of Management of Presentation Primary School on Parnell Street in the city has lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council for a new three-classroom extension. If approved the single-storey extension would consist of three new classrooms to the front of […]

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Chronic lack of supply creates huge surge in Kilkenny house prices

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2021 0

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Kilkenny has risen 5% to €221,500 in the last three months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance. Across the county, the average time taken to sell has fallen from six weeks to three this quarter, the Q2 REA Average House Price Index […]

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Plans to transform derelict creamery in Kilkenny village into new homes rejected

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2021 0

Plans to transform a derelict creamery in a Kilkenny village into houses and apartments have been rejected. Kilkenny County Council refused developer David Flynn’s plans to build 14 new homes on the 0.25 hectare site at Dargan, beside Kilmacow village. The developer had hoped to build five three-bed and three two-bed homes, as well as […]

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Massive bridge project spanning Kilkenny and Wexford wins top international award

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

A huge infrastructure project linking Kilkenny and Wexford has won a prestigious international engineering award. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, the longest bridge in Ireland, has been awarded the 2021 International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Outstanding Structure Award. Part of the  strategic N25 New Ross Bypass, the win marks the first

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An Bord Pleanála rejects plans for ‘piecemeal’ Kilkenny development after objections

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2021 0

A long-running saga involving plans to build childcare facilities at a housing development in Kilkenny has been refused by An Bord Pleanála after local residents campaigned against its construction. The national planning authority rejected the “piecemeal” proposed development at Weir View on the Castlecomer Road on appeal. The Paddy Ragget Homes development had

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Green light for large new 123-bed hotel on historic site in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2021 0

A large new 123-room bedroom hotel will be built on the site of a former hospital in Kilkenny city. It comes after Green Wolfe Limited received planning permission from Kilkenny County Council to proceed with their plans to transform the site of the old City Infirmary into guest accommodation, The new hotel will be located […]

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Anger as high-level talks on new motorway in Kilkenny dropped at last minute

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2021 Post a comment

Discussions about the prospect of a new motorway running through county Kilkenny were cancelled at the last minute when Tánaiste Leo Varadkar removed it from a meeting’s agenda. There was much frustration among TDs and Senators yesterday after a high-profile meeting of a Tipperary delegation with the Tánaiste realised a number of topics had been […]

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Kilkenny museum receives funding to digitize important collection

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2021 0

A county Kilkenny museum is to receive close to €8,000 to digitize the collection they house. Under the Regional Museum Exhibitions Scheme 2021, the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny will receive €7,600 for the digitisation of the gallery’s collection, which will enhance the visitor experience. Welcoming the funding announcement , Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said […]

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Plans for new national school in Kilkenny delayed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2021 0

A Kilkenny school has had to delay its plans for a brand new building after the council requested further details on the project. The Board of Management of St Canice’s Co-Educational National School on Grange Road is seeking to build a brand new 24-classroom school at its current location. If approved, the development will consist […]