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Popular Kilkenny village pub gets green light for food plans

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2021 0

A popular county Kilkenny pub has been given the green light to redevelop the premises. Shirley’s Public House in Kells has been granted permission by Kilkenny County Council to make some major alterations to the pub. The permission allows Shirley’s convert an existing storage shed into a kitchen and build an extension to connect the […]

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Poetry in motion: Now Kilkenny’s poets will answer your call

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2021 0

Members of the public now have the opportunity to listed to some of the finest examples of local poetry. A new ‘dial-a-poem’ selection of aural works from Kilkenny poets is now available to the public through an innovative project that was devised during the pandemic. Kilkenny County Council Arts Office’s Poetry Phone has just announced […]

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Developer to learn fate of 48-house project in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2021 0

Plans to build 48 new homes in a Kilkenny village are back on the table after the local authority received more details about certain aspects of the development. Developer John Staunton lodged an application with Kilkenny County Council in June of last year seeking permission to build the housing development at Moate Road in Ballyragget, […]

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Plans unveiled for new strategic road in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2021 0

A hugely important infrastructure project which will ease traffic congestion in parts of Kilkenny city is a step closer after an application for its construction was made to the national planning authority. Plans for the 400mt road connecting the R693 Kilkenny to Freshford Road at Talbotsinch to the Dunningstown Road at Lousybush have been received […]

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Plans for new entrance to development on grounds of historic Kilkenny mansion

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2021 Post a comment

The owners of a late 17th century country house in Kilkenny are seeking permission to build a new entrance to the estate to allow access to a proposed new development on the lands. The developer, Christine Byrne, has applied to Kilkenny County Council seeking permission to create a new entrance to Kilcreen Lodge on the […]

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Public can have their say on development of one of Kilkenny’s busiest roads

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2021 0

Kilkenny residents are being invited to have their say on the layout of one of the county’s busiest roads. Kilkenny County Council, working in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), are developing a road scheme to improve the N25 between Waterford and Glenmore and are now seeking the public’s input. This project will complete the […]

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Fake chimney part of new plans to improve mobile coverage in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2021 0

A community centre in a Kilkenny village is set to get a makeover which will give people in the north and west of the county a far better phone service. A fake chimney will be built on top of Freshford’s community centre on the village’s beautiful square with the aim of improving the patchy mobile […]

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Green light for huge solar farm on outskirts of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for a large solar energy development on the outskirts of the city. Harmony Solar Kilkenny Limited has been granted permission to construct the solar farm on a 46-hectare site at Smithstown. The development received a 10-year planning permission period and a license to operate the solar farm […]

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Council considers new plans for estate in Kilkenny city rejected by planning authority

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

A development of family homes rejected by the national planning authority for being “uncoordinated and piecemeal” is now being considered by Kilkenny County Council after changes were made to the plans. Last September,An Bord Pleanála rejected proposals by developer Bluelime Homes Ltd to build 40 homes on a site at Loughmacask, Lousybush on the Tullaroan […]

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€600,000 funding to refurbish 39 Kilkenny social homes

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Funding of €585,000 has been allocated to Kilkenny County Council to bring 39 dilapidated social homes back to life. The fundings has been made available under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s Voids Programme for 2021. Almost €45 million has been made available to the scheme across the 31 local authorities. In Kilkenny, […]