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€50,000 fund to help Kilkenny start-ups grow their business

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2021 0

Early-stage Kilkenny start-up companies and budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to apply for funding that could help them become an international success story. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan is encouraging budding enterprises to apply for the Competitive Start Fund (CSF), which is providing €50,000 to local start-ups and entreprenavaeurs looking for help to grow

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More than 75 homes planned for new urban area in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2021 0

A new development of family homes has been announced for the emerging Western Environs of Kilkenny city Developers Ormonde Homes Limited have applied to Kilkenny County Council looking for permission to build 77 new homes at a site in Poulgour. The plans are for a mixed-development consisting of houses and apartments. The development, built on […]

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Iconic Kilkenny bar among six local historic buildings to share €312,000 fund boost

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2021 0

Six Kilkenny buildings of historic significance will benefit from over €300,000 in new conservation funding. A total of €312,000 has been allocated for the buildings as part of the Government’s Historic Structures Fund 2021. The announcement was made by Kilkenny TD and Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan, who confirmed a total of €3 million in funding […]

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Work to remove Kilkenny’s ‘Road of Death’ to go ahead despite plans for new route

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2021 0

Works aimed at removing a notorious stretch of road in county Kilkenny, known locally as the ‘Road of Death’, will begin this year as planned. Last August Kilkenny County Council confirmed that works on the N24 Tower Road Junction Improvement Scheme at Piltown would begin this year. This week the local authority announced the upgrade […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘singing bins’ vandalised just days after being installed

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

Vandals have targeted a new initiative that was designed to brighten up Kilkenny city just days after it got underway. Last week Kilkenny County Council launched their ‘singing bins’, which reward people who dispose of their waste with a little song. The idea of the bins is to reward those who do their bit to […]

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Public to have their say on major new road running through county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2021 0

Moves to develop a major road running through county Kilkenny took another leap forward today as the public consultation process began in earnest. The N24 Waterford – Cahir road is a 60km in length section which runs from Junction 10 on the M8 Cahir North Roundabout in county Tipperary to the M9 Dublin to Waterford […]

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Plans for new 37 classroom school in Kilkenny lodged with council

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2021 0

A state-of-the-art building for one of Kilkenny’s largest schools is another step closer after plans for the project were lodged with the local authority. The Board of Management of Kilkenny CBS has applied to Kilkenny County Council for permission to build a 37-classroom building at lands in Lousybush of the Dunningstown Road. Funding for the […]

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Council unveils plan to cater for outdoor dining in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has unveiled a series of measures to cater for the expected surge outdoors once Covid restrictions start to lift from May 10. The local authority has launched several initiatives to help reignite the local tourism trade, which has been decimated by the pandemic, by welcoming “all staycation visitors to the explore the […]

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Popular Kilkenny beer garden gets a new lease of life

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2021 0

A popular Kilkenny gastropub has been told it can keep one of the city’s best outdoors socialising spaces. O’Sullivan’s Taproom on John Street has been granted a five-year planning extension for its hugely popular beer garden. Kilkenny County Council approved the application which creates a safe area for customers, especially in post-pandemic times, as well […]

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Popular Kilkenny bar gets green light for outdoor expansion despite objections

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

A well-known south Kilkenny pub has been given the go-ahead for its plans to transform an outdoor area for customers despite objections from local residents. Last year Kilkenny County Council approved Torca Developments plans to create a new outdoor area at Carroll’s Public House on Logan Street, a protected structure in the centre of Thomastown. […]