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Excitement as Kilkenny’s new Skatepark grinds into action this weekend  

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2021 0

The long-awaited skatepark built as part of the new area of Kilkenny city centre opens to boarders from today. The park, part of the new Abbey Quarter, will see its firsts grinds and rails this weekend.   It’s one of the first pieces of the overall Abbey Quarter, built on the site of the former […]

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Huge development of 250 homes, offices, nursing home and creche approved for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2021 0

A massive development consisting of homes, offices, shops, a nursing home and a creche on a greenfield site in Kilkenny has been given the go-ahead by the national planning authority. Kilkenny County Council had approved the huge development between the Circular Road and Kennyswell Road in Robertshill in Kilkenny last July but that decision was […]

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Major works underway to replace dodgy pipes causing problems for Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2021 0

Frequent water outages causing huge frustration to business and residents of a county Kilkenny town should soon be consigned to history. A problematic 450 metres section of cracked and defected water mains are set to be replaced by Irish Water and Kilkenny County Council at Jerpoint, outside Thomastown, over the coming months. The works on […]

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Developer gets green light to build new homes in historic area of Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2021 0

Plans to build two new homes in a historic area of special conservation in Kilkenny city-centre have been given the green light. Developer Claire Costello had sought to change aspects of the plans for the homes at Rose Cottage on New Street Lower in Kilkenny city, which had originally been granted permission last year. Kilkenny […]

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Green light for new development of family homes on site of protected structure in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2021 0

Plans to build a development of family homes in the centre of a Kilkenny village have been approved by the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has granted planning to developer Edward Morrissey and his plans to build 10 new homes in the centre of Goresbridge right beside a protected building. The development at Barrack Street […]

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Full of beans: Free kits to show Kilkenny residents how to grow your own food

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2021 0

An initiative aimed at getting more people in Kilkenny growing their own foods has been launched by the local authority. Some 830 growing kits have been made available for distribution throughout Kilkenny to to get people started growing their own food at home. These free growing kits, provided by the local council in collaboration with […]

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House about that? 183 social homes built in Kilkenny last year, another 400 on the way

By Kilkenny Now 26th April 2021 0

A total of 183 new social homes were provided by Kilkenny County Council in 2020. These homes came on stream through a programme of construction, acquisition and leasing the local authority confirmed this week. The council’s Housing Delivery Team also confirmed 400 more homes, as part of 37 projects, are being made available as part […]

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Kilkenny food and drink producers going from ‘strength to strength’

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2021 0

Kilkenny’s food and drink producers are being urged to get involved in a new programme to help them make it big on the national and international stages. Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office has issued a call out to food and drink producers across the county to join its successful Food Academy programme. Now in its eighth-year, […]

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Workshops for Kilkenny retailers preparing to open their doors

By Kilkenny Now 24th April 2021 0

Kilkenny retailers could be opening their doors within a matter of weeks and a support workshop is being organised to help them set up again. It comes as Government figures indicated there are moves towards reopening non-essential retail next month. In response to this, Kilkenny’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is hosting a Kilkenny Retail Support […]

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100ft telecoms tower overlooking Kilkenny village given green light

By Kilkenny Now 23rd April 2021 0

A 33-metre telecommunications tower has been given the go-ahead to be built on public lands overlooking a Kilkenny village. Kilkenny County Council has approved Cignal Infrastructure Limited plans to erect the 100ft tall structure on Coillte lands at Coolehill Upper, Windgap, Co Kilkenny. The council had raised concerns over the construction of the tower, the […]