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Green light for large new development of family homes in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2021 0

Plans for a large new housing development in county Kilkenny has been given the green light by the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has given Dunmore Property Development Co Limited permission to build 40 new homes at Rathculliheen, beside the existing Abbeygate estate in Ferrybank. The development will consist of 32 two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached houses;

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One of Kilkenny’s biggest employers unveils major expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2021 0

One of Kilkenny’s largest employers is looking for permission to increase the size of its production facility in the south of the county. Dawn Meats has made an application to Kilkenny County Council looking to add to its production facility at its plant in Grannagh. The plans are looking to create another close to 10,000 […]

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‘A fantastic investment’ – neighbouring Kilkenny parishes get green light for €1m road works

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2021 3

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for almost €1 million to fund new road works in the Bennettsbridge and Danesfort areas. The council has allocated €505,500 in funding for projects in Bennetsbridge and the wider Tullaherin parish as part of the municipal roads budget for 2021. It also allocated a further €459,000 for […]

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Objection puts brakes on plans for new hotel in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2021 0

Plans to build a new boutique hotel in the centre of Kilkenny city are on hold after an appeal was lodged against the local authority’s decision to approve the development. Last Month Kilkenny County Council granted developer Kevin Moore Building Ltd permission to create a 23-bedroom hotel located between Lower John’s Street and Horse Barrack […]

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Numbers on social housing lists in Kilkenny rise despite drop across country

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council was just one of six local authorities that recorded a rise in the number of households on their social housing waiting list in 2020. New figures releasedby the Department of Housing in the Social Housing Assessments 2020 report reveal 16 more households qualified for the council’s social housing support in 2020. The […]

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Green machines: Kilkenny students cycle to celebrate St Patrick’s Day

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2021 0

As schools begin to reopen across the county, a call has gone out to students urging them to make ‘green journeys’ to school on St Partick’s Day. Cycle Kilkenny is encouraging families to green their journey to school and, where possible, to walk, cycle or scoot school journeys next week. The initiative is being led […]

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Water works in Kilkenny saving 900,000 litres a day

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2021 0

Upgrade works during the pandemic have saved enough water to supply a further 2,500 houses per day. More then 900,000 litres of water a day are now being saved in Kilkenny through the work of Irish Water’s Leakage Reduction Programme, performed in conjunction with the local authroity’s water pressure management project. Works over the last […]

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Covid complacency: More Kilkenny residents breaking lockdown travel rules

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2021 0

For the fifth week in a row there has been an increase in the number of Kilkenny residents travelling further than 10km from their homes during the lockdown. The latest Staying Local Indicator (SLI) issued by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals 59.1% of Kilkenny residents did not travel further than 10km at any point […]

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Eircom’s plans for 50ft high 5G mast in county Kilkenny village refused

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2021 0

A national telecommunications and broadband provider’s plans to upgrade their services in county Kilkenny have been dealt a blow after the local authority knocked back plans for a new mast. Eircom Limited had applied to Kilkenny County Council to build a 15 metre-high free-standing communications structure at Archers Field, just beside Kilmaganny Village. The local […]

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Back to life: New campaign to entice ‘staycationers’ back to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2021 0

As the rollout of the national vaccination programme gathers pace, local tourism chiefs are already planning to entice domestic ‘staycationers’ back to Kilkenny city and county. Kilkenny Tourism has launched #More to Explore, a multi-pronged campaign highlighting Kilkenny’s many unique tourism attractions, from outdoors activities and authentic