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Kilkenny village’s water finally safe to drink again after four years on danger list

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2021 Post a comment

Residents in a  Kilkenny village have been told their water is safe to drink after nearly four years being told their supply could pose serious risk. The Glenmore Water Supply Scheme was removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Remedial Action List this week, a list it was originally placed on October 2017. At that […]

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Council to shed light on large new solar farm development outside Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2021 0

A decision on whether a large solar farm can be constructed on the outskirts of Kilkenny city will be made in the coming days. Harmony Solar Kilkenny Limited has applied to Kilkenny County Council to build a solar farm on a 46-hectare site at Smithstown, which is located close to Junction 11 on the M9 […]

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Green light for large new supermarket in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2021 0

Supermarket giant Aldi has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to build a new store in Castlecomer. The store will be located on the site of the town’s former Creamery in the centre of Castlecomer. It will be Aldi’s sixth store in Kilkenny city and county. The former Glanbia site, which has lain […]

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Delight as Kilkenny community gets green light for new playground

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for a new multi-purpose play and sports development in Gowran. The Gowran on the Move residents’ group expressed their delight on social media after the local authority approved their exciting plans for a multi-purpose play area in the town. The development will include a children’s play zone, […]

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Award-winning Kilkenny restaurant gets green light for expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2021 Post a comment

There could be a completely different look to one of Kilkenny’s most popular restaurants once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. The award-winning Ristorante Rinuccini on Kilkenny’s Parade has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council for another extension of its premises, just months after getting the go-ahead to create more dining space. The Lite […]

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Kilkenny residents urged to banish lockdown blues … with a good book

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has co-launched an innovative new reading campaign to help people’s mental well. ‘Ireland Reads’ aims to get people in Kilkenny and the rest of the country to get stuck into some great books between now and a national day of reading, which will take place on Thursday, February 25. The council’s library […]

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New 123-bed hotel planned for site of former hospital in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2021 0

A developer is seeking permission to build a brand new 123-room bedroom hotel on the site of a former hospital in the centre of Kilkenny city. Green Wolfe Limited have requested planning permission for the hotel on the site of the old city Infirmary, located on the corner of Wolfe Tone Street and John’s Green […]

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Huge rise in number of new homes built in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2021 0

The number of new home builds in Kilkenny city and county jumped by over a third last year, a new report reveals. The number of apartments, scheme houses and private homes completed in Kilkenny in 2020 rose by 37.5% compared to the previous year, according to figures just published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). […]

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Successful Kilkenny food business seeks more time to grow

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2021 0

A small Kilkenny business success story is requesting an extension period for it plans to build a processing plant and waste water treatment facility in order to expand its business. Mooncoin Homegrown Beetroot has requested more time from Kilkenny County Council to complete construction of a processing room and water treatment facility as the initial […]

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Kilkenny solar farm requests more time to complete large development

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

Plans to develop a large solar farm adjacent to a busy road in county Kilkenny are back on the table after the developers requested more time to complete the project. Wexford Solar Farms have requested from Kilkenny County Council an extension to their planning permission to build the 4MW solar farm at Curraghmartin, Carrigeen. The […]