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Plans for major development of 100 new homes in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2022 0

Plans for a major new development of almost 100 new homes have been lodged with Kilkenny County Council. The development of 97 houses and apartments at Mount Sion Road in Ferrybank consists of four apartment blocks housing one and two-bed flats. The planning application also seeks permission for more than 60 houses of different sizes. […]

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Record crowds of 100,000 descend on Kilkenny city for St Patrick’s Festival

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2022 Post a comment

An estimated 100,000 people visited Kilkenny city over the six-day St Patrick’s Festival, according to the local authority. Kilkenny County Council also said around 40,000 people crammed into the city-centre to see the St Patrick’s Day parade, which returnd to our streets after a three-year abense. Basking in the spring sunshine, crowds enjoyed free live […]

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Specsavers Kilkenny outline vision for store makeover

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2022 0

One of Kilkenny’s best known opticians have been given the green light to expand and revamp its store in the Market Cross Shopping Centre. Kilkenny Specsavers Limited has been granted planning permission, with conditions, to amalgamate its retail units 4 and 5 by the local authority. In its planning application, Specsavers said the development would […]

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Plans to demolish old Kilkenny pub for major new housing development

By Kilkenny Now 20th March 2022 0

Plans to demolish a well-known former pub and restaurant in Kilkenny and build more than 30 new homes on the site have been lodged with the local authority. The development by MJ McGuinness would see the existing former pub on O’Loughlin Road torn down to be replaced by a new scheme of apartments and houses. […]

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30,000 visitors descend on city as Kilkenny goes green

By Kilkenny Now 16th March 2022 Post a comment

Festival Kilkenny is well and truly underway. Yesterday marked the beginning of six days of festival events featuring American marching bands, fireworks and fireshows, concerts, street entertainment and, of course, this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade. A spokesperson for Kilkenny County County said the city expects to welcome 30,000 visitors over the coming

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Plans to transform house on historic Kilkenny street into 16 new apartments

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2022 0

Plans to demolish a house in the heart of Kilkenny’s historic centre to make way for 16 new apartments have been lodged with the local authority. The developer, Martin Murphy, has applied for planning permission for the new apartments in Friary Street, which is located within the St. Mary’s Architectural Conservation Area. Under the plans, […]

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Boost for Kilkenny village at ‘significant flood risk’

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2022 0

Kilkenny County Council has been given the green light to progress the Ballyhale Flood Relief Scheme to the planning stage. Locla Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan said he was informed of the investment by Office of Public Works (OPW) Minister Patrick O’Donovan. He added a planning application is expected to be submitted later this […]

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Emergency funding granted for four Kilkenny schools

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2022 0

Planned investment in emergency works and additional accommodation has been approved for four schools across Kilkenny city and county. Listerlin National School has been approved for funding for universal access, while emergency funding has been provided to St Patrick’s National School for an emergency door. Meanwhile, additional classrooms have been announced for

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Horse play: Plans to build new equine training building at Kilkenny college

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2022 0

An agricultural college has unveiled plans to build a new equine education training building on its ground in county Kilkenny. Teagasc, the State agency providing research, advisory and education in agriculture, horticulture, food and rural development in Ireland, has also sought permission from Kilkenny County Council to build a new car park for 150 spaces […]

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Plans for new Kilkenny pharmacy shot down

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2022 0

Plans for a new pharmacy in Kilkenny city have been shot down by the local authority. Lou Investments Healthcare Kilkenny Limited had applied to the council for permission for a change of use for a ground floor unit at the Newpark Primary Care Centre. It sought for a change of use from a ‘general medical […]