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Kilkenny Council, gardai and HSE issue new Covid appeal amid huge spike in cases locally

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 0

The Health Service Executive (HSE), gardai and Kilkenny County Council have joined forces to make an appeal to people to adhere to the Covid-19 restrictions following a huge increase in cases in the South East region. The HSE, gardai and the local authorities in Kilkenny and neighbouring counties Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford released a statement […]

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Pride of place: Kilkenny’s tidiest estates revealed

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2021 0

By Jayde Maher Kilkenny County Council has announced the winners of the 2020 Tidy Estates Competition. Fairview in Graiguenamanagh is deemed to be the cleanest large estate in the county. De La Salle Place in Kilkenny city took the tidiest ‘medium sized estate’ accolade, while Mullinavat’s St Patrick’s Close in was named the county’s cleanest […]

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Almost €7 million paid for Kilkenny’s biggest property transaction last year

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2021 0

Close to €7 million was paid out in the biggest residential transaction in county Kilkenny in 2020. The €6,881,057 was paid out for sites 1-28 inclusive at Nuncio Park, Deansground in Kilkenny City. The transaction occurred at the end of November and was the largest deal in the county but quite a distance last year. […]

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New physio clinic for county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2021 0

A pharmacy in a county Kilkenny town is set to be transformed into a physiotherapy clinic. Kilkenny County Council approved plans by Compass Physio Ltd permission to create a clinic in Castlecomer. The new physio clinic will be constructed in the building that used be Quirke’s Pharmacy on Kilkenny Street. The local authority granted a […]

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Planning process made easier for Kilkenny residents

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2021 0

A series of new information leaflets have been released in an effort to make the planning process more accessible to people in Kilkenny. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan says the new online leaflets will “put the citizen back into the heart of the planning process.” The new leaflets, released by the government, contain practical, accessible […]

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Class news for Kilkenny school set for major new makeover

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2021 0

A county Kilkenny school can look forward to a signifcant new facelift after the local authority approved its plans for a large new extension. Kilkenny County Council granted planning permission to the Board of Management of Urlingford National School to build an extension comprising of five new education rooms. The new extension will comprise of […]

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Controversial plans for new Kilkenny pharmacy get green light

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2021 0

Controversial plans to locate a new pharmacy at a Primary Healthcare Facility in a county Kilkenny town have been approved after an appeal to the national planning authority. Westcourt Healthcare Limited were refused planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to locate a new pharmacy at the Primary Healthcare Facility on Lady’s Well Street in Thomastown […]

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Plans for nine sites to build new homes in sought after area of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2021 0

Nine fully serviced sites could soon be available to build homes on in Kilkenny city. Developers John and Allen Flynn have lodged an application with Kilkenny Council Council to create the serviced sites at a one-hectare plot of land at Newpark Lower on the Castlecomer Road, next to the Newpark Hotel. The developers are looking […]

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€200,000 for projects to preserve Kilkenny’s historic buildings and shops

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council is making grants available to people to maintain, improve and preserve the heritage and feel of the city and county. The Historic Structure and Historic Shopfront Fund has been extended into next month due to Covid-19 restrictions and the local authority is encouraging local businesses and residents to apply for the funding. […]

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WEATHER ALERT: New warning issued for Kilkenny, sub-zero temperatures and snow forecast

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2021 0

As cold and as it has been in Kilkenny this week, the coming days are expected to be much worse with snow, sleet and freezing conditions forecast. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow snow and ice warning which is set to last most of the weekend. The weather warning comes into effect at 6pm […]