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Religious group gets approval for new cultural centre in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2021 0

A multi-denominational Christian grouping has been given the go-ahead to create an education and cultural centre in the heart of Kilkenny city. The Kilkenny Christian Centre received approval from Kilkenny County Council for its plans to build a new cultural centre on the site of the former Kilkenny Stoves showroom on Dean Street. The Kilkenny […]

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IDA reignites battle with Kilkenny Council over port road

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has once again approached Kilkenny County Council in an effort to build a new road around an industrial estate near Belview Port. The IDA lodged plans with the local authority looking to develop the L32314 road at Ballyvalla beside the State agency’s lands at Gorteen. The road stretches along the […]

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‘Kilkenny County Council was part of that failure’ – local authority apologises for role in Mother and Baby home scandal

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has issued a formal apology to the deceased, the survivors and the relatives of former residents at a local Mother and Baby Home. St Columba’s Hospital, formerly known as Thomastown County Home prior to 1957, was one of four County Homes that featured in the recently published report by the Mothers and […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Kilkenny braced for Big Freeze over next week – Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 0

Wrap up warm because it is going to turn cold in Kilkenny for the rest of the week. Kilkenny County Council and Met Éireann have just issued a weather advisory warning for the county predicting freezing temperatures, frost, ice and snow which is set to last up until Sunday night. The advisory issued by both […]

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Walk on: €110,000 hike in funding for popular Kilkenny trails and walkways

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2021 Post a comment

Six popular Kilkenny community walking trails  have secured more than €110,000 in funding to improve and upgrade their outdoor amenities. Kilkenny County Council has been awared €73,291 in grants for outdoor amenities countywide. Meanwhile two two additional local projects have each receieved €20,000 in funding through the Kilkenny Leader Partnership. The funding was

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Council gives boot to plans to build houses at Kilkenny shoe shop

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2021 0

A plan to transform a well known shop in the centre of a county Kilkenny town into family homes has been rejected by the local authority. SFT Moore Developments Limited had made an application to Kilkenny County Council in October requesting permission to convert the site formerly known as Cook’s Shoe Shop on Urlingford’s Main […]

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Kilkenny school gets thumbs up to expand into former city centre shop

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2021 0

A Kilkenny Secondary School’s plan to use a former joke shop to create more classrooms while it deals with the effects of Covid-19 on education has been approved by the local authority. Kilkenny CBS on James’s Street has been given the green light by Kilkenny County Council to move into and convert the unit formerly […]

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Developer seeks to change permission on Kilkenny development to create 50% more homes

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2021 0

A developer who previously received planning permission to build 51 homes in a new area of Kilkenny City is now looking to alter the plans to provide more housing. Kilkenny County Council gave Inistioge based developers Chelmont Limited permission in December 2018 to build the 51 three and four-bedroom homes at Drakelands Lower in the […]

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Kilkenny records biggest drop in pollution cases in entire country

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2021 0

Kilkenny has recorded the largest drop in environmental pollution cases in the county. In 2018 Kilkenny Council Council recorded 1,437 cases of air, noise, water, litter and waste pollution. But within just 12 months, this figure dropped a fuill 28% to just 1,035 pollution cases, the greatest proportional decrease recorded by any county in the […]

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Well-known Kilkenny hotel’s ambitious plans for upward extension are shot down

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2021 0

Plans by a well-known hotel in Kilkenny city to create more rooms for guest accommodation have been refused by the local authority. The Pembroke Hotel’s plans to add another level to the build, creating space for five new suites, has been refused by Kilkenny County Council. Owner John Ryan lodged an application with the council […]