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Plans to transform famous Kilkenny pub into apartments on ice after objection

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2020 0

Plans to transform a historic building in a Kilkenny village have been stalled after an objection to the development was lodged with the national planning authority. It comes after Kilkenny County Council granted developers Walsh Sheehan Investments Limited permission to build six new residential units on the site on The Square in Johnstown, better known […]

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Council gives green light for giant 100ft telecoms tower in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2020 0

The local authority has granted approval for a giant 100ft telecommunications mast planned for Coillte-owned  land in county Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for Cignal Infrastructure Ltd application to erect a new 30-metre telecommunications structure at Knockadrina, between Knocktopher and Stoneyford. The new 100ft plus multi-user lattice

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You decide: Future of Kilkenny’s development is in your hands

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2020 Post a comment

The initial vision of how Kilkenny will be shaped – and the direction the county’s development will take – has been released to the public. Kilkenny Council has just published the draft City & County Development Plan to cover the next six years up until 2027. The plan sets out the proposed policies and objectives […]

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Touch of class: State-of-the-art extension to replace prefab at Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2020 0

 A local primary school has been granted permission to build a state-of-the-art extension in the place of prefabs currently used to educate young children. Kilkenny County Council has approved the plans put forward by the Board of Management of St Brendan’s National School in Newmarket, near Hugginstown, to build a permanent new structure, A brand […]

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Historic building set in Kilkenny graveyard to come alive as unique family home

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2020 0

An ambitious plan to transform a historic religious hall located at a county Kilkenny graveyard into a family home has been approved by the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has granted permission for the Catholic Young Men’s Society (CYMS) hall, a protected structure on Chapel Lane in Thomastown, restored as a three-bed family home. The […]

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Kilkenny records one of highest levels of horse seizures in country

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2020 0

Nearly 60 horses were seized by Kilkenny County Council in the first nine months of this year. This is the fourth highest number for any county in Ireland, with just Dublin, Limerick and Tipperary recording more seizures. All the seizures were made under the Control of Horses Act, which can be used in respect of stray […]

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Council approves plans for new primary school in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2020 0

The new primary school planned for the Western Environs of Kilkenny city has been given the green light by the local authority. An application by Cairn Home Properties to build a new 16 classroom school on the Castleinch Road, beside College Park in the Wetlands area of the city, has been approved. Cairn Homes applied […]

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Three Kilkenny properties fetch over €1m this year

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2020 0

Three properties in Kilkenny sold for over €1 million year despite the pandemic. A house in Thomastown topped the list after it exchanged hands for €1,420,000. At the other end of the scale, a house in Graiguenamangh sold for just €10,000. The Residential Property Price Register shows another property in Kilkenny city and a house […]

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Kilkenny gardai warn of animal abuse cases in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have urged people to think twice before they give an animal a home in the countdown to Christmas. It comes after local gardai – backed up by animal welfare groups, the Kilkenny SPCA and Kilkenny County Council -intervened in several cases of animal neglect and cruelty cases over the past six months. […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Hair we go again! Kilkenny battered by 100kph winds

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2020 0

Kilkenny will be hit by 100kph winds which are set to hit the city and county all day and into tomorrow morning. Kilkenny was one of nine counties issued with a Status Yellow wind alert by Met Éireann last night. The warning will be in place until 9am tomorrow morning. Neighbouring Carlow, Wexford, Waterford, Tipperary […]