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Kilkenny city to come alive as day and night festival line-ups revealed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2022 3

Kilkenny’s music lovers are in for a treat next month as a series of concerts are staged to keep locals and visitors entertained day and night in the city-centre. There will be a host of live performances nightly in the magnificent Medieval Mile Museum and during the day at the Festival Bandstand in Canal Square, […]

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Let there be light! Kilkenny GAA club makes pitch to council

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2022 0

One of Kilkenny’s biggest GAA clubs has unveiled plans to build new floodlights at its HQ. O’Loughlin-Gaels have sought permission from Kilkenny County Council to install six 1 8metre high LED floodlights at its playing pitches at Leggetsrath off the Hebron Road. The local authority is expected to deliver its decision at the end of […]

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Planning chiefs give green light for new school in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2022 0

The national planning authority has given the green light for a new school in Kilkenny. An Bord Pleanála has garnted planning permission to the Board of Management of CBS Secondary School Kilkenny to build a 37-classroom school building with a floor area of 10,564 sqm. Plans for the part three-storey, part two-storey school also include […]

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‘Long overdue’ – green light for major water improvement works in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2022 0

The green light has finally been given for water improvement works in Knocktopher. Under the works Irish Water, working in partnership with Kilkenny County Council, will replace approximately 1,350 metres of aged cast iron water mains under the village with new modern pipes. The programme to replace the water mains will commence over the coming days and last until April.

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€3m boost to put Kilkenny walking and cycling trails on right track

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2022 0

Kilkenny has been allocated €3 million in Government funding to improve local walking and cycling tracks. It is part of the Coalition’s €239 million spending on walking and cycling infrastructure in urban areas for 2022 announced by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan this week. Some of the funding is for planning and design of new projects, […]

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Kilkenny commuters face disruption in city

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2022 0

Kilkenny motorists have been warned to expect delays in part of the city over the coming days. The local authority has confirmed a temporary traffic management system will be in place in the Greenshill area of the city until Friday. Kilkenny County Council has apologised for any inconvenience caused.

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Properties owned by Kilkenny Council empty despite housing crisis: report

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

More than 50 properties owned by Kilkenny County Council are lying empty in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. A report in today’s Sunday Independent reveals there are 4,000 local authority-owned houses or apartments across the country that are currently empty. This national figure includes 58 council properties in Kilkenny city and county. The […]

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Kilkenny village gets green light for new playground

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

Kilkenny County Council has approved plans to build a new playground in a Kilkenny village. It gave the green light to the Freshford Playground group to construct a new playground, public amenity space, access road, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping around the new facility. It also granted the group permission to remove an existing shed […]

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Green light for plans to transform Kilkenny city building into 15 new homes

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2021 0

Plans to transform an end of terrace property in the city-centre into three new houses and 12 apartments have been given the go-ahead by Kilkenny County Council. The developer, Hansa Properties Ltd, is seeking permission to demolish the two storey house at number 66 Upper Patrick Street, along with a vacant workshop building and sheds […]

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Plans for new apartment block in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2021 0

Plans for a new block of apartments in a county Kilkenny town have been lodged with Kilkenny County Council. In its submission to the local authority, Kilkenny Voluntary Housing Association Company Limited has sought permission to demolish an existing building in Ladyswell Street in Thomastown. In its place, the association plans to construct a new […]