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€1.5m fund for local food producers to kickstart Kilkenny’s economic revival post Covid-19 emergency

By Kilkenny Now 10th April 2020 0

A €1.5 million plus fund is being made available to Kilkenny small and medium size business which could help kick-start their operations once the coronavirus emergency is dealt with. And the state and local authority backed fund is particularly interested in hearing from Kilkenny food producers, which they believe are now in a strong position […]

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‘Just taking my newborn son home’ – Kilkenny motorist has a very good excuse for being outside Covid 2km zone

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2020 0

This Kilkenny man had a great excuse for being outside the 2km zone gardai after he was stopped at a Covid-19 checkpoint earlier today. “I’m just bringing my newborn son Josh and mam home from St Luke’s Hospital,” said Andrew to the officers as he nodded to his precious cargo in the back seat of […]

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Landmark Kilkenny pub to be reborn as community hub

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2020 0

An iconic Kilkenny landmark that has fallen on hard times looks like it could be reborn as a local group investigates whether it can be transformed into a community hub. The Fox and Goose pub and restaurant in the Carlow Road at Clara has been derelict for a number of years but now a group […]

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Alarming rise in illegal dumping across Kilkenny during Covid-19 crisis

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2020 0

There has been a sharp rise in the incidents of illegal dumping throughout Kilkenny during the Covid-19 emergency. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed a rise in reports of illegal dumping since the coronavirus restrictions came into effect. A spokesperson for the local authority told KilkennyNow.ie: “Illegal dumping around the county is noticeably on the

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Gardai given powers to turn Kilkenny people away from holiday homes in Easter crackdown

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2020 0

An Garda Siochana have been given sweeping new powers that allows them to turn Kilkenny people to holidays homes and coastal regions for the Easter weekend. Minister for Health Simon Harris has signed regulations to give members the authority to enforce Covid-19 restrictions including forcing people to return to their homes and to arrest or […]

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Development of large family homes planned for county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has received an application to develop a further seven family homes to complete a development in a county Kilkenny town. Canview Ltd lodged recently lodged plans with the local authority to develop the large family homes to complete the housing development at Tougher Crescent in Urlingford. The remaining homes will consist of […]

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Google is watching you: Technology giant releases Kilkenny travel stats as we trade work for home

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2020 Post a comment

If anyone was wondering whether the global technology giants were really watching our every move, the answer would appear to be yes. Google has released information harvested from our devices which use its software, such as Google Maps on smart phones, to show the extent to which Covid-19 restrictions are changing our usual movements in […]

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Plans for mixed development of family homes and serviced sites in Kilkenny town unveiled

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2020 0

Plans for a large housing development, which will include the provision of a number of serviced sites, has landed on the desk of Kilkenny County Council planners. Developer Andrew Glennon is seeking to build 41 family homes and eight serviced sites on a new development at Friars Walk, Clashacollare in Callan. The development will be […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Number of deaths increases by 22 as toll passes the 100-mark

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2020 0

The death toll in the Republic of Ireland from Covid-19 has risen by 22 to 120 while the number of new cases has increased by 424. This brings the total of confirmed cases to 5,177  on the island as a whole while the total number of deaths has reached 168 after another 12 people lost […]

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People power puts paid to controversial housing plans for Kilkenny village centre

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2020 0

A controversial apartment development proposed for a Kilkenny village has been refused planning permission following concerns raised by local residents about the project. Centaur Developments in Ballyfoyle, just north of Kilkenny city lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council to build 12 apartments at Banagher Place, just off Piltown’s Main Street. The plans looked for 10