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Boil water notice lifted from county Kilkenny town’s water supply

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

A boil water notice in effect for nearly four weeks at a county Kilkenny town has today been lifted. The Ballragget Public Water Supply,  which services 1,282 consumers, had been placed under a boil water notice since February 11, as a precaution due to inadequate disinfection of the water at the plant. Following consultation between […]

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Green light for €19 million 100-patient community care facility in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

A new €19 million, 95-bed community care unit for county Kilkenny has been given the green light. Kilkenny County Council approved plans this week for the 95-bed facility on the grounds of St Columba’s Hospital in Thomastown. The new facility became essential following a report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in the […]

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Kilkenny’s gory past on travel bible’s ‘alternative Irish bucket-list’

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2020 0

The world’s most respected travel guide is pointing people in the direction of one of Kilkenny’s most spectacular tourist attractions if they are in Ireland for an alternative experience. The Lonely Planet this week published its ‘Alternative Irish bucket-list’ which it claimed would “challenge even the most well-travelled locals.” Kilkenny’s famed Dunmore Caves made the

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Two Kilkenny tourism initiatives receive €420,000 in funding

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Two county Kilkenny projects aimed at getting people active are to benefit from more than  €430,000 between government and council funding. The Poulanassy Waterfall in Mullinavat and Silaire Woods in Graiguenamanagh are set to benefit from huge investments in infrastructure, it is hoped will attract tourists to the area. The investment in projects around the […]

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Disability rights campaigner ‘honoured’ to fill vacant Green seat on Kilkenny Council

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2020 0

Disability rights campaigner Maria Dollard will be co-opted onto Kilkenny County Council this evening. Ms Dollard was selected to fill the seat vacated by the election of Malcolm Noonan to Dáil Éireann. The new Green councillor, whose daughter Lucy shot to fame as one of Kilkenny’s representative athletes in the Special Olympics World Games, is […]

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Historic Kilkenny hotel given green light for new accommodation plans

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2020 0

A popular county Kilkenny hotel has been given the green light to expand its accommodation offering. Kilkenny County Council has granted planning permission to the Avalon House Hotel in Castelcomer to transform an existing “out office building” adjacant to the hotel into a two-bedroom cottage for short term use. Avalon House and the building on […]

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County Kilkenny school lodges plans to build much needed extra classroom and special needs facilty

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2020 0

A county Kilkenny primary school is looking to build a much needed extension which would see the school increase its current size by 50%. The Board of Management of Ballyfacey National school near Glenmore has applied to Kilkenny County Council for permission to build an extension which will include a brand new classroom and a […]

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Local developer unveils plans for 12 new apartments in heart of Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2020 0

A local developer is looking to build 12 apartments in the heart of a Kilkenny village. Centaur Developments in Ballyfoyle, just north of Kilkenny city has applied to the local authority to build the apartment development at Banagher Place, just off Piltown’s Main Street. The plan involves the construction of 10 two-bedroom apartments and two […]

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Kilkenny Council to distribute sandbags in preparation for flooding as 14 days of wet weather forecast

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 Post a comment

Sandbags are to be given out to Kilkenny residents following a warning from the council to prepare for flooding. People all across the county are being urged to prepare for the worst following advice from Met Éireann that we can expect heavy rain and possible snow which could continue for the next two weeks. Kilkenny […]

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New café hopes to serve up a slice of the past in historic building in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2020 0

New plans it is hoped will breathe new life into a historic building in a county Kilkenny town which has been masquerading as a shop for close to half a century, have been put to the council planners. A planning application has been lodged with Kilkenny County Council which would see the 18th century Market […]