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Christmas joy for Kilkenny homeless charity as planning approved for 12 apartments

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

A Kilkenny charity that works tirelessly to help the homeless and provide living spaces for them has been granted planning permission to build 12 apartments in Kilkenny city centre. The Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny has been given the green light by Kilkenny County Council to build the 12 new apartments for homeless families and […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘road of death’ to get long-awaited flyover

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

The creation of a flyover at a Kilkenny accident blackspot which has been the scene of many an accident – some fatal – is among the road projects due to start construction in county Kilkenny next year. Piltown residents have long been campaigning for the construction of a flyover on the N24 at the junction […]

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180 new jobs at risk as environment groups appeal plans for €140m cheese plant in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2019 0

Plans for a new €140 million cheese manufacturing plant in South Kilkenny that would have created up to 80 jobs have been on hold. An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment have lodged an appeal with Bord Pleanála against the decision of Kilkenny County Council to grant permission to Glanbia for a continental cheese […]

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Why we should all shop local in Kilkenny this year

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2019 0

Aa we count down the days, hours and minutes to Christmas, we at KilkennyNow.ie would like to make one suggestion before the festivities get into full swing. Shop here at home in County Wicklow. Local retailers play a massive part in making Christmas such a special time so they really deserve our support. For every […]

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UPDATE: 4,600 Kilkenny householders have their water supply restored

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2019 0

More than 4,600 people in county Kilkenny who were once again facing up to water restrictions just weeks after being told they were lifted will be delighted to hear their supply has been restored. In a statement released this afternoon, Irish Water said: “Irish Water working in partnership with Kilkenny County Council have successfully restored […]

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PICTURE GALLERY: Kilkenny’s historic shopfronts ‘through the ages’

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2019 0

An amazing photographic archive of Kilkenny over the last 50 years showing how it’s changed through the decades will be used by planners to create the Kilkenny of the future. The archive ‘Kilkenny Shopfronts Through the Ages’ has a catalogue of no fewer than 4,400 photos which shows the shopfronts in each street in central […]

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Just the ticket – Kilkenny City Bus service carries its first passengers

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2019 Post a comment

The wheels of the Kilkenny City Bus are finally going round and round as the new public transport service carried its first passengers this morning. At 7am the first buses pulled up to the new bus stops at PurcellsInch and Loughboy, the doors opened and the passengers hopped on. Despite the driving rain and high […]

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The gift of home: 180 Kilkenny people get keys to new houses before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2019 0

Some people in Kilkenny are getting one of the greatest presents a person can get for Christmas– a home to call their own. The €12 million Respond Housing project on the Ballybough Street in Kilkenny city is all but full, with just one remaining family yet to move in. Respond has been handing over keys […]

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New home for Kilkenny’s Butler Gallery nears completion

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

The new home for Kilkenny’s famous Butler Gallery is taking shape and will be ready to home its’ collections as early as next spring. The historic Evan’s Home on Barrack Lane is now entering its final stages with much of the building work, interior fittings and finishes complete and the hard and soft landscaping to […]

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Kilkenny city granted €500,000 to develop as a ‘destination town’

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2019 0

Kilkenny city has been given a €500,000 windfall in an effort to develop its potential as a tourism ‘destination town’. The funding has been allocated through Kilkenny County Council as part of the €15.5million ‘Destination Towns’ initiative launched earlier this year by Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism agency. Kilkenny’s ambition is to create a visitor-focused