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15% increase in local property tax helps Kilkenny Council balance 2020 budget

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 0

The 15% local property tax hike was pivotal to Kilkenny County Council being able to sign off on its budget for the coming year. Kilkenny councillors have agreed to approve a budget of €83.5 million for 2020, a 5% increase on 2019. On top of the local property tax hike approved by local councillors in […]

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Plans for county Kilkenny glamping park rejected due to lack of tourism in area

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2019 0

An application to create a tourism experience in county Kilkenny has been turned down by the local authority because the scale of the proposal and its location was deemed to be unsuitable. Jenny Etherton lodged an application with Kilkenny County Council to construct 16 glamping pods and to change the use of existing outbuilding to […]

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Pride of Place: country’s top community groups flock to Kilkenny for awards

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2019 0

Hundreds of unsung heroes from across the island of Ireland will descend on Kilkenny today for the 2019 Pride of Place awards. The Pride of Place awards is an annual competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance, which promotes and celebrates the best in community development. The awards recognise the selfless efforts […]

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Free parking! Kilkenny Council opens up car parks for Christmas shoppers

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2019 Post a comment

Kilkenny County Council has confirmed that it will provide shoppers with free parking in two car parks in the city in the run-up to Christmas. The car parks at Market Yard and County Hall will have free parking at certain times over the coming weeks,  starting today. Parking at County Hall will be free each […]

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Green light for development of 85 new homes in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2019 0

A new development consisting of 85 homes in a Kilkenny town has finally been approved by the local authority. Bolton Homes Limited originally submitted plans for the large development near Callan town centre in January, but the council subsequently requested further information about the development. The plans were resubmitted this month and now the council […]

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Council gives green light for exclusive new housing development in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2019 0

Kilkenny County Council has approved plans for  an exclusive new housing development of 31 family homes in the city. The development will consist of four and five-bed bungalows, two-storey houses, and two-storey over basement houses. Raggett Homes (Kilkenny) Limited will build the houses on a site at Maudlinsland/Quarryland on the Old Sion Road in Kilkenny. […]

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Kilkenny councillors set for 50% pay increase

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2019 0

Kilkenny city and county councillors are set to receive a close to 50% pay increase. The government looks set to back a plan to increase councillors pay by an extra €8,000 per year. Currently, councillors are paid €17,060 a year, along with vouched expenses up to €5,000 and unvouched expenses up to €2,667. The plans […]

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‘Defining decade in our history’ – Kilkenny students to join day of action on climate change

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2019 0

  Kilkenny people, and especially students, are being urged to join in a global day of action to put pressure on politicians to act on climate change. This Friday, a climate strike will be held in Kilkenny, and a local councillor is asking people worried about the current state of the planet to show their […]

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Kilkenny Council seizes 184 stray horses in just four years

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2019 0

Animal authorities in Kilkenny have seized 184 horses across the city and council over the past four years. Thousands of stray or abandoned horses have been seized by councils in Ireland since 2015, according to the latest official figures. Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed told the Dáil the number being seized by county and city […]

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New €400k CCTV cameras to help Kilkenny gardai combat crime in city

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2019 0

A new state-of-the-art CCTV system to will help gardai fight crime in Kilkenny city will be installed in 2020. Kilkenny County Council this afternoon approved its 2020 budget, and has set aside €400,000 for the new CCTV system. A total of 21 cameras will be installed at key locations across Kilkenny, from the city-centre to […]