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Locals horrified to find dead horse abandoned in ditch on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MEMBERS of the public were horrified to discover a young foal left dead on the side of a Kilkenny road overnight. The grim discovery was made at Drakesland Middle, Kilkenny city last night. The young horse was found lifeless and lying abandoned in a ditch. The Kilkenny branch of the Irish Society […]

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Work on Kilkenny Greenway gets underway this week

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is due to start this week on the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Wexford County Council announced […]

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€2,500 fines for flaunting rubbish by-laws as Kilkenny Council begin door-to-door inspections

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council inspectors are going door-to-door seeking proof that householders are legally disposing of their rubbish. And those who can’t prove that they have used authorised waste operators could be hit with a €2,500 fine. The council is trying to curb the use of the ‘man with the van’ service’s who […]

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Plans for new development of large family homes in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

PLANS for a new residential development of 12 large family homes have been received by Kilkenny County Council. The developers Kilsion Ltd hope to construct four and five bed houses at Middleknock, on the Sion Road, just off the Ring Road. The two-storey detached houses will rang in size from just over 2,000 square feet […]

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Huge new development would see Kilkenny hotel more than triple in size

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY AN application for a huge hotel development beside the Abbey Quarter, which would see an existing hotel more than triple in size, has been received by Kilkenny County Council. Auburn Ventures is looking to dramatically expand the Kilkenny Inn Hotel on Vicars Street by adding 75 rooms to the existing building, bringing […]

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A huge draw! Crowds flock to city for Kilkenny Animated festival

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is set to draw a huge crowd this weekend for an event visitors have had pencilled in for a while now. Kilkenny Animated, the world’s foremost animation festival, is taking place around the city and county this weekend and has drawn its guests from the leading lights in the industry globally. […]

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STORM ALERT: Kilkenny motorists and pedestrians warned of road hazards as Lorenzo approaches

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY motorists and pedestrians are being asked to take special care on the roads today as Storm Lorenzo hits. Met Éireann have issued a yellow weather warning for Kilkenny for strong winds with gust up to 120kph and heavy rain which could cause flooding. Authorities fear there could be damage to property […]

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Anger as Kilkenny playground removed over dumping and anti-social behaviour

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A CHILDREN’S playground has been removed and a wall knocked at a Kilkenny community centre because of illegal dumping and ongoing anti-social behaviour in the area. Kilkenny County Council said it was forced to take the extraordinary measure of knocking the wall and removing a playground at the Fr McGrath Centre on […]

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Five years in the making: work finally gets underway on county Kilkenny community park

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is set to begin on a Kilkenny community park that has been five years in the making. The sod will finally be turned on the Ferrybank Neighbourhood Park this week. The €350,000 park will create a much needed central amenity facility for the Ferrybank area including a children’s playground, walking route, […]

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Neighbours from hell: Kilkenny Deputy Mayor calls for crackdown on anti-social tenants

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Deputy Mayor wants action taken against people in local authority and traveller accommodation who are making life hell for their neighbours and communities. Fianna Fáil councillor John Coonan publicly urged Kilkenny County Council to be stronger when dealing with problem tenancies. Cllr Coonan claimed “decent, honourable” people are being