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‘There’s no democracy in there, democracy has gone out the window’ – Kilkenny councillor slams 15% property tax hike

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY councillor has launched a scathing attack on the local authority over the controversial decision to hike the local property tax by 15% next year. Denis Hynes, along his fellow Labour councillor Tómas Breathnach, the Greens’ Malcolm Noonan and Independent Eugene McGuinness, were the only local representatives to oppose the measure […]

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Kilkenny Animated festival needs volunteers to help draw a crowd

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN international festival being held in Kilkenny, which has attracted Netflix as a partner, is looking for volunteers to assist. Now in its second year, Kilkenny Animated needs bodies over the festival’s duration and help maintain its place as the world’s leading animation festival. Kilkenny Animated celebrates the best of Irish and […]

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Kilkenny Council chief: Why we’re hiking your property tax by 15%

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council has defended the controversial 15% increase in local property tax (LPT) being imposed on homeowners in the city and county. And the council’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said the increase came about due to her recommendation to council members. Kilkenny councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the 15% increase […]

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More trees, warmer homes, less waste – Kilkenny signs up to new climate change charter

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has made a commitment to work towards making itself a greener place to live in. Work to plant more trees around the county, reduce home heating inefficiency, work to create less waste, develop greener transport solutions and create a sustainable flood management plan for all of Kilkenny are the stated aims […]

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Kilkenny Council approves plan to provide housing for 66 local Traveller families

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN MORE than 60 local Traveller families will be provided with housing after Kilkenny County Council approved a new accommodation programme. Councillors formally adopted the programme at the September meeting of the county council. A council spokesperson said the new programme would meet the housing needs of the local travelling community “over the […]

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Kilkenny homeowners hit with huge property tax hike, Council get €1m windfall

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY homeowners will be hit with a significant increase in property tax next year after local  councillors approved a 15% hike this evening. The tax increase will boost Kilkenny County Council’s coffers by €1,125,000 next year. This hike was confirmed this afternoon after a majority of councillors voted in favour of the […]

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Plans for new development of 35 homes in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PLAN for a development of 35 new homes have been resubmitted to Kilkenny County Council. The Cois na Bearu development in Graiguenamanagh would create homes for more than 130 people. Corestone 4 Ltd has resubmitted the planning application to the council for the construction of the houses on the northern outskirts of […]

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Plans for large three-storey Airbnb complex beside Kilkenny’s Rothe House

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council has received a planning application for an Airbnb style development to be built right beside one of our most historical medieval buildings. The application proposes to build a three-storey building adjacent to the 17th-century merchant’s house and popular Kilkenny city tourist attraction, Rothe House. Martin Gittens, who made

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400 sign petition to stop bullfighting coming to Kilkenny on back of spoof article

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 300 people have signed a petition asking President Michael D. Higgins and Kilkenny manager Brian Cody to block the construction of a Bullfighting Ring in Kilkenny. The online petition has been created on the campaign website www.change.org asking people to ‘Stop Ireland from Bringing the Cruel Bullfight to Kilkenny, Ireland!’ […]

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Win or lose, camogie heroes will get open-top bus homecoming

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY will give a big welcome home to our Senior Camogie team, with or without the O’Duffy Cup. The Kilkenny ladies team is in the All-Ireland Camogie final for the fourth year in a row and hopes to regain the cup it last won back in 2016, beating Cork. The Rebellettes turned […]