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Derelict landmark Kilkenny building to give new lease of life to local families

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A FAMOUS but now derelict pub, in the heart of county Kilkenny could give a new lease of life to local families. The Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny is looking to build 12 new apartments for homeless families and individuals, on and beside the site of The Red Barn pub in the […]

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Car-azy! Kilkenny motorists among hardest hit by parking charges

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council raked in more than €2.3 million from car-parking charges last year. Newly published figures reveal Kilkenny took one of the highest sums of money from motorists compared to other local authorities outside of the capital. The €2.3 million collected by Kilkenny Council is the fourth-highest figure nationwide outside Dublin, […]

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Kilkenny’s volunteers praised for River Nore’s litter-free status

By Kilkenny Now 27th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY VOLUNTEER groups and members of the public are being credited with Kilkenny’s River Nore coming out tops in an anti-litter survey. The Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey of coastal areas and waterways found the Nore is an “excellent site” that has a “virtual absence of litter”. The River Nore received the […]

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New Kilkenny bus service to link 41 parts of the city

By Kilkenny Now 27th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FORTY-one locations in Kilkenny will be serviced by the new city bus service and buses will run every half-hour. The new bus service will be ready for November after Kilkenny  County Council confirmed it has chosen the preferred operator – Galway-based City Direct – to run the service. Kilkenny Councillor Andrew McGuinness […]

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Plans lodged for new development of family homes in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 26th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A NEW development looking to build 31 family homes in Kilkenny has been put before the council. The development will consist of four and five-bed bungalows, two-storey houses, and two-storey over basement houses. Raggett Homes (Kilkenny) Limited hopes to develop a site on Maudlinsland/Quarryland on the Old Sion Road in Kilkenny. If […]

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Green shoots – Council sets up environmental tent at Kilkenny’s agricultural show

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IN A year when the ballot-box saw the rise of the green wave across Europe, a new attraction at Kilkenny’s largest agricultural show will highlight the change to a green mindset among the public. Kilkenny County Council’s Environmental Section is setting up a marquee at Ireland’s oldest agricultural show, the Iverk Show […]

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Plans for biggest housing development in county Kilkenny town for over a decade

By Kilkenny Now 20th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE of the largest developments seen in a county Kilkenny town in over a decade has gone to the planning stage. An application has been received by Kilkenny County Council for a 28-home project close to Castlecomer town centre. The development will consist of one-bed, two-bed, three-bed, and four-bed homes ranging from […]

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National Heritage Week to bring Kilkenny’s past into focus

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

ARCHEOLOGY, photography, construction, farming, ancestry and artistry are the basis of just some of the events taking place locally for National Heritage Week. Starting this Saturday, the theme of this year’s Heritage Week in county Kilkenny is Pastimes & Past Times. The week-long programme, with mostly free events, includes something for everyone from building a […]

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Kilkenny multinational applies for huge city expansion

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY multinational that announced 225 new positions this year looks set to make a massive capital investment in the city. The parent company of Taxback International, Immedis and Transfermate has lodged a planning application for a 52,000 square foot new research and innovation facility to be situated on the IDA Business […]

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Kilkenny’s age friendly project receives national recognition

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council has received a nomination for a national award in recognition of its efforts to make the city age-friendly. Chambers Ireland, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government today revealed the shortlist for the Excellence in Local Government Awards 2019. The council has been nominated in […]