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Council applies for planning to build pedestrian bridge in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny County Council has applied for planning permission to build a pedestrian bridge required to safely connect a major tourist site to a town. The €900,000 Castlecomer Pedestrian Bridge connecting the town to the popular Discovery Park is with An Bord Pleanála for approval. The bridge crossing the River Dinin is required […]

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Ten-day celebration of the arts starts in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY Arts Festival is not the only display of creativity, imagination and artistry happening in the county this week. Tomorrow, the Thomastown Creative Arts Festival / TCAF19 begins a ten-day celebration of the work of the talented and gifted artist from in and around the Thomastown area. This year’s theme is very […]

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Five projects receive €40,000 from community grant scheme

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BREAKDOWN of the €250,000 funding as part of Kilkenny County Council’s Community and Cultural Facilities Capital Grant Scheme has been released Cultural art spaces, playgrounds, sports groups, and scout halls are among the projects benefitting from the funding. Five projects received €40,000, with the other two receiving €30,000 and €20,000 each. […]

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Emergency business meeting hears 51 retail units are empty in the city centre

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY OVER 40 retailers attended an emergency meeting called by the Mayor of Kilkenny addressing the issue of business closures in the city. The retailers were joined at the meeting in City Hall by other stakeholders of business in the city – Kilkenny County Council executives, County Councillors, business groups, and members of […]

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€6 million project to create new home for the Butler Gallery

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2019 0

A NEW addition to Kilkenny tourism and home to valuable historical collections is set to open to the public early next year. The new Butler Gallery at Evan’s Home is a €6 million project that will house a large contemporary gallery for major temporary exhibitions, the Butler permanent collection, the Tony O’Malley collection, a media […]

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Ireland’s longest bridge will open in November, ease traffic chaos in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €230 million New Ross bypass that connects South Kilkenny and Wexford is set to open in November. That’s according to Wexford County Council, who say the complexity of the construction of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge delayed the project by six months. There is light at the end of the bridge, […]

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County Kilkenny €9million flood relief project ready to go to design stage

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE €9 million Graiguenamanagh flood relief scheme is one step closer to starting as the project has gone for design tender. Last year funding was confirmed for the project immediately in the aftermath of the damage caused by Storm Deirdre. This project is a joint undertaking by Kilkenny County Council and Carlow […]

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Stunning new exhibition which brings to life Kilkenny skeltons’ officially opens today

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 12

By COLIN BARTLEY THE EXHIBITION featuring the bodies of three people discovered during the excavation of Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile Museum three years ago will open to the public today. 3 lives, 3 deaths, One life unlived tells the story of three women, the lives they led, their cultural identity, and whether they viewed themselves as […]

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Property tax in Kilkenny could rise by 15% next year

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY HOMEOWNERS in Kilkenny could be paying substantially more tax on their houses next year. Kilkenny County Council are to consider upping the Local Property Tax (LPT) by 15% next year Councillors are to set sit down before the end of September and see if they want to implement the increase that would […]

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‘Think Green’ and no screens – Kilkenny’s Fairytale Festival a resounding success

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

Thousands of people left their tablets and phones behind them in the hope they might catch a glimpse of Tinkerbell,  Cinderella, or Tom Thumb in Kilkenny over the weekend. The fourth annual Fairytale Festival event was held in Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge last Sunday. The screen-free event encouraged people to ‘think green’, an initiative those present […]