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Kilkenny and Wexford captains meet in the middle once more, to mark completion of Ireland’s longest bridge

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY and Wexford senior hurling captains were on hand to witness a momentous occasion for Kilkenny and the South East region. Cat’s captain TJ Reid, and the Model county’s captain Lee Chin, were present to witness a major milestone as the final section was inserted into Ireland’s longest bridge. The Rose […]

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Five months of traffic delays expected for new road build in city

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SERIOUS traffic delays are expected in Kilkenny for the next five months, to facilitate the construction of a new road. The delays will mainly affect traffic using College Road and the Old Callan road in the city. Kilkenny County Council is closing Circular Road next Monday. It will remain closed until November, […]

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Pedestrian bridge in county Kilkenny town set to be built next year

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A PEDESTRIAN bridge required to safely link a major tourist site in Kilkenny to a town centre could begin construction next summer. The €900,000 Castlecomer Pedestrian Bridge connecting the town centre to the popular Discovery Park is going to the planning stage. The bridge over the River Dinin is required to take […]

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Playground shut due to €20,000 worth of damage caused by mindless vandals

By Kilkenny Now 17th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A COMMUNITY playground has been forced to close down after vandals caused €20,000 worth of damage to the facility. Kilkenny County Council made the unavoidable decision to close down the playground at the Fr McGrath Centre on St Joseph’s Road in the city. The decision to temporarily close the playground was made […]

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Kilkenny County Council gives €250,000 towards seven community-led projects

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 Post a comment

CULTURAL art spaces, playgrounds, and scout halls are among the projects to receive funding as part of Kilkenny County Council’s €250,000 its Community and Cultural Facilities Capital Grant Scheme. This year, seven projects receive contributions from the council towards the capital cost of community-led cultural and amenity facilities. In all 16 applications were received

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Ban on public and media attending Kilkenny council policy meetings overturned

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE DECISION of county councillors to ban the media and the public from Kilkenny County Council’s policy meetings has been reversed. The U-turn was led by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, the parties who originally pushed for the ban. The ban was put in place following a vote at June’s monthly council […]

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City set to build state of the art library in Abbey Quarter

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY City is to get a state of the art library which could be ready in 18 months. Members of Kilkenny County Council gave the project the thumbs up at its monthly council meeting yesterday. The new library is part of the proposed redevelopment of the Mayfair Ballroom in the Abbey Creative […]

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New action plan launched to re-energise county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2019 0

A KILKENNY town has put together an innovative plan to battle back against the ongoing effects of the recession. The Callan Town Improvement Plan, launched recently, aims to use modern technology to assess and address the issues affecting, and opportunities available, to both community life and business in the town. The Callan Town Improvement Plan […]

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Council urges CIE to get off tracks and give green light to €8m Kilkenny Greenway

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK on the €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project may be delayed as Kilkenny County Council waits for the landowners to abandon the land. The council is asking State company CIE to give up the 24km stretch of disused rail-line to enable the construction of the Greenway. Members of the Piltown Municipal District […]

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200 people set to move into new social houses in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 200 people will have a new home in Kilkenny city soon. Fifty-four Respond homes have been built on the old pitch and putt course at Ballybough Street. The houses are now complete, with just the roadworks and landscaping unfinished. The 54-unit development will consist of 15 two-bed apartments, 33 three-bed […]