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Fairytale Festival returns to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

THE Fairytale Festival is returning to Kilkenny. The annual one-day event where children’s imaginations are set free will take place on Sunday, July 21 for seven magical hours between 11am and 6pm. Set in the surreal surrounds of Woodstock Gardens, which lie on the edge of the picturesque village of Inistioge, The Fairytale Festival is […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: New dawn for Kilkenny County Council, but status quo remains

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN NATIONALLY, the story of the 2019 local elections was undoubtedly the so-called ‘Green wave’ that swept across the country, with Sinn Féin the biggest loser in the shake-up of our local authorities. In Kilkenny, councillor Malcolm Noonan rode the crest of the wave, recording the second highest vote in the city behind […]

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Burst main leaves several parts of county Kilkenny without water from tonight

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2019 0

HUNDREDS of homes in county Kilkenny will be without water from 9pm tonight as a result of a burst water main. Kilkenny County Council confirmed the following areas will be affected by the outages: Bennettsbridge, Sheastown, Sevenhouses, Annamult, Ennisnag and Danesfort. The water supplies in these areas will be cut off overnight until 8am tomorrow […]

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‘Kilkenny Council must be given power and funds to fight our housing crisis’ – councillor

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor has urged the Government to “remove the red tape” and release the funding needed for the local authorities to solve the deepening housing crisis. Cllr Andrew McGuinness spoke out after a new report by the property website Daft.ie this week revealed rents in Kilkenny city are at an all-time high, while the […]

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BREAKING: An Bord Pleanála rejects plans for mosque in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th May 2019 Post a comment

AN Bord Pleanála has refused permission for the planned mosque in Kilkenny, it emerged this morning. The planning authority had deferred its decision on the development on two previous occasions. However, a spokesperson this morning confirmed the body has overturned the decision by Kilkenny County Council to grant permission to the project. This means the […]

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Legendary trainer Willie Mullins honoured with Civic Reception in Kilkenny today

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

LEGENDARY horse trainer Willie Mullins will be honoured with a Civic Reception in Kilkenny this evening. The event will take place at the County Hall on John Street at 7.30pm. The Civic Reception comes on the back of an incredibly successful few weeks for the Goresbridge man. Last month he banished his Grand National hoodoo […]

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‘Backwards approach to planning in Kilkenny must end’ – Cllr McGuinness

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2019 0

THE Western Environs development is a prime example of the “backwards approach” to major planning projects that must change if Kilkenny is to grow into a thriving, environmentally friendly city, Cllr Andrew McGuinness has said. The development on the western outskirts of the city will see the construction of 500 new homes and three new […]

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‘Time to put real power back in the hands of our local authority’ – councillor

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council and other local authorities must be given far greater powers in order to tackle the deepening housing crisis and to take a lead on climate action. That’s according to Kilkenny city councillor Malcolm Noonan, who claimed that the abolition of town and Borough councils has been “an abject failure”. Cllr Noonan, who […]

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Late Kilkenny businessman made €50,000 donation towards local playground

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise funds for the Piltown playground project. It has emerged the late local businessman John O’Shea, the owner of Iverk Produce, made a €50,000 donation towards the project before his death. Mr O’Shea’s incredibly generous donation brings to €125,000 the total amount of money that has been […]

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Major road outside Kilkenny city closed for two days as ‘urgent tree pruning’ works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2019 0

ONE of the main roads leading into Kilkenny city will be closed to traffic tomorrow and Thursday as “urgent tree pruning works” get underway. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed the R700 Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge road will be closed to traffic, from the Kilkenny Ring Road Roundabout to the Annamult Road in Bennesttsbridge, from 9.30am to […]