HOUSEHOLDERS and business in parts of the city and county have been warned they face disruptions to their water supplies today and tomorrow. Some homes in Callan and surrounding areas have been without water since 7am this morning as leak detection works get underway. Irish Water warned “supply may take 2-3 hours to fully return to […]
KILKENNY County Council issued 65 fines to local litterbugs in January, new figures reveal. The council today confirmed a total of 65 fixed penalty fines were issued by Environment Enforcement Officers in the first month of the year. These fines were issued for offences such as littering around bottle banks, discarding cigarette butts from car […]
OVER 75 local community groups have registered their support for the National Tidy Towns Spring Clean Campaign. There was huge support for the initiative at the first Tidy Towns Forum for 2019 in Kilkenny recently. Kilkenny County Council said the overwhelmingly positive response was a strong demonstration of our local communities’ commitment to keeping Kilkenny […]
A SPECIAL community vigil is taking place at the World War 1 Memorial in the city. The vigil was due to begin at 6pm this evening after it was extensively damaged in “a mindless act of vandalism” earlier this week. Vandals damaged the face of a statue of the fallen soldier and hacked off part […]
DO you have a problem with littering or graffiti in your neighbourhood or community? If so, your community may be eligible for grant funding from the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed it is now inviting applications for the Anti-Litter and Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant 2019. The closing date is Friday, May 3. The council […]
KILKENNY motorists have been warned to expect further delays as more road works gets underway in the South of the county. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed works have begun at the N25 Waterford to New Ross road at Glenmore Hill and will continue until Friday, April 26. The council said: “To facilitate these works, traffic […]
MINISTER and local TD John Paul Phelan has urged Kilkenny County Council and local communities to work together on proposals for infrastructure projects in rural areas that have suffered a significant drop in population. New measures being funded under the 2019 CLÁR programme include support for schools/community safety measures such as road markings, signs, digital […]
KILKENNY householders can carry out a free energy audit of their home using these new kits thanks to a new green initiative by the local authority. The energy savings kits are available to borrow from your local library as part of an innovative new waste prevention scheme by Kilkenny County Council Under the initiative, library […]
KILKENNY motorists have been warned to expect delays as major road works on one of the main arteries into the city get underway this morning. A ‘Stop & Go’ traffic management system will be in operation along the Castlecomer Road from 9.30am this morning until 4.30pm. The works, between the junction on Ballybought Street to […]
LABOUR’S new candidate in Castlecomer Denis Hynes has vowed to continue the work of his predecessor, Cllr Maurice Shortall, and to campaign for more housing, safer roads, community and sport facilities. Mr Hynes was selected for at the Labour Party convention in Castlecomer Community Hall last week. His selection follows Cllr Shortall’s recent announcement that […]