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Plans lodged for new school in Kilkenny’s Wetlands

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2020 0

Plans to build a brand new primary school in Kilkenny city have taken a big step forward after planning permission was requested for the project. Cairn Home Properties has formally applied for planning permission to build the new 16 classroom school, which forms part of the ongoing Western Environs development. Carin’s plans involve the construction […]

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Parents to decide on how new school in Kilkenny city will be run

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2020 0

Parents of the children who will attend Kilkenny’s newest primary school will soon have to make a decision on how they would like to see the school run. The patronage campaign for the new primary school in Kilkenny’s Western Environs, due to be completed in 2021, is underway with some organisations already declaring an interest […]

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Slipping through the net: Lack of broadband major issue for more than half of Kilkenny teachers

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2020 0

Teachers in Kilkenny feel they are the most underprepared to educate their students online due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions, according to a new survey. More than half of local educators complain of slow broadband. Almost half (48%) fear their students do not have adequate access to online teaching. The worring figures were revealed this […]

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One-in-four of all Kilkenny students attend WIT

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2019 0

One in four students who go to college from Kilkenny schools go to Waterford Institute of Technology. Feeder School Data from 2018 reveals of the 896 students from Kilkenny that went onto Higher Education Institutions, 229 of them went to WIT. With this in mind, WIT is hosting two open days this week for both […]