Business News

Plans to link Kilkenny Greenway with Suir Blueway on track

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2020 0

A 20km extension that would see the Kilkenny Greenway connected to the Suir Blueway is the centre-piece of a new tourism strategy for the region. Joining the South Kilkenny Greenway, which is currently under construction, to the Suir Blueway at Carrick-on-Suir is at the heart of a mew five-year plan for the area known as […]

Business News

Huge €9m funding boost puts Kilkenny greenway right on track

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2020 0

The South Kilkenny greenway linking New Ross and Waterford city has been allocated €9 million in funding. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan confirmed the funding this morning as part of a €63.5 million package for greenway projects across the country. The €9 million allocated to the greenway running through New Ross, south Kilkenny to Waterford is […]

Business News

Right on track: Opening date for Kilkenny Greenway revealed

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

The Kilkenny Greenway is very much on track and is expected to be ready by early 2022. Work has been ramped up on the state-of-the-art 24km cycling and walking route linking New Ross in Wexford with Waterford City, winding its way through the beautiful countryside of South Kilkenny. The first phase in the construction got […]

Business News

Council begins clearing the path for Kilkenny Greenway

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2019 0

WORK began this week on clearing the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny and turn it into a mecca for tourists. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Kilkenny […]

News

Work on Kilkenny Greenway gets underway this week

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is due to start this week on the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Wexford County Council announced […]

News

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 […]

News

Kilkenny Greenway ownership issues could knock €8m project off track

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project could be knocked off track by issues concerning the ownership of the land. A potential stumbling block which could delay the construction emerged at the meeting of the Piltown Municipal District of Kilkenny County Council last night. The issue is over whether or not to lease […]

Business Jobs News

Kilkenny Greenway gets massive €8m funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A NEW 24km-long Kilkenny greenway that is set to transform the south of the county has received a massive €8 million funding boost. The Kilkenny Greenway, which runs along a disused rail-line, will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south […]

News

Decision on Kilkenny Greenway funding due before end of month

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2019 0

A DECISION on funding for the Kilkenny Greenway will be made at the end of the month. Planning permission has been approved for the 22km greenway, which will run from New Ross to Waterford. A company, Malachy Walsh consultants, has been commissioned to draft a design for the greenway, which is estimated will cost €13.2 […]