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MICHAEL WOLSEY: We need council houses, not fancy names

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

The language of housing is built on class division. If homes are close together and fronted by streets you have a ‘working class ghetto’. Space them out a bit, plant a few trees, and it becomes a ‘desirable suburban development’. It could just as accurately be called a middle-class ghetto. But that won’t happen. The […]

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Signs of major slowdown in number of homes built in Kilkenny this year

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2021 0

Despite being in the middle of a global pandemic that shut down construction for most of the year, more houses were completed in Kilkenny in 2020 than any other 12 month period over the past decade. However, newly published figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal there has been a marked slowdown in the […]

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Green light for new development of family homes on site of protected structure in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2021 0

Plans to build a development of family homes in the centre of a Kilkenny village have been approved by the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has granted planning to developer Edward Morrissey and his plans to build 10 new homes in the centre of Goresbridge right beside a protected building. The development at Barrack Street […]

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Number of house sales across Kilkenny tumble

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

There was a sharp drop in house sales in Kilkenny in 2020, according to newly published data. The latest Residential Price Property Index released by the Central Statistics Office reveals there was 141 fewer houses transactions in Kilkenny city and county last year than in 2019. Just 847 homes were sold in 2020, a drop […]

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Green light for new housing development on Kilkenny’s Ring Road

By Kilkenny Now 16th March 2021 0

A new residential development on the outskirts of Kilkenny city has been approved by the local authority. Kilkenny County Council has granted permission to developer Patrick O’Brien’s plans to to construct eight houses at Middleknock, just off Kilkenny’s Ring Road. All the homes will be two-storey, two-bedroom houses built on the site, which is located […]

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Decision due on huge housing and office development in new area of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 5th June 2020 0

A decision on whether a major new development planned for Kilkenn city will get the go-ahead is due within weeks. Daly’s Hill Limited’s application to build 266 residential units at Robertshill in Kilkenny Western Environs is the first part of the massive multi-million euro scheme which will open up a whole new area of the […]

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Highest number of homes built in Kilkenny since Celtic Tiger era

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 2

More new residential units were completed in Kilkenny city and county in the first three months of this year than at any time in the previous decade, new figures reveal. Some 110 new builds were completed in the city and county in the first quarter of 2020, according to figures published today by the Central […]

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Plans to transform historic Kilkenny building into new housing development

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2020 0

A historic building in a Kilkenny village, best known as The Ouncel pub, is set to be transformed into a new residential development. Developers Walsh Sheehan Investments Limited have lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council to build six new residential units on the site on The Square in Johnstown. As part of the application, Walsh […]

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New developments of large family homes on outskirts of Kilkenny city get green light

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2020 0

Two new developments of family homes in Kilkenny city have been approved by planning chiefs. Kilkenny County Council has given the green light to plans for a total of 20 large family homes on the outskirts of the city. The first development of four and five bed houses will be built by Kilsion Ltd at […]

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Green light given to new development to house over 200 people in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Plans to build homes for more than 200 people have been approved by Kilkenny County Council The new development will see the construction of 40 new family homes on the outskirts of the city. The homes will be built at Tullaroan Road, Loughmacask, Lousybush on the outskirts of the city by Bluelime Homes Limited. The […]