An Taisce has failed in its bid to prevent a €140 million cheese processing plant being developed in county Kilkenny. The decision not to uphold the independent environmental body’s objections on environmental grounds was reached in the High Court in Dublin in the last few minutes. Both Kilkenny County Council and An Bord Pleanála had […]
The number of people in Kilkenny receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has dropped by more than 30% from the highest point of the pandemic, new data reveals. According to the latest Labour market report by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), some 11,556 people in Kilkenny city and county were claiming the PUP last May. […]
Success breeds success, and one of Kilkenny’s greatest success stories is now adding to its team of internationally renowned animators. Cartoon Saloon has again received multiple global award nominations for its latest feature Wolfwalkers, whcih is set in medieval Kilkenny. And rather than rest on its laurels, the agency is instead embarking on a major […]
Twenty new jobs will to be created in Kilkenny a health food company wwas given the go ahead to set up a manufacturing facility here. An Bord Pleanála this week approved plans by Virginia Health Foods to create a manufacturing facility on the site of an equestrian centre in Wallslough outside the city. The company, […]
A global banking company is showing its faith in Kilkenny as a destination to work as it embarks on a significant expansion plan. Kilkenny-based global banking and financial services giant State Street has been granted planning permission for its project to significantly expand its campus in the city. State Street International (Ireland) Ltd applied to […]
Supermarket giant Aldi has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to build a new store in Castlecomer. The store will be located on the site of the town’s former Creamery in the centre of Castlecomer. It will be Aldi’s sixth store in Kilkenny city and county. The former Glanbia site, which has lain […]
There are fewer people signing on the Live Register in Kilkenny now than when the pandemic hit last year. And there are just a handful more people claiming unemployment payments in the county now compared to the end of 2019, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal. The latest figures show there are 3,036 […]
Workers in Kilkenny have been the least affected by job losses throughout the pandemic, despite the crippling impact of Covid-19 on the local tourism sector. However, figures published this week also reveal that one out of every seven workers in Kilkenny is now claiming some form of government assistance. The figures were compiled by the […]
A supermarket giant is creating a new jobs at its stories in Kilkenny city and county. German retailer Aldi has confirmed it will create up to 22 jobs in Kilkenny as part of a plan to increase its overall headcount by 1,050 nationwide. Aldi currently has five stores in county Kilkenny, with plans for a […]
While many taxi and transport companies have been decimated by the pandemic, one Kilkenny cab firm is already on the road to recovery and is actually expanding its fleet. Nore Cabs in Thomastown is looking for reliable full-time drivers to join its expanding team. The company is offering fixed contracts for 39.5 hour per week, […]