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Enterprise Ireland has helped create 4,800 jobs in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2020 0

Enterprise Ireland has helped create more than 4,800 jobs in Kilkenny companies a recently released report reveals. The latest data from Enterprise Ireland shows 4,832 people across Kilkenny city and county are employed in companies backed by the state agency. Kilkenny TD and Minister, John Paul Phelan welcomed the figures which show a 50% increase […]

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Major jobs boost for Kilkenny as Glanbia gets green light for new €140m facility

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2019 3

Glanbia has been given the go-ahead to build a huge €140 million cheesemaking facility in county Kilkenny, creating 180 new jobs. The new facility, will be constructed by the Kilkenny-based food giant in partnership with a Dutch dairy partner, Royal A-ware, is expected to be operational in 2022. The facility will be built in Belview […]

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US cyber-security company chooses Kilkenny for European HQ, 50 jobs created

By Kilkenny Now 18th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE was more good news on the employment front for Kilkenny this morning as a US company announced it is to set up its European headquarters in the city. Security Risk Advisors (SRA), a cybersecurity consulting company is to create 52 jobs at its new headquarters and Security Operations Centre (SOC) in […]

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150 workers laid-off in major escalation of beef crisis protests

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY Dawn Meats has laid-off 150 temporary workers at their facility in Grannagh, South Kilkenny as a result of on-going Beef Movement Plan protests. The protests started ten days ago with thousands of farmers picketing meat processing facilities around the country.  Protesters turned up at the Grannagh facility last Thursday. Since then, up […]

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Oscar-nominated studio invites world’s leading animators to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE WORLD’S most talented animators and animation producers are being invited to Kilkenny in an effort to get them to locate here. Oscar-nominated animations studio Cartoon Saloon and Lighthouse Studios are holding an open day in the city on Saturday, July 20 as part of a drive to attract rising stars in […]