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Craic’d Festival: Kilkenny comes together for World Mental Health Day

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A festival promoting positive mental health being held to coincide with World Mental Health Awareness Day is being held in Kilkenny this weekend. Craic’d – letting the Light In, Lifelinkk‘s festival is a collaborative project and is a celebration of positive mental health. The festival and awareness programme takes place in Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny villages wish to walk in a wifi wonderland

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO villages in Kilkenny, concerned their villages will be left in a broadband black hole by Government plans, are looking into setting up a fibre network all of their own. Piltown and Fiddown’s broadband speeds will not be improved under the Government’s National Broadband Development Plan (NBDP), so a meeting was held […]

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Green with envy: Kilkenny town picks up €100,000 energy prize

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CALLAN has been named Kilkenny’s Energy town for 2019. In a competition unique to Kilkenny, Callan picked up the prize worth €100,000 in supports which paves the way for creating a sustainable and energy efficient town. Callan beat off submissions from Thomastown, Castlecomer and Graignamanagh to pick up the award. Callan’s proposal […]

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20 rural Kilkenny communities to get more affordable broadband service

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is teaming up with rural communities across the county to help them prepare to turn their broadband ‘not spots’ into high-speed ‘hot spots’ with a far more affordable broadband service. A series of roadshows will get underway from May 14 targeting 20 rural Kilkenny communities identified as ‘Blue Areas’ in the […]

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Almost €6m allocated to 62 community projects across Kilkenny: Minister Phelan

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership has been allocated €5,825,102 in funding to finance 62 local projects, Minister and local TD John Paul Phelan has confirmed. The represents the total amount of money allocated to the local LEADER Partnership since 2014. And it is part of the overall €64 million national package announced by Minister Michael Ring which […]

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A window to our world: new website to showcase Kilkenny’s gems across the globe

By Kilkenny Now 28th February 2019 0

KILKENNY Tourism will today launch a new online window into all the historical, cultural and tourism gems the city and county has to offer visitors from across the globe. The launch of Kilkenny Tourism’s new and improved tourism information website will take place at The Smithwick’s Experience on Parliament Street and it is open to […]

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Kilkenny householders embracing climate-friendly schemes – and saving money: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2019 0

MORE Kilkenny householders and business owners are embracing energy saving schemes that are helping the environment – and saving them money in the process. New figures released by local TD and Minister of State John Paul Phelan reveal that in Kilkenny last year: *90 local home owners availed of home energy grants totalling €148,700; *73 […]

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€100,000 prize up for grabs in exciting new search for ‘Kilkenny’s Energy Town’

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is leading the way in a new nationwide sustainable and renewable energy competition with a €100,000 plus prize fund up for grabs. And the organisers are hopeful the exciting initiative will catch on not, just in Ireland, but also on the international stage. Kilkenny LEADER Partnership has teamed up with the internationally-renowned and locally […]

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Six Kilkenny communities awarded €20,000 to fund social enterprises

By Kilkenny Now 21st January 2019 0

SIX local communities have been granted funding as part of a government package that will see over €20,000 invested in new social enterprises throughout Kilkenny. Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan today confirmed the €20,350 funding will be made available from the Department of Rural and Community Development. The single largest beneficiary is the […]