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100ft telecoms tower overlooking Kilkenny village given green light

By Kilkenny Now 23rd April 2021 0

A 33-metre telecommunications tower has been given the go-ahead to be built on public lands overlooking a Kilkenny village. Kilkenny County Council has approved Cignal Infrastructure Limited plans to erect the 100ft tall structure on Coillte lands at Coolehill Upper, Windgap, Co Kilkenny. The council had raised concerns over the construction of the tower, the […]

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Planning chiefs to on major housing development in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2021 0

The national planning authority is considering plans for a major housing development of more than 100 new homes in Kilkenny. An Bord Pleanála received a Strategic Housing Development (SHD) application from developers Denis Treacy Construction Limited to build 115 new homes at Margaret’s Field on the Callan Road in Kilkenny. The national planning authority gave […]

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Development of large family homes planned on site of historic Kilkenny building

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2021 0

A development of large family homes is planned for the grounds of a late 17th century mansion on the outskirts of Kilkenny. The development at Kilcreene Lodge in the west of the city would see nine homes built on an area of more than two-heactares within the curtilage of the protected structure. The building on […]

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Two well-known stores in Kilkenny to close in latest retail blow for city

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2021 0

Two well-known stores in Kilkenny have closed with immediate effect in the latest retail blow to the city. It comes after Dixons Carphone, the owners of Carphone Warehouse which has outlets at the MacDonagh Shopping Centre and Market Cross Shopping Centre, annoucned it is ceasing operations. Some 486 workers are being made redundant across the […]

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€2.5m for new library in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2021 0

A county Kilkenny town is to get a brand new state-of-the-art Library and the government has committed more than €2.5 million for its development. The money has been made available for the new Thomastown Library building through the Government’s Rural Development and Regeneration fund which is aimed at revitalising rural towns and villages and rural […]

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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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Plans to build new homes next to site of historic Kilkenny village Garda station back on track

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2021 Post a comment

Plans to build a development of family homes in the centre of a Kilkenny village are back on track. Last July Kilkenny County Council received a request from developer Edward Morrissey seeking permission to build 10 new homes in the centre of Goresbridge right beside a protected building. The requested development is to be located […]

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Cheers! Award-winning Kilkenny bar gets green light for expansion

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2021 Post a comment

An award-winning Kilkenny bar and restaurant has been given approval to extend its premises. Kilkenny County Council has given Paris Texas permission to convert an existing storage area at the back of its bulding on High Street into staff facilities and a modernised storage area. The well-known building is a protected structure and is located […]

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Plans for new €16m school in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Plans for a new €16 million school in Kilkenny city have moved a step closer. The Board of Management of the Presentation Secondary School in Loughboy recently lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council for a new building that will almost double the size of the current school. If granted permission, the existing school will be […]

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Snapped up: Houses prices in Kilkenny continue to rise despite viewing ban

By Kilkenny Now 10th April 2021 0

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in county Kilkenny continues to rise, despite a ban on viewings, a new survey has revealed. A three-bed semi-detached home can now fetch €211,000 in county Kilkenny, up 1.2% in the last three months, according to the Real Estate Alliance (REA) Average House Price Index. The survey […]