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Kilkenny LEADER partnership; connecting communities

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is supporting rural communities struggling with cripplingly slow broadband speeds and is encouraging them to consider setting up their own community owned and operated future proofed broadband networks through a series of regional workshops across County Kilkenny beginning in Freshford on Tuesday, October 25, culminating with a joint

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Class news! 10 Kilkenny schools to undergo major improvement works

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2019 0

Ten Kilkenny  schools will undergo major improvement works next Summer, it was revealed today. The funding is being provided by the Government as part of the 2020 Summer Works Scheme. Education Minister Joe McHugh has announced a total of 405 schools across the country will receive more than €30 million for projects that will be […]

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How Kilkenny towns can hook up to the high-speed broadband highway

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

TOWNS across Kilkenny are being given the opportunity to set up their very own community broadband services. But they only have until the end of this month have until May 31 to qualify for up to €30,000 in supports for a business plan, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) has announced. KLP CEO Declan Rice said advisory […]

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Broadband roadshows roll into Kilkenny communities this week

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny LEADER Partnership community broadband roadshows kick off this week. Information meetings will be held at the Freshford Community Hall tomorrow night, with another event at Mullinavat Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Both meetings begin at 8pm. KLP has teamed up with internationally-renowned fibre expert, John Graves, for the Blue Town Initiative which

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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 […]