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Gatecrash: Kilkenny family startled by loud bang outside their home

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2021 0

A family were startled after they heard a loud bang outside their family in county Kilkenny. When the looked outsidee they discovered their electric gates had been broken. The incident occurred shortly at a property in the Kilmacow area at around 11pm on Sunday night. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The homeowners heard a bang […]

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Local council buying up ‘strategic’ properties across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has been busy this week trying to arrange compulsory buying orders on a portfolio of buildings across the city and county. The local authority this week made 10 applications to An Bord Pleanála for compulsory buying orders on the buildings. The properties the council are seeking orders are located in: Barna, Freshford […]

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Kilkenny school gets green light for exciting expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2020 0

A county Kilkenny primary school has been given the green light to build an extension to create extra space for its students and for special learning facilities. The local authority has granted approval to the Board of Management of St Patrick’s National School, Strangsmills, Kilmacow, to its plans to build a large extension onto the […]

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Growing Kilkenny school unveils plans for large new extension

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2020 0

A county Kilkenny primary school is looking to build an extension to create extra space for its students and for special learning. The Board of Management of St Patricks National School, Strangsmills, Kilmacow has sought permission from the local authority to build a large extension onto the existing school building. The proposed extension comprises a […]

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16 Kilkenny families to get new homes as funding approved for local housing project

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2020 0

Sixteen local families on the social housing list can look forward to getting new homes after Kilkennny County Council approved funding for the Turnkey Housing Project in Kilmacow. The news was welcomed by Kilkenny TD and outgoing Local Government Minister John Paul Phelan this weekend. Deputy Phelan said: “I am delighted to confirm that the […]

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Kilkenny-based scientist working to develop faster Covid-19 testing system

By Kilkenny Now 13th June 2020 0

A county Kilkenny resident is leading a team of scientists hoping to cut the time of Covid-19 testing down to less than 30 minutes, while also making the testing more accessible. Dr Lee Coffey, who lives in Kilmacow, is leading an innovative project at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) that has been awarded €118,000 to […]

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Now they’re sucking diesel! Thieves steal fuel from diggers at county Kilkenny site

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2020 0

Thieves made off with a large haul of diesel after they siphoned the fuel from trench diggers parked at a site in south Kilkenny. The robbery occurred in Tinlough, Kilmacow, sometime in the early hours of last Friday morning. The vehicles were filled with diesel shortly after 4pm the previous day. The next morning it […]

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€1,011 average rents in South Kilkenny rents among highest in the country

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2019 Post a comment

Rents in south county Kilkenny are the highest in the country outside the commuter belt of Dublin and a handful of places in Cork, Galway and Limerick. The exceptionally high average monthly rents paid in the Piltown Local Electoral Area(LEA) makes it the latest to be designated a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) by the Housing […]

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Council rejects plans to build 25 new homes in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

Plans to build 25 new homes in a Kilkenny village have been knocked back by the local authority. The development planned for Dangan townsland, beside Kilmacow, would have created homes for over 70 people. However, Kilkenny County Council turned down the proposed development, saying the plans are “premature”. Dunkitt Properties Ltd submitted the planning application

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‘Aitheantasis Aontachas’ – Kilkenny village wins all-island community award

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 0

The people of a county Kilkenny village are beaming this morning after picking up an award at Pride of Place awards. Kilmacow won the Community Wellbeing Award for a rural community at the Irish Public Bodies (IPB) Pride of Place awards ceremony at the Lyrath Estate and Hotel over the weekend. The award is a […]