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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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Councillor welcomes funding for three notorious Kilkenny traffic blackspots

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2021 0

A local councillor has welcomed funding to ease traffic blackspots in three county Kilkenny areas. The Government recently allocated just under €17 million for improvement works in Kilkenny. Part of money will be used to fund significant works at Kells Bridge, Listerlin Bridge in Tullogher and Ballyconway Bridge in Knocktopher. Local Fine Gael councillor Patrick […]

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Bridging finance: €17m funding for vital road works in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 16th February 2021 0

Improvement works to three bridges in county Kilkenny and the upgrade of a busy street in the city are among local projects that have been allocated almost €17 million. A total of €16.795 million has been set aside for road maintenance and improvement of the road network in cit and county. It will also fund […]

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AA urges motorists to drive with caution on 30km stretch of Kilkenny motorway following snowfall

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2021 0

Motorists are being asked to drive with extra care in county Kilkenny this morning and emergency services deal with heavy snowfalls. AA Roadwatch has issued a warning for a 30km stretch of the M9 motorway where snowfall has made driving conditions hazardous. The warning is in place between Junction 10, Knocktopher and Junction 12, Grannagh […]

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‘A gentleman’ – warm tributes paid to Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Denis

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2020 0

Kilkenny says goodbye to another of its hurling legends as former All-Ireland winner Denis Heaslip is buried today. The Knocktopher man will be laid to rest after a family service subject to Covid guidelines at noon. His former club Ballyhale Shamrock paid tribute to Denis on social media, saying they “are deeply saddened to hear […]

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More giant 100ft telecoms towers planned for county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has received yet another planning application to build a new 30-metre telecommunications structure in the county. Cignal Infrastructure Ltd wants to construct the 100ft plus multi-user lattice telecommunications support structure, carrying antenna and dishes, at a site on Coillte lands at Knockadrina, between Knocktopher and Stoneyford. The new

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Men seen jumping from back of lorry parked in Kilkenny village still at large, truck in Garda custody

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2020 0

The search is still on for a group of men seen jumping from the container of a truck when it was parked up in a county Kilkenny village earlier this week. The incident occurred at 1.30pm on Monday afternoon in Knocktopher. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the men jumping out the back of the lorry that had […]

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Garda investigation after men seen jumping out back of lorry parked in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

Gardai are investigating an incident in which a number of men were seen jumping out of the back of a container of a truck parked in a Kilkenny village. The incident occurred yesterday in Knocktopher at around 1.30pm. The men were seen jumping out the back of the  truck that had parked outside “a premises” […]

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National planning chiefs give green light for major redevelopment of popular Kilkenny garage

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2020 0

A well-known county Kilkenny filling station and shop has been given the green light to undergo a massive facelift. Carroll’s Centra and Emo Oil in Ricelands, Knocktopher, was originally granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council in March to redevelop its shop and forecourt. Under the plans, the existing shop would be completely demolished. This […]

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Fueling success: Kilkenny filling station given go-ahead for major redevelopment

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

A well-known county Kilkenny filling station and shop has been given the green light to undergo a massive transformation. Carroll’s Centra and Emo Oil in Knocktopher has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to redevelop the shop and forecourt, which will include the demolishing of the existing shop building. The owner, Padraic Carroll, […]