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‘A very good news day for Kilkenny’ – local company to create 150 new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny has receieved a significant employment boost after a company announced plans to create 150 new jobs. Utility contracting firm Gaeltec, which is headquartered in Kilkenny, said the positions will be created here and Dublin, as well as projects around the country. The new roles will include junior and senior engineers, field surveyors, fibre technicians, […]

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20,000 new Enterprise Ireland supported jobs created in Kilkenny and south east

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The number of jobs in Kilkenny and the south east rose by 20,000 in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland last year. The 7% in employment growth locally was welcomed by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “Employment growth in Enterprise Ireland (EI) companies increased by 7% in this region in 2021, a year […]

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LATEST: Varadkar warns of further restrictions as over 2,500 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 28th October 2021 0

A further 2,605 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 487, a drop of 16 on yesterday’s figures Of these, 99 people are being treated in ICU, a drop of two. Speaking earlier, Tánaiste Leo […]

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Rebel Kilkenny TD in France for motion of no confidence in Coveney

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2021 0

Rebel Kilkenny TD John McGuinness is set to defy the Fianna Fáil party whip in this week’s vote of no confidence in embattled Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. Deputy McGuinness, an outspoken critic of party leader Micheál Martin, told a Sunday newspaper he is currently in France and will miss Wednesday night crucial Dáil vote due […]

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Leo urges Kilkenny consumers to ‘look local’ this summer

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2021 0

Kilkenny consumers have been urged to ‘look local’ when you are shopping for products, services or experiences this summer. The call is part of a new national campaign launched by the Local Enterprise Office. he ‘Look for Local’ campaign, supported by Enterprise Ireland and local authorities, aims to raise awareness of the benefits of spending […]

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‘Car crash stuff’ – Kilkenny TD criticises leader and says he will not support ‘vaccine pass’ or more lockdowns

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2021 0

A Kilkenny Government TD said he will not support his measures to introduce a so-called “vaccine pass” or further lockdown measures in the event of a future vote in the Dáil. Local Fine Gael TD John Phelan also reportedly criticised his party leader, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, saying the annoucement and subsequent media interviews about the […]

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Kilkenny-based agency to reboot successful MadeLocal campaign to boost local retailers and craftspeople

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

The Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has confirmed plans to reboot its hugely successful #MadeLocal campaign this summer. It comes as the locally-based national agency this week published figures that reveal almost nine out of 10 retailers who took part in the campaign reported a rise in sales as a result of the […]

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Kilkenny to host landmark new exhibition celebrating Ireland’s ‘craft heroes’

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2021 0

Ireland’s inspirational craftspeople and makers will be celebrated in a landmark new exhibition in Kilkenny charting the evolution of the crafts and design sector in Ireland over the last 50 years. The 50 Makers: 50 Years exhibition will take place at the Natonal Design & Craft Gallery in the Castle Yard in July. The initiative […]

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Kilkenny’s remote workers face long wait for garden offices or log cabins

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2021 0

Remote workers in Kilkenny face waits of up to 10 months if they want to have a garden office or log cabin on their properties. The huge backlog follows a massive rise in the number of people working from home during the pandemic. According to the latest CSO labour force survey, the numbers reporting their […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 970 new cases of virus as 13 further deaths confirmed, Level 5 lockdown here for two months: Tánaiste

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2020 Post a comment

A further 13 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 970 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,171. There has now been  81,228 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]