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Kilkenny Minister admits mistakingly casting vote for colleague

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD admitted he once cast a vote for a colleague in Dáil Eireann accidentally, but he immediately corrected the “mistake” and had it properly recorded. Junior Minister John Paul Phelan said he once pressing the wrong button during a vote in Leinster House. But he instantly realised he had made […]

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‘Don’t believe the spin: scandal of costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is hurting vital local health projects’ – TD

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

THE scandal of the costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is affecting the delivery of vital health projects in Kilkenny and Carlow – despite the Government’s claims to the contrary, according to a local TD. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion spoke out as she launched a scathing attack on what she described as the Government’s […]

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Kilkenny rural water schemes to benefit from €1.8m investment

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY NEARLY €2 million has been earmarked for upgrading water services in county Kilkenny. The money will be invested over the next three years, with the first €500,000 being spent in the next 12 months. Kilkenny’s Junior Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed the funding as part of a €55 million new capital investment […]

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Green shoots: innovative Kilkenny project gets €100,000 funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

AN innovative local “micro” green project has recieved a €100,000 grant funding boost. Kilkenny TD and junior minister John Paul Phelan welcomed the funding for the Green for Micro project, which is said is “a good result for enterprise and job creation in the city and county”. The Kilkenny initiative was of 16 projects across […]

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Five years in the making: work finally gets underway on county Kilkenny community park

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is set to begin on a Kilkenny community park that has been five years in the making. The sod will finally be turned on the Ferrybank Neighbourhood Park this week. The €350,000 park will create a much needed central amenity facility for the Ferrybank area including a children’s playground, walking route, […]

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Garda divisions: Minister claims changes are ‘win-win’ for Kilkenny, but fears grow over rural crime

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE announcement that Kilkenny will be the headquarters of the newly formed Eastern Garda region has been described as a ‘win-win’ by a local Minister, despite the county losing the divisional headquarters to Waterford. Another Kilkenny TD has called the loss of the divisional HQ “disappointing” but will accept the decision if […]

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Kilkenny farmers working on difficult land to benefit from €3m payout

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CLOSE to 1,500 Kilkenny farmers who work with unsuitable farmland are to benefit from a €3 million EU windfall. An extra 7,000 hectares of Kilkenny farmland has been included in the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme for 2019. The ANC scheme provides payments to farmers located in areas facing natural constraints […]

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Kilkenny group that works with elderly gets €60,000 funding

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY sports initiative that helps the elderly remain active has been granted nearly €60,000 as part of a programme aimed at bringing care back to the home. Kilkenny Recreational and Sports Partnership (KRSP) received €58,714 through the Sláintecare Integration Fund for its ‘Active for Life’ programme. The highly successful county-wide programme […]

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Herd the good news? Kilkenny gets new regional lab as part of €33.5m investment

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2019 Post a comment

A NEW regional laboratory will be developed in Kilkenny which will further improve animal diagnostic services for the county, Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed today. The new facility is included as part of Project Ireland 2040, details of which were confirmed by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed. The development of the Department of Agriculture, Food and […]

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New body for beef industry could end protests at Kilkenny meat plants – Minister

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE creation of a new way of regulating the relationship between all stakeholders in the beef crisis could bring to an end the blockade of meat processing plants in Kilkenny. The Government, according to Junior Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan, is looking at ways of creating a body that will […]