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Kilkenny may have directly elected mayor before end of 2021: Minister Phelan

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

EXCLUSIVE By COLIN BARTLEY THERE could be a vote for a directly-elected mayor in Kilkenny before the end of 2021, Minister John Paul Phelan said this evening. Minister Phelan was speaking after the controversial proposal for a directly-elected mayor was narrowly defeated in Waterford and Cork, but comfortably carried in Limerick. Minister Phelan put the […]

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Controversial compo case did not swing voters, says John Paul

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

JUNIOR Minister John Paul Phelan has said he does not believe the controversy surrounding Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey’s swing compensation claim against a hotel damaged the party’s performance in the local and European elections. The Kilkenny TD, who is Fine Gael’s Director of Elections for the local elections, said: “I don’t think it an […]

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Kilkenny sports clubs receive €285,000 to fund 15 local projects

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

SPORTS clubs and organisations across Kilkenny will receive €285,309 in funding for 15 key local projects, it was announced today. The funding for Kilkenny is part of an overall €8.5 million that has been  allocated nationally from the latest round of Sports Capital Equipment Grants. Minister John Paul Phelan said the funding will be of […]

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Minister vows MRI scanner at St Luke’s will be delivered, but can’t confirm when

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 Post a comment

ST Luke’s General Hospital will get the long-awaited MRI scanner it badly needs, but Health Minister Simon Harris is unable to say if it will be built before the end of this year as previously promised. Minister Harris today vowed that the vital project – for which €250,000 has already been raised from local fundraising […]

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Army of 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny saving the State millions every year

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THERE are currently 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny – and their work is saving the State millions every year, a public meeting in the city heard this week. The event, hosted by Family Carers Ireland at Hotel Kilkenny on Monday, highlighted the many challenges facing carers in Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary. The […]

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TRISH FINEGAN: ‘Increase in funding for Family Resource Centres does not go far enough’

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2019 0

THE €1.8 million funding recently announced by Minister John Paul Phelan was welcome news – but unfortunately it doesn’t go far enough. On the face of it, a 5% increase in funding for Family Resources Centres (FRC’s) is good news, but it’s important to put it in context. There are 109 Family Resource Centres nationally […]

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Eight Kilkenny libraries get €112,000 in technology funding

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2019 0

EIGHT public libraries located across Kilkenny city and county have benefitted significantly from a technology investment to support local people to learn and develop digital skills, Minister John Paul Phelan has said. Last July funding of over €8 million was approved by Minister for Community and Rural Development Michael Ring to invest in technology for […]

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Fresh doubts over long-awaited MRI scanner for St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

CAPITAL funding has still not been approved for the MRI scanner for St Luke’s General Hospital, which means it is highly unlikely the long-awaited project will be built this year as promised, Kilkenny’s sole candidate in the European elections has claimed. Independent Councillor Breda Gardner said the massive cost overrun at the National Children’s Hospital […]

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‘Too little, too late’ – election candidate hits out at Minister Phelan’s €200,000 gender imbalance package

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2019 0

AN Independent local election candidate has criticised Minister John Paul Phelan’s recent announcement of a €200,000 package to encourage more women into politics, describing the measures as “too little, too late”. Trish Finegan, who is running in the Callan-Thomastown electoral area, said: “As a female candidate running in a rural area and as an Independent […]

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REVEALED: Kilkenny’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ for 2019

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

THE city and county’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ for 2019 – along with a €50,000 investment fund for winners –  were announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny last night. The initiative is part a nationwide search launched by Minister Heather Humphreys and Minister Pat Breen to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneurs […]