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COVID-19: €70,000 funding to Kilkenny groups delivering Meals-on-Wheels to vulnerable

By Kilkenny Now 14th April 2020 0

Kilkenny community groups have been given a €70,000 war chest to help the local frontline response to Covid-19. The funds will prioritise local organisations delivering services such as Meals on Wheels to older people and the vulnerable in our communities. It is part of a €2.5 million fund launched by the Minister for Rural & […]

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Women’s Sheds in Kilkenny given funding for the first time

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

Funding of €11,780 been allocated to Men’s and Women’s Sheds across Kilkenny city and county. The announcement was made by Junior Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan today. Under the funding Graignamanagh will get €2,500 towards an indoor bowls area, while Castlecomer has been granted €880 for workshop equipment, a dust extractor and other […]

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Kilkenny gardai recognised for brave act saving drowning man

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2019 0

Three Kilkenny heroes, who also happened to be members of the local gardai, have been recognised for their acts of courage and bravery in saving a man from drowning. Garda Caroline O’ Brien, Garda Aoife Doyle and Garda James McGuill won a Seiko Just in Time Rescue Award at Water Safety Ireland’s National Annual Awards […]

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Three rural Kilkenny communities share €115,000 funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 26th August 2019 0

THREE Kilkenny communities are celebrating after it was confirmed they will share just under €115,000 in funding under the Government’s CLÁR Programme. Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan today announced that Windgap, Black & Whites GAA and Community Centre and Tullogher Rosbercon GAA Club will benefit under the Government’s CLÁR Programme, which funds small […]

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Almost €6m allocated to 62 community projects across Kilkenny: Minister Phelan

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership has been allocated €5,825,102 in funding to finance 62 local projects, Minister and local TD John Paul Phelan has confirmed. The represents the total amount of money allocated to the local LEADER Partnership since 2014. And it is part of the overall €64 million national package announced by Minister Michael Ring which […]

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Three senior ministers outline supports for rural communities at packed event in Thomastown

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2019 Post a comment

THREE senior Cabinet ministers rolled into South Kilkenny today as part of a Government campaign to raise awareness of the supports available to rural communities. The Concert Hall in Thomastown was filled to capacity as Ministers Michael Ring (Rural and Community Development), Richard Bruton (Communications, Climate Action and the Environment) and Charlie Flanagan