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Radical new laws to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030: report

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

The Government is planning radical new laws to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, according to reports this morning. The Sunday Indpendent has reported that the Minister for Climate Action, Richard Bruton, has instructed his officials to prepare legislation to enforce the ban. It said new legislation will be brought […]

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‘Young Kilkenny voters must be encouraged to have their say’ – Cllr Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2019 0

A SIGNIFICANT number of young people in Kilkenny who are eligible to vote in the forthcoming local and European elections are not registered to exercise their democratic rights, a local councillor has claimed. Green Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton to kick-start “a national […]

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Kilkenny community groups secure €8,645,827 from rural funding schemes

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor and General Election candidate has urged community groups to actively engage with Government support schemes to secure funding for rural and local projects. Details of how local groups can access funding for rural and community projects were outlined at the ‘Rural Opportunities’ event in Thomastown last Friday. Three senior ministers spoke at […]

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‘They’ve given us hope’ – praise for Kilkenny students who took a stand on climate change

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor has praised the local students who took part in the global School Strike for Climate last week. Following an unprecedented day of student mobilisation to highlight political inaction on climate change, Green Party councillor and local government spokesperson Malcolm Noonan said he was incredibly proud of the many students in Kilkenny who […]