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Are we on the right road? Public’s opinion wanted on plans to complete Kilkenny’s N25

By Kilkenny Now 3rd June 2020 0

A multi-million euro infrastructure project which could transform lives in South Kilkenny is asking for public input which will be taken on board before deciding the road’s final route. Public consultation regarding the 13km stretch of road scheduled to be built between Slieverue and New Ross is now open. The consultation is looking for the […]

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Going back to her roots: Great granddaughter of Rose Kennedy to cut ribbon on longest bridge

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The great grandchild of the person who Ireland’s longest bridge is named after, will be on hand to officially open the bridge tomorrow. Rose Katherine Kennedy Townsend (36), is the great-grandchild of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F Kennedy and Senator’s Robert and Edward, and the lady whom the bridge is being […]

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More traffic misery as Ireland’s longest bridge – linking Kilkenny and Wexford – will not open this year

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2019 Post a comment

Ireland’s longest bridge linking South Kilkenny to county Wexford will now not open this year as planned. The Rose Fitzgearld Kennedy Bridge will not open for traffic until January 2020, Kilkenny councillors heard this morning. At a meeting of the Piltown Municipal District, councillors were told the completion date has been pushed back to the […]

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Ireland’s longest bridge will open in November, ease traffic chaos in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €230 million New Ross bypass that connects South Kilkenny and Wexford is set to open in November. That’s according to Wexford County Council, who say the complexity of the construction of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge delayed the project by six months. There is light at the end of the bridge, […]