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Revamped Kilkenny Castle Playground won’t be ready in time for good weather

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE NEW playground in Kilkenny Castle will not be ready in time to take advantage of the great weather. With temperatures set to soar to 25 degrees over the coming days, many locals and tourists alike would be expected to flock to Kilkenny Castle grounds to relax and use the playground. The […]

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Revamped Kilkenny Castle Playground to re-open this month: OPW

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE much-anticipated €100,000 revamp of Kilkenny Castle playground is almost complete, and the hugely popular facility is set to finally reopen to the public by the end of this month. The Office of Public Works (OPW) today said they hope the expected good weather over the next week will give them opportunity […]

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Hat’s off! Talented Kilkenny milliner’s creation is perfect fit for our First Lady

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A TALENTED county Kilkenny milliner was thrilled when Ireland’s First Lady wore one of her creations while meeting the King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands last week. Gwen Walsh, who has been a milliner for 12 years, was exhibiting her collection at the Waterford County Fair at Curraghmore House in […]

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Re-opening of Kilkenny Castle Playground delayed yet again

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE much-anticipated re-opening of the revamped Kilkenny Castle Playground has been postponed for the second time – and this time the weather is apparently to blame. The playground was initially supposed to re-open in time for last week’s Bank Holiday weekend, but this was put off because of unstated reasons that were […]

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Disappointment as Kilkenny Castle Playground will not re-open this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2019 0

THE newly revamped Kilkenny Castle Playground will not reopen in time for the Bank Holiday weekend as originally planned. The news will come as a disappointment for local kids and their parents who had planned to visit the playground, which was closed in April to allow for vital works to take place, this weekend. However, […]

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Kilkenny Castle playground gets €100,000 ‘disability-friendly’ makeover

By Kilkenny Now 26th April 2019 0

AN extensive €100,000 refurbishment of the playground at Kilkenny Castle Park will get underway on May 13, the Office of Public Works confirmed today. And the OPW has revealed the playground will be upgraded with new special-needs and disability-friendly equipment. In a statement, the OPW said: “The upgraded park has been designed to ensure that […]

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UPDATE: Kilkenny Castle playground will be closed for another eight weeks

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 Post a comment

THE playground at Kilkenny Castle Park will be closed until early June to allow for upgrading works, it has been confirmed. Last week Kilkenny Castle announced it was forced to close the hugely popular facility due to “unforeseen health and safety issues”, adding the playground would be closed “until further notice”. However, a spokesperson for […]