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Five projects receive €40,000 from community grant scheme

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BREAKDOWN of the €250,000 funding as part of Kilkenny County Council’s Community and Cultural Facilities Capital Grant Scheme has been released Cultural art spaces, playgrounds, sports groups, and scout halls are among the projects benefitting from the funding. Five projects received €40,000, with the other two receiving €30,000 and €20,000 each. […]

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Kilkenny County Council gives €250,000 towards seven community-led projects

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 Post a comment

CULTURAL art spaces, playgrounds, and scout halls are among the projects to receive funding as part of Kilkenny County Council’s €250,000 its Community and Cultural Facilities Capital Grant Scheme. This year, seven projects receive contributions from the council towards the capital cost of community-led cultural and amenity facilities. In all 16 applications were received

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Gardai probe graffiti attack on county Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating a graffiti attack on a county Kilkenny school. Vandals entered the grounds of Scoil Bhríde national school in Paulstown earlier this month and daubed graffiti on the shed. A local Garda spokesperson said photos of the graffiti were taken and that it has since been painted over. Anyone with information about the […]

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A job for the special branch! Kilkenny gardai try to root out tree muggers

By Kilkenny Now 5th June 2019 0

WE’VE heard of tree huggers, but now Kilkenny gardai are on the lookout for some tree muggers! A local Garda spokesperson confirmed gardai are investigating the theft of four trees from the side of a road. The Cherry Blossom trees were taken from the side of the Ring Road at Paulstown, which links up with […]

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: To the Manor born … just 10 minutes drive from Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

The address: Ballyvalden Manor, Ballinvalley, Paulstown, Co Kilkenny. Eircode: R95 H97W The lowdown: A magnificent county manor, set on 10 acres of lush countryside in the heart of Kilkenny, but just a 10-minute drive from the city. The guide price: €850,000 A TRULY five-star property has come on the market, just a 10-minute drive from Kilkenny […]

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BREAKING: Warning after vehicle burst into flames on M9 outside Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

MOTORISTS using the M9 outside Kilkenny are being urged to use caution after a vehicle burst into flames on a stretch of the motorway this morning. Emergency services are at the scene of the incident, which occurred on the M9 Northbound between Kilkenny and Paulstown. Motorists in the area have been warned to use caution […]

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‘Absolutely disgraceful’ – calls for CCTV at local graveyard targeted by litter louts

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

A LOCAL and General Election candidate has called for CCTV cameras to be installed at a county Kilkenny cemetery that was targeted by litter louts. There was outrage after pictures circulated on social media showed bags of discarded rubbish dumped outside Paulstown cemetery. The shocking pictures, which were widely shared on the KCLR Facebook page […]

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Speeding motorist clocked doing 173km/hr on M9 at Paulstown

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2019 0

A SPEEDING motorist was arrested after they were clocked doing 173km/hr on the M9 at Paulstown yesterday evening. The driver was caught red-handed (pictured below) by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit who were out in force for the busy bank holiday weekend. They pursued the speeding driver before ordering him to pull over. […]

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30 arrested in major Garda crackdown on criminals in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 0

THIRTY people have been arrested for a wide range of criminal activities as part of a major Garda operation involving up to 60 gardai in the Thomastown area today. The arrests are part of the latest Garda Operation Storm – the 30th such crackdown in the Carlow-Kilkenny Garda division over the past four years. Nineteen […]