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Gang of youths smash windscreen of car parked in county Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 28th August 2019 0

A GANG of youths gathered at a village in South Kilkenny before some of them proceeded to smash the windscreen of a car parked in the area, gardai have said. The incident happened in Main Street, Piltown, on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “Witnesses stated that there were a number of cars containing youths […]

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Green shoots – Council sets up environmental tent at Kilkenny’s agricultural show

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IN A year when the ballot-box saw the rise of the green wave across Europe, a new attraction at Kilkenny’s largest agricultural show will highlight the change to a green mindset among the public. Kilkenny County Council’s Environmental Section is setting up a marquee at Ireland’s oldest agricultural show, the Iverk Show […]

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Sun set to shine on 25,000 expected to attend Kilkenny’s Iverk Show

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A TOTAL of €90,000 will be up for grabs tomorrow at Ireland’s oldest agricultural show held annually in Kilkenny. The  Iverk Show organisers expect up to 25,000 people to attend this year. And the good news is the sun is set to shine on the event. Now one of the country’s premier […]

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ALLTOGETHERNOW: Heavy festival traffic expected in south Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE of the biggest music and culture festivals of the year kicks off today just a puck of a sliotar away from Kilkenny. ALLTOGETHERNOW is in its second year, after earning rave reviews from festival-goers for its first incarnation in 2018. Held in the stunning grounds of Curraghmore Estate in Portlaw, the […]

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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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Gardai hunt person who rampaged their way through county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

GARDAI are on the hunt for a person who wrecked cars and smashed house windows’ during a rampage in county Kilkenny last weekend. Two cars were extensively damaged, and a house had its front window smashed during the rampage that happened in Piltown, late last Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The first incident happened […]

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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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Council urges CIE to get off tracks and give green light to €8m Kilkenny Greenway

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK on the €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project may be delayed as Kilkenny County Council waits for the landowners to abandon the land. The council is asking State company CIE to give up the 24km stretch of disused rail-line to enable the construction of the Greenway. Members of the Piltown Municipal District […]

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Kilkenny car crime spree: vehicles targetted at four different locations across county

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN FOUR cars at different locations across the county had their windows smashed or bodywork damaged during a spate of similar incidents in the space of a 24-hour period. The break-ins and criminal damage of vehicles occurred on Sunday and early Monday morning at locations in Thomastown, Piltown, Threecastles and Bennettsbridge. Gardaí at […]

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Kilkenny Greenway ownership issues could knock €8m project off track

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project could be knocked off track by issues concerning the ownership of the land. A potential stumbling block which could delay the construction emerged at the meeting of the Piltown Municipal District of Kilkenny County Council last night. The issue is over whether or not to lease […]