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Flood relief works for county Kilkenny town moves one step closer

By Kilkenny Now 9th August 2021 0

  A long-awaited prevention project for a county Kilkenny town ravaged by floods has moved another step forward. The Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch Flood Relief Scheme has made its way to the national planning authority, An Bord Pleanála looking for permission to begin the project. The €9 million flood relief scheme will come as a great relief to […]

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Kilkenny’s rivers among most polluted in country: damning report

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

The rivers running through and border county Kilkenny are among the most polluted in the country, a new report has found. Nitrogen levels in the Rivers Nore, Suir and Barrow are now at a level that can “put human health at risk”, according to the latest report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the […]

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On yer bike: Kilkenny people urged to get out and explore our wheely great county

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2020 0

Kilkenny residents are being urged to join the growing trend of ‘bicycle boomers’ and get out and explore some of our county’s spectacular cycling routes. Although Covid-19 has impacted cycling in several ways, Outdoors Kilkenny is encouraging people to take up the opportunities to cycle during the lockdown, as long as cyclists stay within 5kms […]

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By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 Post a comment

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Search for missing woman ends in tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2020 Post a comment

The search for a woman who has been missing since earlier this week has ended in tragedy after her body was discovered in the River Barrow Kathleen Lawlor (58) missing from her home in Bennekerry, Carlow, since Tuesday. A Garda spokesperson said they are treating the case as “a personal tragedy”. A file on the […]

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WATER CRISIS: Alarming decline in quality of Kilkenny’s rivers, report warns

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Kilkenny’s rivers have recorded the highest decline in water quality in the country, an alarming new report has found. The Water Quality in Ireland report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveals overall water quality in Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries is now at an all-time low. The report makes for gloomy reading when […]

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County Kilkenny €9million flood relief project ready to go to design stage

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE €9 million Graiguenamanagh flood relief scheme is one step closer to starting as the project has gone for design tender. Last year funding was confirmed for the project immediately in the aftermath of the damage caused by Storm Deirdre. This project is a joint undertaking by Kilkenny County Council and Carlow […]