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Massive bridge project spanning Kilkenny and Wexford wins top international award

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

A huge infrastructure project linking Kilkenny and Wexford has won a prestigious international engineering award. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, the longest bridge in Ireland, has been awarded the 2021 International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Outstanding Structure Award. Part of the  strategic N25 New Ross Bypass, the win marks the first

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Bridge over troubled waters: Court row erupts about overrun costs on county Kilkenny bridge

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2020 0

An expensive row has broken out between companies that were involved in the construction of the longest bridge in Ireland, which links county Kilkenny and county Wexford. According to a report in the Irish Times, the row broke out over an estimated €18.5 million in extra construction cost needed to complete the Rose Fitzgearld Kennedy […]

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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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Walk over water: Second charity walk across Ireland’s longest bridge confirmed for Saturday

By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2020 0

A second charity walk across Ireland’s longest bridge – linking counties Kilkenny and Wexford – will go ahead this weekend. Due to overwhelming demand, organisers have decided to go ahead with a second charity walk across the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge linking Kilkenny and Wexford, which will take place this Saturday. Tickets for the first […]

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Another walk on the wild side: Second charity hike across Ireland’s longest bridge spanning Kilkenny and Wexford on cards

By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2020 0

Organisers of a charity walk over the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge linking Kilkenny and Wexford are looking into the possibility of holding a second event. The original charity walk across Ireland’s longest bridge spanning the River Barrow at Pink Point organised for this Sunday, January 26, sold out within two days after it was announced […]

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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge to finally open on January 29

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2020 0

The longest bridge in Ireland linking county Kilkenny to county Wexford is to officially open later this month. The announcement comes as huge relief to commuters who have had to deal with close to three years of traffic delays close to the site. The original scheduled opening date was April 2019. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy […]

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More delays to Ireland’s longest bridge, linking Kilkenny and Wexford, after worker seriously injured

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2019 0

Construction work on Ireland’s longest bridge linking Kilkenny and Wexford at Glenmore was halted for several days after a worker was seriously injured. Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge on Wednesday, November 13, shortly before 8.30am. The victim, who is believed to be from Italy, […]

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WATCH: Ireland’s longest bridge linking Kilkenny to Wexford to open before end of year

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2019 0

The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge linking South Kilkenny to Wexford is likely to open before the year is out. Kilkenny County Council (Piltown) Area Engineer Stan Cullen told councillors at the latest Piltown Municipal district meeting, he expects the bridge to be open to traffic before the end of 2019. Speaking at the meeting in […]

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‘Crumbling concrete’ delays opening of Kilkenny-Wexford bridge

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CRUMBLING concrete could delay the opening of Ireland’s longest bridge, connecting South Kilkenny to county Wexford, into next year The €230 million,  887m Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge connecting Pink Point, Glenmore in Kilkenny to Stokestown in Wexford was found to have an issue with defective concrete in one of its supporting piers. […]

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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, […]