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Kilkenny parks get funding for ‘outdoor exercise zone’ and boules court

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2024 0

Two Kilkenny outdoor parks have been awarded €70,000 in funding. Kilkenny Countryside Park has been allocated €60,000 under the Government‘s new Participation Outdoor Fund announced by Sports Minister Thomas Byrne. The funding will be to pay for equipment and safety surfacing works on  ‘outdoor exercise zones’ along the park trails. Slieverue Linear Park has also […]

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Kilkenny LEADER partnership; connecting communities

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is supporting rural communities struggling with cripplingly slow broadband speeds and is encouraging them to consider setting up their own community owned and operated future proofed broadband networks through a series of regional workshops across County Kilkenny beginning in Freshford on Tuesday, October 25, culminating with a joint

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Thief breaks into rural Kilkenny house and makes off with lawnmower and gardening tools

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 0

A green-fingered burglar broke into a house in the south of the county and made with some valuable gardening machinery. The break-in occurred at the house in the Davidstown area of Slieverue on Friday, November 10, ar around 10.30am. Gardai confirmed a lawnmower, a Black and Decker hedgetrimmer and a Black and Decker strimmer were […]

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‘Even death couldn’t separate them’ – emotional tributes to couple who died within hours of each other

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

Tributes have been paid to a couple who died within hours of each other after 43 years of marriage together. Devoted couple James (Jim) and Margaret (Peggy) Walsh, of The Bullring in Slieverue, county Kilkenny, died on Friday. Friends, neighbours and relatives this weekend paid emotional tributes to the couple, who will be buried together […]

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Kilkenny hotel price survey: Rooms cost up to €1,007 for weekend stay this summer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopened for business today. And it appears it will be a thriving staycation season with something on offer for every pocket, a KilkennyNow.ie price survey reveals. As expected, prices in the sector have soared as people scramble for accommodation as the tentative start of foreign travel […]

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Accidents and long delays as freezing temperatures wreak havoc on Kilkenny’s roads

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2021 0

The cold and icy conditions are playing havoc with Kilkenny roads this morning with reports of crashes and long delays. A Status Yellow weather warning for freezing conditions overnight saw temperatures drop to -3 in places. This added to the snow that fell yesterday has mad driving very dangerous. Emergency services are currently dealing with […]

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WARNING: Motorists urged to avoid certain areas of Kilkenny after reports of black ice on our roads

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2021 0

Gardai, the AA and Kilkenny County Council have all issued an ice warning this morning and asked motorists to avoid certain roads in the county due to black ice. Gardai said roads and footpaths around the county are “extremely hazardous in places” following the sharp drop in temperatures. The AA and Kilkenny County Council have […]

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Huge €9m funding boost puts Kilkenny greenway right on track

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2020 0

The South Kilkenny greenway linking New Ross and Waterford city has been allocated €9 million in funding. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan confirmed the funding this morning as part of a €63.5 million package for greenway projects across the country. The €9 million allocated to the greenway running through New Ross, south Kilkenny to Waterford is […]

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Class news as Kilkenny school gets green light to build major new extension

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny national school has been granted approval to build a major new extension that will significantly enhance its existing facilities. The Board of Management of Our Lady of Lourdes National School in Slieverue applied to Kilkenny County Council in August for permission to build a large extension onto the existing school building. After considering […]

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Diesel thieves target another farmyard in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2020 0

Burglars broke into a farmyard in south Kilkenny before making off with a quantity of diesel. The theft occurred at a property in Davidstown, Slieverue, sometime between 9am on Tuesday and 9am the following day. A local Garda source said the diesel was taken from a shed in the farmyard and that no damage was […]