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Housing Minister visits sites set to deliver 3,000 homes to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HOUSING Minister Eoghan Murphy visited three developments in Kilkenny that could provide more than 3,000 new homes in the city. The minister visited three developments in the city and county as he joined Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the launch of the €100 million Abbey Quarter regeneration project this week. Minister Murphy first […]

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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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Missing Kilkenny based trucker found safe and well

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY based trucker who went missing in the South of France has been found safe and well. Victor Brennan Transport, based in Knocktopher, made the appeal yesterday morning after a driver had not made contact with them since Friday. Rene Champaud, originally from South Africa, made contact last night and is […]

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Kilkenny resort set to host 2020 Irish Open

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MOUNT Juliet looks set to host the 2020 Irish Open in golf. The Thomastown hotel and golf resort hosted the championship for three years in a row between 1993 -1995, and it looks destined to return for 2020. No venue is confirmed for the €7 million Irish Open in 2020, as a […]

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Kilkenny becoming ‘Age- Friendly’ capital of Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny is fast becoming the age-friendly capital of Ireland, and this effort was recognised today by the Government. The Minister of State with special responsibility for Older People and Mental Health, Jim Daly came to county Kilkenny today to run his eye over three innovative projects that make Kilkenny a more accessible […]

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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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Tourists flock to Kilkenny Castle as it tops visitor list

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY Castle has topped the most visited site owned by the state list for 2018. Almost 1,000,000 people visited state-run sites around County Kilkenny last year. Almost 800,000 were drawn to the charms of Kilkenny Castle and grounds during 2018, according to figures released by the Office of Public Works (OPW) today. […]

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Thief snatched mourner’s handbag as she tended to grave of loved-one

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A BRAZEN thief jumped over the wall of a graveyard and snatched a mourner’s handbag as tended to flowers on the grave of a loved one. The shocking theft occurred at St Mary’s Cemetery in Thomastown at around 4pm on Sunday. Kilkenny gardai confirmed the opportunist thief struck after the woman temporarily […]

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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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ALERT: Garda warning after spate of car break-ins across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY car owners are being warned to be more careful when leaving their cars not to have any possessions left on display inside their vehicles. The call comes from Kilkenny Garda after a noticeable increase in car burglary’s around the county in recent weeks. The latest car break-in happened in Thomastown over […]