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BREAKING: Major breakthrough for Ferrybank’s North Quays project, Government commits €39m for new train station

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2019 0

Waterford will get a new railway station as part of the North Quays Development project in Ferrybank after the Government committed to fund a brand new terminal. Waterford TD David Cullinane today announced that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has agreed to fund the relocation of train station away from Rice Bridge […]

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Ferrybank’s North Quays investors concerned over lack of housing in region: report

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2019 0

The investors behind the €350 million North Quays development have expressed concerns over the lack of housing in the region. Their concerns were revealed in correspondence released to The Sunday Business Post under the Freedom of Information Act. Falcon Real Estate Developments, part of the Fawaz Alkohair Saudi Arabian investment group, is leading the plan to […]

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Huge boost for region as investors confirm €350m Ferrybank development will go ahead

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2019 Post a comment

After months of speculation, the economy of South Kilkenny, Waterford and the South East region recieved a huge boost today after the €350m North Quays development received firm commitments from its investors that the project is ready to progress. Falcon Real Estate Development confirmed it will lodge a formal planning application to Waterford City and […]

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Work on Kilkenny Greenway gets underway this week

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is due to start this week on the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Wexford County Council announced […]

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ALERT: Dog snatcher with Kilkenny-reg posing as warden, targeting pets in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN posing as a council employee is trying to trick people into handing over their pet dogs. It is understood the dog-napper is targeting the dogs for resale in the countdown to Christmas. Waterford Council has issued a warning about a man in a Kilkenny-registered van approaching dog owners in an […]

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Come to Kilkenny! New group aims to lure Dublin businesses to South East

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY  A MAJOR event is taking place, targeting businesses to start, relocate or expand into Kilkenny and the South East. The event ‘Perfectly Placed:Business, Talent, Funding and Living,’ take place at Trinity College, Dublin tomorrow evening. It is aimed at investors, startups, scale-ups, small and medium enterprises and multi-national