News

€30,000 scholarships on offer to Kilkenny students from disadvantaged backgrounds

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2019 0

A NEW bursary worth up to €30,000 and aimed at Kilkenny students from disadvantaged backgrounds is open for applications. Waterford Institute of Technology is looking for new part-time and full-time students from a socio-economically disadvantaged background (and meet eligibility criteria)  to apply for the 1916 Bursary. Each student who is awarded the 1916 Bursary will

News

It’s a kind of magic – €30,000 funding secured for local science festival

By Kilkenny Now 25th August 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A FESTIVAL aimed at imbuing a love of the sciences in children and young adults has secured the funding required to host the event this year. The South East Science Festival, which attracts kids from Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary, showcases how science and technology can contribute to a positive climate […]

Business News

Back to education – local colleges offering free and part-time courses

By Kilkenny Now 20th August 2019 0

THE INSTITUTE of Technology, Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology are both holding open days over the next couple of days aimed at Kilkenny people who want to go back into education. The Government backed Springboard programme offers free courses, while the colleges will promote their part-time courses, both designed to lead to qualifications that […]

News

Kilkenny students see an increase in Level-8 courses offered by CAO

By Kilkenny Now 15th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE MAJORITY of the 1,060 Kilkenny students who sat this year’s Leaving Cert know where they will be studying next year as the Central Application Office (CAO) offers came out this afternoon. Over 51,500 students received a third level course offers. Between level 8 courses and level 6/7 courses, the CAO sent […]

Business Jobs News

‘Truly shocking’ – Labour leader’s anger at lack of state investment in Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY and the South East are being left to lag behind the rest of the country due to the Government’s investment in the region, according to Labour leader Brendan Howlin. “It is truly shocking that the Government has no significant infrastructure investment plans for the region that needs it most,” he said. […]

Business News

Kilkenny earnings are just 75% the national average

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY EARNINGS in Kilkenny are just 75% the national average, while the South East as a whole earns just half the national average. That’s according to a major economic survey focusing on counties in the South East region. The South East Economic Monitor, written by Waterford Institute of Technology academics found people in […]

Business News

Major setback to plans for university campus in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 21st June 2019 Post a comment

PLANS for a university campus in Kilkenny city have received a serious setback. It comes after TUI staff members at IT Carlow rejected an agreement that could have paved the way for the long-awaited Technological University for the South East (TUSE). The setback will also delay plans for the National Design Centre and School of […]

Business News

Prospect of University campus for Kilkenny city moves step closer

By Kilkenny Now 13th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE possibility of a university campus in Kilkenny is one step closer today. A key agreement has been reached between the stakeholders involved in the long-awaited Technological University for the South East (TUSE), a planned amalgamation of two existing institutes of technology in the region, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and IT Carlow. A […]

Business News

New programme to support Kilkenny digital start-up companies

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2019 0

A GOVERNMENT backed agency is providing support to Kilkenny digital start-up companies who are looking for help to launch their business. The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) provides capital and support to young Irish start-ups and is looking for Kilkenny businesses to apply to its new accelerator programme. The programme offers up to €75,000 investment, […]

Business News

Kilkenny employees can ‘upskill’ for free on new courses unveiled today

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

KILKENNY employees or people who are looking to return to the workplace can apply for 500 free or subsidised places on over 25 new courses to upskill our workforce. The courses will take place at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and the Institute of Technology Carlow. They are part of 9,000 free or subsidised […]