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€350 million development, bringing 4,800 new jobs, another step closer to realisation

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAJOR development creating 4,800 jobs in Kilkenny and the South East region is one step closer to fruition. Plans for the new transport terminal at the Waterford North Quays Development went on display today. The transport hub will see the construction of a new train station to replace the existing Plunkett […]

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Blackspot – family carers in Kilkenny not getting the support services they need

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is “blackspot” when it comes to the delivery of services to support family carers. New research from Family Carer’s Ireland(FCI) shows a ‘postcode lottery’ exists for supports and services in the community for family carers. Kilkenny, along with neighbouring Waterford, is one of the areas most affected, due to a lack […]

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Kilkenny part of the sixth fastest growing region in the EU

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is part of a region that’s the sixth fastest growing economy in the EU. Six thousand jobs have been created in the South East region over the past 12 months, and close to 35,000 jobs over the past seven years. Unemployment over that period has dropped 11.7 %, to near full […]

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Major recruitment drive by South East firms targets Kilkenny’s talent

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

A MAJOR recruitment event targeting Kilkenny talent and showcasing the variety of jobs in the region is taking place over the weekend. The Career Zoo South X South East recruitment event takes place in Waterford tomorrow and aims to connect employers with world-class talent interested in working and living in the South East. Kilkenny and […]

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Arachnophobia – venomous spiders terrorising Kilkenny homes

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DO YOU have a fear of eight-legged freak? You may have reason to now. Kilkenny residents are being warned to be on the look-out for venomous spiders that have been taking over homes in the county. False Widow spiders have taken up residence in South Kilkenny and Waterford. People are presenting themselves […]

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Global financial giant set to bring 1,500 jobs to the region makes major acquisition

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2019 0

A LEADING financial consultancy company intending to bring 1,500 jobs to the region today announced a major acquisition. Woodbrook Group, who last year announced their intention to create 1,500 jobs in and around Waterford, today confirmed it established its first base in the Middle East. Woodbrook, headed up by Waterford man Michael Doherty, bought one […]

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Son of Kilkenny’s former president of the FAI takes on mammoth challenge in memory of his father

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2019 0

A MAN is swimming the length of Ireland in memory of his late father, a Kilkenny man and former President of the Football Association of Ireland, to raise money for two charities close to his dad’s heart. Alan Corcoran, 28 from Waterford, is the son of Milo Corcoran, the FAI president between 2001 -2005. Alan […]

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Kilkenny Greenway ownership issues could knock €8m project off track

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project could be knocked off track by issues concerning the ownership of the land. A potential stumbling block which could delay the construction emerged at the meeting of the Piltown Municipal District of Kilkenny County Council last night. The issue is over whether or not to lease […]

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APPEAL: Gardai seek help tracing girl (19) missing since yesterday

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2019 0

GARDAI have issued an urgent appeal for help in finding a 19-year-old girl who has been missing since yesterday morning. Deva Hodkinson was last seen when boarding the 9.10am bus to Waterford from Carrick-on-Suir bordering county Kilkenny. She was wearing a dark pair of leggings, a T-shirt (colour not known) and a denim jacket. She […]

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Good news for tenants as Kilkenny is designated a rent pressure zone

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2019 0

KILKENNY city has been designated as a rent pressure zone (RPZ), which will bring some relief to hard-pressed tenants struggling to meet their monthly payments. Kilkenny is among 19 new RPZs announced by the Government, covering 11 counties. The other areas are Ardee, Arklow, Athenry-Oranmore, Athlone (Westmeath side), Dundalk-Carlingford and Dundalk-South, Fermoy, Gorey,