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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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More traffic misery as Ireland’s longest bridge – linking Kilkenny and Wexford – will not open this year

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2019 Post a comment

Ireland’s longest bridge linking South Kilkenny to county Wexford will now not open this year as planned. The Rose Fitzgearld Kennedy Bridge will not open for traffic until January 2020, Kilkenny councillors heard this morning. At a meeting of the Piltown Municipal District, councillors were told the completion date has been pushed back to the […]

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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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Ireland’s longest bridge will open in November, ease traffic chaos in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €230 million New Ross bypass that connects South Kilkenny and Wexford is set to open in November. That’s according to Wexford County Council, who say the complexity of the construction of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge delayed the project by six months. There is light at the end of the bridge, […]

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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

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Decision on Kilkenny Greenway funding due before end of month

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2019 0

A DECISION on funding for the Kilkenny Greenway will be made at the end of the month. Planning permission has been approved for the 22km greenway, which will run from New Ross to Waterford. A company, Malachy Walsh consultants, has been commissioned to draft a design for the greenway, which is estimated will cost €13.2 […]