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07 Sept 2025

Kilkenny TD suggests new urban quarter for housing in city centre

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General Election candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny, Malcolm Noonan has suggested developing a new urban quarter to deliver housing and bring a new vibrancy to the city centre in Kilkenny.

"Throughout the past few weeks of canvassing, what I have been hearing on the doors from the people of Carlow and Kilkenny is that the availability and affordability of housing remains a priority issue," he said.

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"I believe we have turned a corner on housing in the region with commencements of new homes up 85% in Kilkenny and 30% in Carlow under this Government compared to the previous five years, and there's huge potential for the next government to build on that, but if we’re really serious about solving the housing crisis there will have to be a vision and willingness to do things differently at the heart of the next government," he added.

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