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Concern that target to recruit gardaí from Kilkenny and across Ireland will fall short

The gardaí are facing a recruitment and retention crisis that is unprecedented in scale, a gardai representative body has warned. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said a year-end target of adding 1,000 new gardai to the ranks will “clearly ...

16 May 2023 at 18:49

Local News

Funding approved to upgrade Kilkenny social housing while TD criticises number of empty units

The Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government has announced a €23m Disabled Persons Grant with €220,304 being allocated to Kilkenny. The department said the funding will ensure that homes are adapted to allow older people and those with ...

10 Jun 2025 at 16:06

Local News

Planning exemptions to potentially pave the way for new homes in Kilkenny

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD published figures this week detailing notifications to local authorities to convert vacant commercial properties into new homes. Between 2018 and 2024, Kilkenny County ...

21 Aug 2025 at 14:30

Local News

Kilkenny County Council to receive additional funding from Local Property Tax revaluation

Kilkenny County Council will receive an increase of €600,000 in Local Property Tax (LPT) allocation in changes announced to ‘the baseline’ funding of local authorities nationwide. An increase of €42 million will be spread across all 31 ...

02 Jul 2025 at 14:30

Northern Ireland

Project to boost Rathlin corncrake among those receiving biodiversity funding

A project aimed at helping to boost the number of rare corncrake birds on Rathlin Island is among those receiving 40 million euro (£33.7 million) of funding. The Peaceplus funding has been awarded to projects designed to assist ...

01 Jun 2025 at 11:00

National News

Housing target of 41,000 ‘not realistic’, James Browne says

The target to build 41,000 new homes this year is “not realistic”, Housing Minister James Browne has said. Mr Browne has admitted previously that meeting the 2025 target would be “extremely challenging” and all predictions are ...

19 Jun 2025 at 16:12

National News

Government misses target on new-build social homes by more than 1,400

The Government fell short of its target on new-build social homes last year by more than 1,400. Statistics released by the Department of Housing on Wednesday shows that 10,595 social homes were added to the stock in 2024 by ...

23 Apr 2025 at 14:29

National News

Government looking at reducing minimum apartment size

The Housing Minister is bringing proposed changes to apartment building guidelines that will reduce the minimum size of units and cut back on other requirements. The measures are designed to reduce costs by between 50,000 ...

06 Jul 2025 at 14:53

National News

45% of tenancies fall under small-landlord rules

Approximately 45% of renters are in a tenancy arrangement with what the Government deems to be a “small landlord”. Rental reforms announced by Housing Minister James Browne on Tuesday draw a distinction between “large” ...

10 Jun 2025 at 21:29

National News

New guidelines allow for smaller apartments and rules out communal facilities

New guidelines on building apartments will allow for smaller apartment sizes, a reduced provision for private open spaces and will mean communal and community facilities will no longer be mandatory for apartment ...

08 Jul 2025 at 17:39

National News

More than 3,000 to become Irish citizens in Killarney ceremonies

Approximately 3,500 people will become Irish citizens following ceremonies in Killarney, Co Kerry, on Monday and Tuesday. In four ceremonies at the Inec Arena, applicants from more than 130 countries will ...

05 Dec 2022 at 01:01

National News

'A real big step' - €55m fund announced to help businesses move away from fossil fuels

The Tánaiste has said that a €55 million green fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels will help combat climate change. The business package is to encourage firms to move towards more ...

17 Jun 2022 at 10:51

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