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€250,000 in Cultural Grants will benefit Kilkenny communities
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Muckalee Community Centre has been awarded €40,000 under the Community and Cultural/ Intercultural Facilities Capital Scheme );
A fund of €250,000 has been shared between community organisations across County Kilkenny.
The Community and Cultural/ Intercultural Facilities Capital Scheme is funded through development contributions and allocated by Kilkenny County Council.
It has been described as a positive recognition of the huge amount of voluntary work in organisations crucial to community life.
Welcoming the grants, at last week’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council, Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness said he was, however, disappointed that no city groups had been awarded grants. He asked that all unsuccessful applicants be given feedback and guidance as to why they had failed to secure a grant.
Exciting €3.6m development will see Castlecomer school add significant extension
Huge boost of confidence: Projected enrolment of 750 pupils, will be a hub for North Kilkenny
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Kilkenny’s biggest rural second-level school is about to get bigger, with a nine-classroom extension granted for Castlecomer Community School.
The project is now out to tender for the appointment of the design team. Once that process is complete, the appointed team of architects, engineers and quantity surveyors will work with school management to bring this vision to reality.
Acting Principal of Castlecomer Community School Pat Murphy says that as well as being an exciting development for the school, it is a huge boost of confidence for staff and students alike.
Jobs at risk in South Kilkenny due to lack of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs)
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There are fears among South Kilkenny councillors that the National Broadband Plan rollout strategy for the region will inevitably put jobs at risk .
The comment was made by Cllr Pat Dunphy at this month’s meeting of Piltown Municipal District Council following a presentation on the rollout progress of the National Broadband Plan in the region.
The presentation was made by Kilkenny County Council Broadband Officer Steve Coverdale who noted during the presentation that South Kilkenny was lacking in Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) when compared to other areas of the county.