Well done to Firefighter John O’Neill, Callan Fire Brigade who saved a member of the public’s life last Friday evening on William Street, Kilkenny. Whilst off duty, John performed key live saving CPR skills on a man to keep him alive prior to the arrival of the Ambulance Service.
Firefighters from Thomastown and Graiguenamanagh Fire Brigades assisting with the orderly evacuation of St. Colmcille's National School, Inistioge during flooding in the Village this morning.
#ShineyourLight
in
#Kilkenny
tonight - Kilkenny Castle, County Hall and City Hall, Kilkenny - Buildings lit up as a part of the
#ShineYourLight
#LonraighdoSholas
campaign - Coming together as a country to show that light really can reach us all. A gesture of hope and solidarity.
Who knew our firefighters from Kilkenny City Fire and Rescue Service had such impressive dancing skills😃😀! Check out their moves on this promo video for their Pieta House Fundraiser, taking place this Saturday, 13th June. All support greatly appreciated...
The Kilkenny City Bus Service is up and running since 7.00am this morning. Routes KK1 and KK2 will be operated by City Direct, as part of the
#TFI
Ireland public transport network. Cathaoirleach of KCC and Deputy Mayor of Kilkenny at the KK2 Route stop at St. Luke’s Hospital.
More than 100 landmarks across Ireland will illuminate in green for the Winter Solstice to show Samaritans are here for callers during their darkest hours. We lit up County Hall & City Hall for the Samaritans Longest night.
@SamaritansIRL
#LongestNight
#SamaritansLongestNight
Well done to all the team in Cartoon Saloon. Even though there was no Oscar last night ye did Kilkenny and Ireland proud showcasing Kilkenny across the world.
New Kilkenny City Bus Service to commence on 18 December, 2019.From 18th December, City Direct will be operating the Kilkenny City Bus Service on behalf of National Transport Authority Ireland. Read more:
Kilkenny City Centre is shortlisted for ‘Ireland’s Best Places’ by
@RTPIPlanners
in a competition celebrating some of the most attractive & inspiring places across the country.
NOW is your chance to help Kilkenny take the top spot. Vote now @
Come and show support for your
#hurlingheroes
the Kilkenny Minor and Senior Hurling Teams this evening at Nowlan Park. They provided a great year of hurling and entertainment for all hurling fans. Teams expected on stage for approx. 6.30 p.m.
#kilkennyGAA
#KilkennyHomecoming2019
Not to be outdone, our Castlecomer firefighters get in on the 'Firefighters Dance-off'...Best of luck to all of our firefighters from all of our 7 Fire Stations across the County in their Marathon Walk For Life in support of Pieta House
HOMECOMING CIVIC RECEPTION FOR THE KILKENNY MINOR AND SENIOR HURLING TEAMS 2019.
The Homecoming for the Kilkenny Teams will take place next Monday evening at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. Come and enjoy music and entertainment from 4.00pm. Read more:
Kilkenny City Centre to become One-Way to aid social distancing with effect from Monday, 22nd June. Information on the proposed One-Way System can be accessed on the Council’s Website at using the following link:
@rtenews
@kclr96fm
Most footpaths cleared of snow in Kilkenny City Centre through the efforts of Council & Army staff. Council staff have been out since 7am. Access to City centre car parks is now the focus of response effort. Kilkenny City is available for business
@merrionstreet
#BeastFromTheEast
Please come out to welcome our Senior Camogie Players and Officials noting that they will arrive directly to the Courthouse at 6.45pm.
KCC will host a Civic Reception for the Kilkenny Senior Camogie Panel and Management this evening at 6.45pm at the Courthouse, Parliament St.
Congratulations to Station Officer Tom McGrath who has retired after over 40 years service in Freshford Fire Brigade. Thank you Tom and have a long and happy retirement.
Sun 6 Feb, 3 Infantry Battalion will commemorate the centenary of the handover of the Military Barracks in Kilkenny. Come join them to celebrate and enjoy live music, a weapons and vehicles display, military heritage stalls and light refreshments.
@kclr96fm
@kilkennypeople
Kilkenny Bus Routes Officially LaunchThe National Transport Authority (NTA) and Kilkenny County Council (KCC) have formally launched the KK1 and KK2 bus routes today in Kilkenny City Centre.
Off they go......🚒
Well done to our Fire Service who set off yesterday to transport donated fire vehicles and equipment to provide vital support to the Ukrainian firefighters.
Full press release 👉
@KKPeopleNews
@kclr96fm
@CRKC1
Dedicated call centre has been set up Kilkenny County Council to deal with emergency weather related calls .Phone number: 056 7794145
Members of the public are advised only to travel where necessary and to check if roads are passable in advance of their journey.
#BeWinterReady
PRESS RELEASE:
All our shops have re-opened for business in the City and County. Please support your local business.
The main streets in the City have been adapted so that you can social distance and move about in comfort. Motorists are asked to observe the one-way system.
Meet Ger Byrne, an invaluable member of our team at KCC. Ger goes above and beyond to ensure that the mail reaches its intended destinations promptly. But that's not all – Ger brings an extra touch of joy to our offices every day!
#YourCouncilDay
#DoL
ásaChomhairle
@LocalGovIre
Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service shine their lights in support of frontline workers and in honour of everyone who is or has been affected by
#Covid19
. Pictured - Thomastown Fire Brigade and local Gardaí, Callan Fire Brigade, Graiguenamanagh Fire Brigade.
Sometimes we rescue cats from trees, sometimes it's trampolines from ESB poles...(Castlecomer Road this morning). All in a days work for
#KilkennyFireandRescueService
🚒. Thanks to
#StormBarra
. Take care out there everyone.
#staysafe
A presentation to Sub Officer Ger Griffin on his last training night to thank him for his 15 years service with Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service. We wish Ger the very best in his new position as Fire Prevention Officer with the HSE-all his training and knowledge will not be lost!
Riverside at Inistioge looking fabulous following the completion of paving works and seating area. Please enjoy this facility safely and keep your distance.
#HoldFirm
#KeepWell
#StayLocal
#YourCouncil
It's the turn of our firefighters from Freshford Fire Service 🚒 to entertain you with their slick dance moves! Please remember to support their Walk For Life for Pieta House this Saturday, by donating to
Castlecomer and Freshford Fire Brigade attended a large quantity of tyres on fire in a farmyard. And no, it wasn't snowing!! Compressed Air Foam System was used to extinguish and contain the fire.
€8 Million Announcement for Kilkenny Greenway. South Kilkenny received a major boost today with the news that the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport have confirmed funding of €8 million towards the development of the Kilkenny Greenway. Read more:
Regretfully, but with public health in mind, the 2020 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Kilkenny City & John Street Carnival is cancelled on Tuesday 17/3/2020. Thank you to all who had applied to take part in the parade and apologies for the inconvenience caused by the decision taken.
On request from An Garda Síochána and to ensure that social distancing restrictions including movement of people can be enforced, the Council have closed the Canal Walk Car Park in Kilkenny City for the foreseeable future with effect from today Thursday, 23rd April, 2020.
Final Snagging underway at new housing scheme in
#Callan
by our Housing Capital staff. Great result following a lot of hard work by all.
Energy upgrade works ongoing on Council houses in Kilkenny. Lower fuel bills ahead for the new tenant. 🏠
#YourCouncilDay
#DoL
ásaChomhairle
Tonight we will take part in
#ShineYourLight
in honour of all the sick, frontline workers and anyone affected by
#COVID19
County Hall, City Hall, Fire Stations and Kilkenny Castle will be lit up on Saturday night. Shine your Light Tonight!
Once a firefighter always a firefighter and so it proved as the firefighters in Callan visited retired Sub Station Officer Paddy Fitzgerald at his home in Collins Park to wish him well on his 95th birthday. Paddy is pictured with his wife Peggy, 91. Best wishes to Paddy and Peggy
Do you love Kilkenny as much as we do? Do you love to wander around & admire the beauty of the City as much as we do? If so, then it's over to you to vote for Kilkenny as your ‘Best Place in Ireland’ from the 10 finalists. Click here to vote
Former home of Smithwicks Brewery set to become a vibrant new urban quarter in the heart of Kilkenny City . Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation ,Heather Humphries,TD, launches the Abbey Quarter Development to the media
@investkilkenny
#AbbeyQuarter
@LisneyIreland
Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service firefighters refreshing their skills in the use of Breathing Apparatus (BA) today. We do a 2-day BA refresher training course every second year.
Kilkenny County Council Backs our Bees.
Elected Members unanimously agreed to adopt the National
Pollinator Plan and Kilkenny specific Plan of Action for the period 2018/2019. See full Press Release:
Kilkenny County Council in collaboration with neighbouring Wexford and Waterford Councils have launched a new campaign to reduce roadside litter;
Vehicle passengers when dealing with litter please remember to
#Bin
It, Don’t Fling It.
We also acknowledge the great assistance & co-operation received from Defence Forces, Residents, Business Owners, Farming Community, Volunteers and local Communities in clearing roads and footpaths.
To the people of
#Ukraine
and the
#Ukrainian
community in
#Kilkenny
, we support you and we stand in solidarity with you. County Hall, Kilkenny City, lit up in blue and yellow in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
@KCLR96FM
@Community
Radio Kilkenny City
Kilkenny City awarded Gold Medal in Tidy Towns Awards 2018. Congrats also to Inistioge and Tullahought villages who were awarded Silver Medals and Windgap who were awarded the Endeavour Award for Co. Kilkenny. Read full press release:
Did you know that Kilkenny City Centre has been shortlisted for one of the top 10 Best Places in Ireland? Did you know that if you give us a vote we could be named THE Best Place in Ireland? Follow the link & give our beautiful city your vote @
Kilkenny Fire Service support their colleagues in the Ukraine by donating vital fire fighting equipment as part of an initiative of Fire Services in the South East Region.
Read full Press Release:
#YourCouncilDay
/
#DoL
ásaChomhairle
Kilkenny to celebrate as Adam King brings his Virtual Hug to town. We are honored to have Adam unveil a very special structure featuring his now legendary, ‘Virtual Hug’.
💛Sunday 9th of October 2022 💛
#Kilkennyday2022
@adamkingadventures
Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service shine their lights in support of frontline workers and in honour of everyone who is and has been affected by
#covid19
. Pictured - Kilkenny City Fire Brigade, Castlecomer Fire Brigade, Freshford Fire Brigade and Urlingford Fire Brigade.
Kilkenny County Council is updating the Register of Electors for Presidential Election 2018, Referendum, European and Local Elections 2019 To ensure that you are on the register please visit
Graiguenamanagh Fire Brigade extinguished a fire caused by illegal burning near a forest this afternoon. Landowners found burning illegally could face fines.
Improved access to the remarkable Bryan Vault at the Medieval Mile Museum, and a new sensitive lighting system for the Shee Chapel, thanks to the Community Monuments Fund, Dept of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
#cmf2020
@NationalMons
@DeptHousingIRL
@noonan_malcolm
CoCo playgrounds closed, with immediate effect. While we understand the impact this has on children, especially in the context of other closures, sacrifices have to be made to
#StoptheSpread
. Parks & river access are open. Please observe
#socialdistancing
precautions.
Kilkenny County Council direct build housing project currently on site in Callan - 38 new homes. Thos. Kelly & Sons making great progress on behalf of Kilkenny County Council. Design by Reddy Architecture and Urbanism.
#HousingFocus
New Fire Jeeps for Freshford & Callan Fire Brigade
The New Emergency Response Jeeps are replacing 2 older vehicles.The new Jeeps will be utilised in Freshford & Callan Fire Stations as front-line emergency response vehicles -serving the people of Kilkenny for many years to come
Thank you all so much for tuning in all day to
#yourcouncilday
We hope you got a good insight into some of our services that are offered by Kilkenny County Council
#yourcouncil
#DoL
ásaChomhairle
@LAsIreland
A big 'Thank You' to Taxi Watch Ireland
@taxiwatchirl
for their thoughtful delivery of Easter Eggs to the families of our frontline staff at Callan Fire Brigade. A Happy and Safe Easter to all.
Deputy John Paul Phelan, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government is introduced to fire service personnel at the opening of the new fire station for Graiguenamanagh
Day 2 of a very successful and enjoyable 2-day Compressed Air Foam System training course for Callan Fire Brigade, and no, we don't know who won the Lotto🙃!
#kilkenny
DEDICATED COMMUNITY SUPPORT HELPLINE IS NOW AVAILABLE - 1800 500000
#COVID19ireland
#COVID19
The confidential free phone number is 1800 500000.
You can also contact the helpline on 056 7794145.
The helpline will be open from 8am to 8pm each day including Saturday & Sunday.
Kilkenny Firefighters complete the Emergency Services Driving Standard Course. The main aim of this driving standard is to benefit emergency service drivers and other road users by reducing the particular risks associated with driving emergency service vehicles. Well done to all
Work Commences on South East
#Greenway
.
The Greenway will be a state-of-the-art 24km cycling and walking route linking New Ross, County
#Wexford
with
#Ferrybank
, County Waterford through the beautiful countryside of South Kilkenny. Read more:
@wexfordcoco
Tune in to "Neven Maguire's Kilkenny Christmas" on 5th & 7th Dec on RTE1. Kilkenny was the deserving winner of this year’s Foodie Destination Award and Neven chose Kilkenny City as his base for his two Christmas programmes. Read more:
Try to call on older relatives & neighbours, and offer to assist them in severe weather.Ensure that they have sufficient supplies of food and medications. Ensure that they have sufficient fuel supplies to maintain heating in their homes.
#BeastFromTheEast
#BeWinterReady
Cllr John Brennan, Chairperson of SPC addressing the Recruits in Castlecomer. Also pictured are Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick and Cllr. Michael McCarthy, Chairperson of Castlecomer MD.
🚨Parking Penalty Update
From the first of February 2022 the penalty charge for motorists parking on footpaths, cycle tracks, and bus lanes will be increased from €40 to €80
#parkingfines
#parking
#yourcouncil
The latest litter monitoring survey reported 63% of littering in Kilkenny is caused by passing pedestrians & motorists with 41% of litter surveyed being packaging or food related. Don’t tolerate littering on our roadsides, let’s call out litter louts.
@kclr96fm
@beat102103
Station Officer Tom McGrath, Freshford Fire Service at his last Pre-Incident Plan visit with Freshford and Urlingford fire crews, at Uppercourt Manor, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny.
A big Thank You to
@ScoilAireagail
for their generous donation from their recent fundraiser to the Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service Trauma Bear Fund. It is much appreciated!