One of the most popular attractions at almost all events in recent years is the ‘Most Appropriately Dressed Lady’ competition. And the Iverk Show is no different. If it is a sunny day, dress up or if it is a rainy day get the brolly and wellies out. One way or the other there are fabulous prizes to be won including a...
South Kilkenny
Decade-old Boundary Survey Worth Revisiting
Decade-old Boundary Survey Worth Revisiting
A decade ago, a majority of South Kilkenny residents surveyed in the area identified by the potential boundary change then proposed by Waterford City Council favoured such a realignment. That unexpected conclusion was recalled by John Gilsenan of Inistioge-based Market Dynamics, just days before Waterford and...
Fr Brian Griffin receives warm welcome in Slieverue
Fr Brian Griffin receives warm welcome in Slieverue
Following his ordination, Fr Brian Griffin of Milepost, son of Michael and Maureen, came to Slieverue on June 29th where he was met by local parishioners, family and friends. Following a liturgical reception, which saw Dr Bríd Lynch presenting Fr Brian with a Chasuble on behalf of the parishioners of Slieverue, Fr...
Details of the 2015 Iverk Show prize list announced
Details of the 2015 Iverk Show prize list announced
The 2015 prize schedule is packed full of classes and competitions and is probably the biggest ever. There is something in it for everyone. “It is a great pleasure for me to launch this prize schedule,” said new chairman Robert Dowley. “With a total prize fund of almost €80,000 the show continues to grow from year to...
Ghost estates in South Kilkenny
Ghost estates in South Kilkenny
Eighteen housing estates in South Kilkenny have remained unfinished since the crash of the construction industry, a meeting of the Piltown Electoral Area Committee was told in Newrath. Executive Officer, Ann Marie Walsh, said a total of 76 housing estates were unfinished in Co Kilkenny. There were no developers on...
Doherty asserts: ‘We’ve not forgotten about Ferrybank’
Doherty asserts: ‘We’ve not forgotten about Ferrybank’
We have not forgotten Ferrybank: that’s what Glenmore-based Fine Gael Councillor Fidelis Doherty told members of a local action group that wishes to see its two idle shopping complexes up and running. Addressing the Ferrybank Shopping Centres Action Group at a meeting in Belmont on Monday, Cllr Doherty said it was in...
NRA to review road signage on new Dublin Road
NRA to review road signage on new Dublin Road
The National Roads Authority is carrying out a full review of signs on the new road network in South Kilkenny following the opening of the Waterford City Bypass and the new Waterford to Dublin motorway, a meeting of the Piltown Electoral Area Committee of Kilkenny County Council was told in Newrath. Area Engineer...
Flooding investigation under way
Flooding investigation under way
A team of consultant engineers have started an investigation into flooding in South Kilkenny last winter after the opening of the new Waterford to Dublin motorway. A pub and several houses in the Kilmacow area close to the new motorway were flooded for the first time in living memory and following protests by local...
Gearing up for the Inistioge Vintage Rally
Gearing up for the Inistioge Vintage Rally
Enthusiasts are gearing up for the Inistioge Vintage Rally on August 1st and preparations are for the big event are going well. The Inistioge Vintage Rally is always great day out for all the family in the charming village along the banks of the river Nore. On Saturday, July 31st the Slievenamon Vintage Club Road...
Additions to protected structures in Piltown area
Additions to protected structures in Piltown area
The list of protected structures in the Piltown area may have 23 additions, the Piltown Electoral Area Committee of Kilkenny County Council was told at a meeting in Newrath last week. Conservation Officer Aide Doyle told the members that public consultations were held under the Planning and Development Acts 200-2007...
De Blúit: South Kilkenny speed limits need lowering
De Blúit: South Kilkenny speed limits need lowering
Speed limits throughout the Piltown Electoral area must be urgently addressed: that’s the view of Sinn Féin candidate Peadar de Blúit who has just turned 21. “If elected, I will immediately act to see speed limits reduced,” he pledged. “In many built-up rural areas, speed limits of 80...
South Kilkenny's steadfast support for South African children saluted
South Kilkenny's steadfast support for South African children saluted
While the Government has reneged on its aid commitments to the third world, the people of South Kilkenny, Carrick-on-Suir and East Waterford continue to steadfastly support the children of Cape Town. That was the assertion made by Friends of Zelda’s House Chairman John Crowley, who thanked his charity’s...
