The Kilkenny CoCo grant booklet is currently available and is very useful for volunteer groups, resident associations and local businesses to review what grant assistance can be obtained. Whether it is Amenity grants to assist with your estate upkeep, built heritage maintenance for historic buildings and features or the many other schemes on offer why not check it out.
What a great time to visit Kilkenny City ! Welcome to all our visitors- working to keep Kilkenny beautiful for all!
City night…. and day
Join the fun !
KKB took part in the fantastic 2025 Kilkenny St Patricks day parade. supporting the new Green dog walkers initiative in Kilkenny City in conjunction with Kilkenny CoCo Environmental section
Special thanks to our Doggy unit, Tinker, Phelim and Scamp. Tails on the trail all the way and never put a paw wrong.
The newly revamped River Nore boardwalk at Lacken walk and Ossory bridge has been officially opened.
Work has been taking place on this initiative over the last six months or so and local residents and visitors and are now very happy to be able to again undertake the very pleasant walking loop. it is located between Kilkenny city centre at Canal Square to Ossory bridge and then back via the new boardwalk along Lacken walk and Co Hall to John Street and the city centre at St John’s Bridge.
Under pictures of the Feb 2025 official opening of the walk.
A very informative video has been developed by KKB member Fabian Gaspari, with photographs by Dylan Vaughan which chronicles the Closh Times Mural development during 2024.. …enjoy! Click here for link to you tube video….enjoy!
Congratulations to all our Volunteers, voluntary groups and Kilkenny CoCo following a great result for Kilkenny City in the IBAL litter league 2024.
We received Grade A for all the inspected sites. congratulations to Naas on receiving No.1 for 2024
An Taisce Report – IBAL Anti-Litter League, Survey 2, 2024
Kilkenny: Cleaner than European Norms. 2nd out of 40 towns / cities surveyed.
Kilkenny, a former IBAL winner, has been consistently high-ranking, and things were no different this time around. With so many top ranking sites, there are a few which deserve a special mention. Kilkenny Train Station (Exterior and Interior) is clearly a very well managed environment (all aspects were in very good condition, and it was excellent with regards to litter), Market Cross Shopping Centre and Parliament Street – the latter is a very attractively presented streetscape with some lovely features e.g. paving, seating, hanging baskets and some ‘olde’ style shop fronts.
Bring Centre, St. Canice’s Car Park: Grade A. There was a virtual absence of litter at this well presented and maintained facility. The bin units were flush with the walls to the rear, leaving little room for the ‘stuffing’ of items. Signage associated with the use of same was in good order.
Friar’s Bridge: Grade A. There was a complete absence of litter at this city centre residential environment – central garden area is a lovely feature. Railings and life-belt at river feature were in good condition.
R712 Approach Road / Castlecomer: Grade A. Overall impression cared along this route was a very good one, creating a very positive first impression of Kilkenny. Road surface, markings and signage were well presented and the autumnal trees lining the central median looked very well.
Kilkenny Train Station – Exterior: Grade A. Despite plenty of cars parked at the stage / travelling passengers, the exterior of Kilkenny Train Station was very much deserving of the top litter grade. It was excellent with regards to litter and overall presentation.
Kilkenny Train Station – Interior: Grade A. Seating, signage, litter bins were freshly presently within the station building. The station office and café were closed. There was a complete absence of litter throughout.
Parliament Street: Grade A. A long stretch of main shopping street which has been attractively laid out, with some lovely features e.g. wooden seating, hanging baskets, paving and some ‘olde’ style shop fronts. The whole street presents very well and was very much deserving of the top litter grade.
Derelict Premises beside Rothe House: Grade A. This site has been noted in previous surveys and while it wasn’t littered it presents poorly e.g. peeling paint / dangling wiring. The overall presentation is a far cry from its neighbour, Rothe House and the Court House across the road.
Market Cross Shopping Centre: Grade A. This, relatively new, shopping centre, was characterised by substantial planter boxes, wooden seating and attractive paving in the outdoor realm. All aspects were freshly presented – there were no visible litter issues throughout.
R700 Castle Approach Road: Grade A. The castle walls lined one side of this route into Kilkenny. There was one isolated area of litter on a long stretch of route. The remainder was immaculate.
N77 Durrow Approach Road: Grade A. Lush grass lined either side of this stretch of road. Grass verges were neatly cut. Very minor visible litter along this route.
Work continues at the Closh with the planting of 20,000 spring pollinator bulbs completed. we look forward to a colourful spring!
As the evenings draw in, Yulefest 2024 kicks off on the Parade and around the City
Francis Mc Manus sq., lane way link to car park. The mural was completed in cooperation with local residents, Ossory Youth and Kilkenny CoCo. We also produced a 2 minute video to the work being undertaken and a commentary click here
The detailed design work started with design workshops and the erection of posters !
Some concept pieces put together at the mural workshop included geometric shapes with repeating patterns
Getting the design right at the lane
Kilkenny City received a gold medal in 2024 National Tidy towns awards.Kilkenny city are very proud to have received a gold medal with 381 points an increase seven points from last year. Kilkenny has received a very comprehensive adjudication report as set out under This is a confirmation by the City towns Adjudicators of all the hard work undertaken by our volunteers resident associations, voluntary groups , city citizens and Kilkenny Co Co. The dates of the adjudicators visits to our city was Tuesday the 16th July and Friday the 16th August. it is great to see that the adjudicators both toured our city by bicycle.
Congratulations to Ballincollig who received the overall National award for 2024 with 386 points.
Congratulations is also due to Inistioge, Co Kilkenny who this year received the Kilkenny county award with 383 points. (an increase of 10 points from last year.) recognising the wonderful location and all the work understand by the local committee.
