Kilkenny wins the Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) award 2012 for best City. This award recognises the excellent retail experience available in Kilkenny City. Our City has a compact retail central core and good parking. Kilkenny has excellent transport and road links from through out the Country.
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Annual KKB awards 2012
Youth Think group attend the event and receive a presentation for their work in the City : Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Newpark Close Junior Litter wardens attend the event and receive a presentation: Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Loreto Secondary School Girls receive a presentation for their work on the Popeye project Mural at the Closh from the Mayor of Kilkenny : Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Some of the many prize winners at the Annual awards event : Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Presentation of the Fitzpatrick Perpetual Shield for the Department of Psychiatry garden at St Luke’s Hospital Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The Good Shepherd Mens Shed, Bird and bat boxes for sale: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny City Achieves gold
Kilkenny City Achieves Gold in the 2012 National Tidy towns competition.
Members of KKB with Mayor of Kilkenny celebrating the success of Kilkenny City following National Tidy Towns 2012 Award ceremony. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Mr Sean Leahy KKB Chairman Tidytown Hero Award recipient with Minister Phil Hogan and Mayor of Kilkenny Sean O’hArgain following National Tidy Towns 2012 Award ceremony. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny is Cleanest City in Ibal 2012
Johns Bridge and the river Nore August 2012. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny is celebrating success in the latest Ibal report which gives Kilkenny the status of cleanest City in Ireland. “Cleaner than European Norms”. Overall Kilkenny came 2nd in the country with Cavan achieving the No.1 spot.
KKB Chairman Sean Leahy praised the efforts of the City Authorities, voluntary groups and the citizens of Kilkenny for their great efforts in the area of litter reduction in 2012.
National Bike week and Trail Kilkenny
On Saturday 23rd June a large number of events with the theme “fun and active family day” which included walking and cycling took place centered on the Parade in the City. A Family cycle commenced from the Parade to tour the City using the extensive network of cycle lanes. there was also a guided walking tour of the new river Nore board walk. Bicycle checks were undertaken and displays of bicycles, electric bicycles and electric cars were also on the Parade.
Trail Kilkenny stand on the Parade. There are maps available of the various attractive walks in the City and county . Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Preparing bicycle for cycle at stand on the Parade. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Tidy Towns Project street Launch
The KKB are proud to announce with St Kieran Street Traders the launch of Kilkenny 2012 “Tidy towns Project Street “. Kilkenny Mayor David Fitzgerald launched the project surrounded by colourful balloons on the 19th April on St Kieran street.
The KKB are proud to work with the St Kieran street traders to develop and promote the street which is located in the historic centre of the City. It is proposed to organise events during 2012 and showcase all of the best of Kilkenny in this pedestrianised street of cafes, restaurants, boutiques, bars, bookshops and hairdressers.
Tidy Towns project street. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Launch of Tidy Towns project street. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Freebooters clean up in Kilkenny!
Freebooters Football club join with the KKB to undertake cleanups in Kilkenny.
Freebooters girls team members with John Scott ( team manager) and Sean Leahy ( KKB Chairman) on a recent clean up in the Newpark area. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Freebooters girls team members with John Delaney ( Team Coach) and Elaine Bradshaw ( KKB Secretary) on a recent clean up in the Hebron road area. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
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Otter delight for visitors on Johns Bridge Kilkenny!
To see a mature otter enjoying the river Nore is a delight! A large crowd again were given a diving and swimming display close to John’s Bridge.
Otter at John's Bridge Kilkenny 29th July 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.Some of the crowd viewing the otter from John's bridge. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Some of the crowd viewing the otter from John’s bridge. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Mayor of Kilkenny
Mayor of Kilkenny. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
The Mayor of Kilkenny at the Kilkenny St Patrick’s Parade 2011. Kilkenny has been a city since 1609 when it was given a charter. For more information, see Kilkenny400.ie
Our current mayor follows a proud tradition. There has been the position of Sovereign/Mayor in Kilkenny for many centuries. The earliest recorded Sovereign was Robert Palmer in 1282. Since then there is an unbroken record of the first citizen each year. In 1609 following the receipt of the City charter, the first Mayor was Thomas Ley (until Michaelmas) and then Robert Rothe. For two years 1655-1656 Daniel Axtell was military governor in the city.
KKB wins Rehab Care Kilkenny Environment Person of the Year Award 2010
KKB wins Kilkenny Environment Person of the Year Award 2010 at the Rehab Care awards ceremony which took place at the Newpark Hotel on Friday the 5th November.
There was a large attendance of KKB members to celebrate the award presentation which was in recognition of the many years of KKB service to the City and the winning this year by Kilkenny of the Overall national Tidy Towns Large Urban Centre award 2010.
Mr Sean Leahy Chairman accepts the Environment Person of the Year award 2010 on behalf of the KKB. Copyright : Keep kilkenny Beautiful.