Our hidden Gem award winners:
Some of our commercial award winners
Category Archives: Biodiversity
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Awards 2022
A very successful Annual Awards took place at the Rivercourt Hotel on John street on the 18th October 2022. A large attendance celebrated the best of Kilkenny. Pat Boyd our Chairperson welcomed all. Our keynote speaker was Malcolm Noonan TD Minister of State – Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage. Our theme was “Biodiversity at the heart of Climate Change”
Some of the large attendance.
The 2022 results were as follows:-
The Entrepreneur award : Kilkenny Cycle Tours
Hidden Gems award winners:-
Antoinette Quigley, Rioch St
Ms Gulnahar Qureshi, St Kieran’s Crescent
Delia Lowery, Nore Therapies, William St
James Lawlor, Glendine Heights
Lynch Family, Kennyswell Rd
Kilkenny Hero:- Pat O’Donnell
Fitzpatrick Shield for Community Effort:- St Johns Priory, John st.
Private garden pollinator award:- Judy & Jimmy Rhatigan, Riverside Drive
Community pollinator award:- Melville Heights, Bennettsbridge Road
Best Commercial Flower Display
Winner:- Langton’s, John Street Highly commended:- Biodecus, James Green
Most improved commercial premises
Winner:- Paris Texas, Mary’s Lane
Highly commended:- Lenehan’s Barrack St/Castlecomer Rd
Best Shop front
Winner:- Haven, John O’Connell’s Pharmacy. Rose Inn Street
Highly commended:- Iris, Parliament street
Best signage
Winner:- Brennan’s Bottling Hall, Walkin Street
Highly commended:-Tynan’s Bridge House bar, Bateman Quay
Best hospitality:-
Winner:- Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer road
Highly commended:-Fanad house, Bennettsbridge Road
Private Garden awards
Highly Commended :-
Heather & Pat Wood, Pearse St.
Liam McCormack, Greenfield Court
Mary & Noel Deevey, Riverside Drive
Pat & Michael Shortall, Riverside Drive
F Barry, Walkin street
Maurice Brennan, Glendine Heights
Una Thornton, Larchfield
John Lacey. Riverview
Ena Duffy, Fr Delahaunty Tce.
Joan O’Sullivan, Riverview
Dave Ryan, New Building Lane
Karen Bradley Monaghan, Fr Murphy Square
Catherine Duff, Glendine Heights
Joyce Nolan. Old Callan Rd.
Joe Maher, Edenvale Close
Noel Frawley, Cashel Avenue
Canice & Maura Hickey, Newpark Lower
John Butler, Glendine Heights
Mary Prendergast, Walkin street
Overall Winner:- Private Garden awards:- Tony Hayes, Glendine Heights
Runner Up :- Private Garden awards:- Brigid Breen, Dean Kavanagh Place
Residential Estates – Highly Commended:-
Millennium Court
Hebron Park
Dukesmeadows
Lakeside
Clarnwood
Sycamores /Aylesbury
De la Salle place,
Rosehill
Cashel Downs
Best larger & smaller estates:-
Winner:- Old Newpark Winner:- Glendine Heights.
Runner up:- Robertshill Runner up:- St Kieran’s Crescent
Litter Pick Champion’s Award:- Kilkenny Lions Club
Most Sustainable Business Award:- The Cutting Veg, Ormonde street
Outdoor Education Award:- The Acorn Project – Maire Ni Braoinan
Sustainable Travel Activism Award:- Sean O’hArgain
Award for Excellence in Environmental Service
Kilkenny Co Co Streetscape maintenance crew
Kilkenny Street of the Year Award
Ormonde St
“During 2022 Ormonde Street extensive upgrade undertaken by Kilkenny Co Co has excelled. The business premises on the street have also played their part in presenting an attractive newly upgraded city centre Street.”
Butterflies on the Nore meadows
August is a good time to explore the River Nore meadows near Ossory bridge!
Enjoy summer in Kilkenny
It is pleasant to visit Kilkenny on these warm summer days!
Ducks on Newpark Marsh – click to view
Attractive St Johns church
When walking along John street you will come upon the very attractive St Johns Church. The parishioners summer flowering baskets have just been erected on the railings. The grounds are a green oasis and the pollinator friendly border planting within the grounds is attractive and colorful.
summer meadow flowers and flower beds in Kilkenny
Whether in the Castle park, along the river Nore meadows or waiting for a city bus, there is an opportunity to enjoy some pollinator friendly summer colour through out Kilkenny.
Our City rivers are a fantastic resource
What a fantastic resource we have through our City with the River Nore and its wooded banks. The spread of invasive species including Himalayan balsam and giant hog weed within the river Nore corridor through Kilkenny city has been been halted and our ongoing inspections and management has see a major decline in their occurrence. This has allowed the strong re-establishment of native Irish riverside species of plants and shrubs which help to stablise the river banks.
Nationwide visits Kilkenny
KKB welcomes Nationwide to our beautiful city to showcase some of our many environmental and biodiversity projects currently underway.
St Patrick’s Historic graveyard gets clean up
Thanks to all the volunteers who came out to clean up st Patrick’s historic graveyard. the works included trimming back bushes and weeding the gravel path that meanders through the graveyard. the NIAH notes “A picturesque graveyard containing a collection of markers of artistic design significance exhibiting high quality stone masonry. A number of markers dating to the late seventeenth century represent an important element of the archaeological heritage of Kilkenny while serving as a reminder of the mass house, later a Catholic chapel that existed on site until the late eighteenth century”
For further information on the many historic grave stones within the grave yard see link- click here Kilkenny Archaeological society
Kilkenny day
The inaugural Kilkenny day event was enjoyed in bright sunshine throughout Kilkenny over the weekend. KKB had a stand on the parade. 
