The planting of the link road roundabout, connecting to the motorway, has been completed with over 4,000 herbaceous perennials and grasses. This is one of the largest sustainable roundabout planting schemes in the country. This pilot project is being carried out as a new approach to roundabout management. Once established it will be less maintenance intensive and will not require replanting year on year as is the current practice with bedding. It will take a couple of weeks to settle in and some hot weather to flower but hopefully will look well in time for Tidy Towns judging.
Category Archives: Cityscape
KKB cards and postcards….looking really good
KKB post cards and cards are now available through out Kilkenny. The pictures of Kilkenny looks great! Stonehouse Bookshop is one of the outlets selling KKB cards and postcards.
Why not send one to friends living abroad?? Support the KKB and tidy towns while also supporting Kilkenny City!
Launch of cards at Stone house Books.
Kierans Street mural, What do you think?
Paddlefest Kilkenny 2013
Paddlefest Kilkenny 2013 on the river Nore up from Kilkenny Castle. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
European Win for Kilkenny
Congratulations to the Kilkenny based Heritage Council’s Irish Walled Towns Network, winner of Europe’s biggest heritage award, the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2013. Also Congrats to Kilkenny Archaeology through their work on Kilkenny’s city walls.
Above: Kilkenny City Skyline with St Mary’s church, City Hall and St Mary’s Cathedral
Under: View of St Canices Cathedral and the round tower in Kilkenny City
Talbots Tower…..well worth a look
Looking for somewhere to go during Easter holidays? Why not check out one of Kilkenny cities newly reconstructed and conserved gems, Talbot’s tower, located on new street/ Ormonde road.
This tower was built at the point where the south and west walls of Kilkenny met.
It was probably built around 1260 and was designed to protect the city from attack.
Its outward facing arrow loops and its stone roof can still be seen. the overall plan is to create a new city plaza adjacent to the tower and city walls. the marking of the city line walls project is also ongoing around the city.
Under: view of Tower prior to recent renovation project
Above :Tower under conservation with the moat having been excavated
St Patrick’s weekend in Kilkenny, welcome to Ireland!
St Patrick’s weekend in Kilkenny, welcome to Ireland! Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautifu
Kilkenny Castle Park on St Patricks Weekend. Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Looking good for St. Patricks Day
The council have been working hard to ensure Kilkenny looks its best on our national day. Starting as seedlings in the councils nursery the flowers are now brightening up our city with our national colours! welcome to all our visitors for St Patrick’s Day
A Little treasure…..
Sometimes because it lies in the shadow of the imposing Kilkenny castle, this Gate Lodge on Canal Square is often overlooked by Kilkenny Residents……but it is well worth a look.
Woodies supports Tidytowns in Kilkenny
Woodies DIY Kilkenny has joined forces with Keep Kilkenny Beautiful to enhance our City and County.
Crocus on Golf links Road. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Generous sponsorship of Bulbs by Woodies has facilitated the distribution by the KKB of a colorful range of flowering bulbs to primary and secondary Schools and other groups throughout our City and County.
These included St Patrick’s boys school, John of God, St Canice’s, St John’s senior, Kilkenny College, the Model school, the City Vocational School on New street and the SOS on the Callan Rd.
The KKB also cooperates with Tidy town’s committees through out County Kilkenny. Flowering bulbs were distributed by the KKB in January to Goresbridge, Thomastown, Coon, Urlingford and Inistoge Tidy Towns Committees to help give spring and summer colour.