Winner of the best garden in St Mary’s parish and also overall city winner in Kilkenny City in 2013 Catherine Duffy, Fr Delahunty Place
St Johns Parish overall winner: Dean and Ludmilla Welch, Lintown Avenue, Lintown Hall, Johnswell road
St Patricks Parish winner best Garden:Dermot and Eileen Brophy, Riverview
St Canices parish: Best garden winner, Timothy and Maura Clifford, Lord Edward St, the Butts
The KKB 2013 annual Awards is to take place at Hotel Kilkenny, on Tuesday the 15th October 2013 at 8 pm.
Attractive window box. copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Kilkenny City has performed very strongly in the 2013 National Tidy Towns competition. Presentations took place in Dublin on the 9th September 2013. Receiving a total of 313 marks, Kilkenny was placed just 3 marks behind the overall National Tidy Town winner Moynalty, Co Meath. Chairman David Fitzgerald complemented the hard work and commitment of the Citizens of Kilkenny, City Authorities and the many Voluntary Organisations in achieving such a result for Kilkenny City.
Kilkenny city received the following awards:
KKB Committee celebrate following the National awards presentations 2013
Kilkenny improved a total of 4 marks in the following categories.
For further information on our City’s 2013 Report (link). National Tidy Towns
The latest Ibal anti-litter survey places Kilkenny as the tidiest City in Ireland with a “Cleaner than European Norms” rating. Kilkenny came 2nd in Ireland in the overall rankings behind Cavan town.
“Congratulations to the citizens and local authority of Kilkenny – an excellent result – what is noticeable about Kilkenny and other very high ranking towns / cities is the great care that is taken in the overall presentation of the environment and it is not just about litter.
Be part of the big “Spruce for Bruce”! In late July many extra eyes will be ón Kilkenny as Bruce Springsteen finishes his world tour in Nolan Park. We want to ensure that our city is highlighted in the best possible light so the County Council is offering a draw prize of 2 FREE TICKETS . How do you win this amazing prize????? Simply help out at any of the KKB Clean-Ups, sign the sheet, and you are entered. The more clean-ups that you help out at the more times your name will be entered. If you are not in you can’t win!
Last Saturday the volunteers who turned up at the Circular Road clean-up were entered. A fantastic job was done by all.
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
Kilkenny City receives the overall national Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal) award for 2012. We also congratulate Killarney and Cavan for their achievement in reaching the final shortlist.
View of River Nore and John’s Bridge from Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny City received a finalist award at the inaugural 2012 Bord Failte Tourism Towns award Ceremony which took place at the the Gibson Hotel in Dublin. The Event showcased the excellent tourist facilities and amenities in our City. The Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee thank all of the volunteers and local groups who worked together to present Kilkenny City at its best to the Judges. Congratulations to Portmagee who received the overall winner award. The other finalist award winners included:
Kilkenny City: a Sense of Place. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
