Why not join keep Kilkenny beautiful and take part in national spring clean. Many groups all around Kilkenny city have already taken up the challenge. Please contact Kilkenny Co Co or contact us by telephone or email to let us know about your initiative.
Spring Clean 2019
The environment needs protection.
For the past week, a group of 27 young environmentalists from 15 different European countries – have gathered in Kilkenny to learn about grassroots movements.
The network Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) organized a seminar ‘know your grassroots’, which brought them together.
Today the group joins Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, you could too!
The first swallows of 2019 were spotting in Kilkenny on the 31st March. A sign of spring/summer. Work is also ongoing with the improvement of the Breagagh river, including cleaning of the banks and any debris that has gone into the river ready for the 2019 nesting season. work to remove all balsam has also been undertaken and this review will continue again later in the spring. 
A large crowd attended a very interesting presentation by Zoe Devlin titled ” Wildflowers of Ireland – a personal record” which recently took place in Kilkenny. The event was coordinated by Bird watch Ireland Kilkenny branch. Zoe reviewed Ireland’s rare flowers and also some of the not so rare flowers including flowers growing in Kilkenny. Invasive species were also reviewed.
The importance of pollinator species was discussed. The event ties in to the theme of improving habitat for our bees in Kilkenny. The importance of many plants to specific insects and having adequate food for birds was noted.
St Patrick’s Day had a Kilkenny Bee theme
City Hall
Limburg Orange visit Kilkenny, and greeted by our Mayor
“Talk of the town #2 – a vibrant vision; a green and inclusive Kilkenny 2030”
A very informative talk and debate in relation the environment, the way forward in Kilkenny and our future took place recently in the Pembroke hotel. The evening was coordinated by Malcolm Noonan, chaired by Eamon Ryan TD and with guest speakers Senator Grace O’Sullivan and Etaoin Holahan who provide inspiration in relation to the importance of everyone working together to improve our environment for our families and our children.
The well attended event was really enjoyable. Current environment issues were debated in relation to our city and county and potential ways forward we reviewed. We went away invigorated and with additional energy in relation to our aim of Keeping Kilkenny Beautiful into the future.
Kells Road., Rose Hill, Coote’s Lane & River Breagagh clean up took place on Saturday 2nd March). Assembly was at Rose Lawn adjacent to Cootes Lane. the spring clean also included Cootes lane and the adjacent river Breagagh. For information in relation to ongoing environmental actions please ring Margaret Walsh Secretary KKB at 086-1075532 mail@keepkilkennybeautiful.com web: www.keepkilkennybeautiful.com . for information in relation to Rose Hill residents association please contact Pat Kenny – Rosehill Chairman at 0873690864
A very successful clean up was undertaken to help improve the wildlife habitat along the river Breagagh. The key aim was the removal of plastics in particular which are not biodegradable. Bottles and cans where possible were collected and recycled. Why not join in for the next event!
Newpark Marsh hosted the world wet lands day visit on 2 February. Located close to the centre of Kilkenny city Newpark is a wonderful Marsh environment with a large amount of wildlife.On the visit organised by Birdwatch Ireland Kilkenny Branch, with support from the Heritage Office of Kilkenny County Council. A great lmorning was enjoyed. It was quite cold and ice was in place across much of the wetland. KKB has been working many years with local stakeholders and Kilkenny county council to maintain Newpark Marsh. .Newpark Marsh was awarded the top award in the ESB/CVI Community Environmental awards 2001 and the Marsh was also a national winner for Wildlife in the Tidy Towns Competition 2002. Since then there have been many improvements including additional signage, seating and a wonderful walk around the Marsh. 
KKB are working with many cafes through out Kilkenny city to reduce the amount of waste from single-use cups. Congratulations to the many cafes who have already agreed to provide reusable cups and also who give a discount to customers who present a reusable cup.
When you’re in a cafe to get a takeaway coffee why not ask for a reusable cup and a discount. This also helps to reduce waste!
What’s more, the coffee tastes a lot better!
Many Kilkenny cafes are now providing an alternative to the one use cup.
KKB reusable cup in use…. enjoy!