Under: Narrow access steps viewed from top of tower Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Top of restored tower. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan officially opening the restored tower in the presence of Kilkenny Mayor Fitzgerald. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Minister Hogan with Mayor David Fitzgerald and members of the Kilkenny City Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Tidy Towns Committee at the National Tidy Towns awards ceremony 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Mayor David Fitzgerald and members of the Kilkenny City Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Tidy Towns Committee at the National Tidy Towns awards ceremony 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
On the 5th September There was a large crowd in Kilkenny to welcome the Kilkenny Hurling Team back following their all Ireland Hurling Win. The major Tidy Towns success was also celebrated. Sean Leahy Chairman of the KKB presented the Tidy Towns 2011 winning cup to the crowd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Kilkenny wins “Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre Award” 2011. The presentation took place at the Helix on the 5th September. Kkb chairman Sean Leahy accepted the award on behalf of Kilkenny City. He thanked all in our City who helped in making it possible to achieve such a prestigious
Award. Kilkenny received 308 points, an increase of two points over the 2011 results and just two points short of Killarney, the overall winner 2011.
The Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee congratulates the Kilkenny Hurling team on their fantastic win in Croke park.
Colourful flowers at Bollard's on St Kieran street, supporting the black and amber. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Red Admiral Butterfly in Kilkenny City. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
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.
The TriGrandPrix Triathlon Kilkenny took place on Saturday 23rd July 2011. The City looked its best as the competitors swam the river Nore through the city centre, ran in the Castle Park and river side walks, and cycled from the Castle Park into the fertile countryside as far as Bennettsbridge to the south of the City and back. The City Centre was crowded with visitors, the Cafes were full and the sun shone.
Kilkenny Castle the centrepoint of the 2011 TriGrandPrix in the City. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
The National tidy towns 2011 competition is currently under way. Judging of Kilkenny City is likely to commence over the next few days!
Mr Sean Leahy KKB Chairman urge all in the city to make an extra effort over the next 8 week to Keep Kilkenny Beautiful!
Castle Park Kilkenny May 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The KKB thank Bird Watch Ireland (Mr Pat Durkin ) who has confirmed that the hawk filmed by the KKB at Dukesmeadow in early Spring was a Female sparrow hawk.
Nora Darcy, Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee member presented a paper titled “How Tidy Towns can Contribute Positively to your Community” at the Town Clerks Annual Conference 2011 which took place in Clonmel on the 12-13 of May 2011. The Conference was hosted by the IPA (Institute of Public Administration). The themes included:
– Creating great places to live, work and visit.
– Turning houses into homes.
– Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, because it is beautiful.
– Tidy towns, Creating a better community.