Hurling sculpture unveiled in Kilkenny

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An amazing new hurling sculpture has been erected at Canal Square in Kilkenny city centre. This culture celebrates the success of hurling in Kilkenny city and county.  The piece was sculpted in Kilkenny limestone by Sculptor, Barry Wrafter. The prominent location on Canal Square is already becoming an attraction for locals and tourists alike. There is a wonderful backdrop of the river Nore and Kilkenny Castle.

Waiting for the official unveiling!

Waiting for the official unveiling!

Some of the large crowd

Some of the large crowd

the Sculpture is finally officially unveiled for all to see!

the Sculpture is finally officially unveiled for all to see!

 

Rothe House Garden and KKB – open garden day

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Saturday May 28th : Presentation at Bee friendly Rothe House garden  1pm-3pm.    There will also be the identification  of bee/pollinator  friendly plants. All are welcome.  Entry to the Gardens is free  to all on the day.  Arranged by KKB and Rothe House gardens.

We also welcome Tanguy de Toulgoët   a bee keeper to explain the art of bee keeping. He uses a French system using a  vertical divisible hive. The small boxes suits very well the size of the bee cluster especially during the winter. It is a great hive to keep bees naturally. They organise their nest in their own way and the surplus honey is harvested (if any) around August. The honey is stored in the higher boxes. The honey will be pressed or can be eaten in the comb. A full box is always left for the bees for the winter.

Rothe house gardens

Rothe house gardens

National spring Clean

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The Kilkenny City Spring Clean continues. Tyndall Mountain Club members joined forces with KKB over the last number of weeks to Keep Kilkennny Beautiful.  The results were fantastic! Clean ups included many bags of recyclable  materials, glass and plastics.

If you are interested in our City and want to make a difference,  why not contact  Keep Kilkennny Beautiful and join our winning team!

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Kilkenny City – Planting Oak Trees during National Tree Week

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Tree planting at the County Hall

Tree planting at the County Hall                                                                                                      Keep Kilkenny Beautiful recently celebrated in cooperation with Kilkenny county council  Irish National tree week with the planting of seven trees within the grounds of Kilkenny County Hall. The seven oak trees were a gift from the National Tidy Towns to Kilkenny City as multiple overall national towns winner and symbolise the seven signatories to the 1916 proclamation. The trees are located along a very popular walking route which leads from Kilkenny city centre along the River Nore East riverbank to Ossory bridge. The oak trees will add to the biodiversity of the area and create as they grow a wonderful habitat for many species of plants and insects and will also give cover for wildlife.

 

 

 

 

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Kilkenny County Hall gardens look wonderful!

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Our County Hall looks fantastic in the winter sun. Extensive work is under way   on the attractive riverside gardens and paths. The River Nore walk also goes through  the grounds.  There is a free car park in the grounds at the weekend where you can  start a wonderful river and city walk.

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Kilkenny voted one of the most beautiful towns to visit in Europe!

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Kilkenny leads again as a wonderful place to visit!

The 30 most beautiful towns in Europe were selected by the Japanese Association of Travel Agents (JATA), as  a recommendation to Japanese visitors  of wonderful places to visit in Europe. Kilkenny City looks forward to welcoming  all our visitors.

キルケニーへようこそ

KILKENNY, IRELAND

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Kilkenny City – winner of many awards – a wonderful place to visit!

 

 

 

Rothe House

Rothe House – Historic House and gardens in the centre of our City

Congratulations also to the following beautiful towns and villages selected through out Europe!

BERAT, ALBANIA,

CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO, PROCIDA,

CONWY, WALES

LECH, AUSTRIA

HINDELOOPEN, NETHERLANDS

LEFKARA, CYPRUS

ROVINJ, CROATIA

SOGLIO, SWITZERLAND

VISBY, SWEDEN

SETENIL DE LAS BODEGAS, SPAIN

PIRAN, SLOVENIA

VLKOLINEC, SLOVAKIA

MARIANSKE-LAZNE, CZECH REPUBLIC

QUEDLINBURG, BERNKASTEL-KUES, GERMANY

GOLYAZI, TURKEY

REINE, NORWAY

SOPRON, HUNGARY

KOPRIVSHTITSA, BULGARIA

PORVOO, FINLAND

SAINT-CIRG-LAPOPIE, RIQUEWIHR, FRANCE

SINT-MARTENS-LATEM, BELGIUM

ZALIPIE, POLAND

MONSANTO, PORTUGAL

OHRID, MACEDONIA

KOTOR, MONTENEGRO

GURA HUMORULUI, ROMANIA

Keep our City the cleanest in Ireland!

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Regular Winter clean-ups continue. Why not register to receive a text to advise of the next clean up in you area?

Contact us at  mail@keepkilkennybeautiful.com or by text to  086-1075532.

We are currently working around the city,  the Ring road and all our City’s approach roads. Be empowered to look after our unique City, come out to experience our City….

Clean ups under way through out our City

Clean ups under way through out our City