A lot can happen with social distancing restrictions and a 5km limit. In the last few days the grass has started to grow the tree and fruit 
buds are getting greener and the birds are getting more vocal. The last of the tree slips are getting planted and the community orchards and fruit planting is ongoing. The Acorn project is going ahead full steam with the Kilkenny Forrest School. Why not join in and help with Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
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Why not enjoy the beauty around you, as spring unfolds!
Daffodils on Callan road
Melville estate daffodils start coming out
One of our City Centre Nore ducks has been quack off the mark with a new family! We are very fortunate to have a large number of ducks in the city centre, they are a great hit with young and old!
An instant family of 10 ducklings!
Why not take part in our KKB deep clean “spring cleans ” as part of the Kilkenny City National Spring Clean events! Our aim is to go deep into the bushes and verges and concentrate in particular on the removal of plastics which are not biodegradable.
The statistics tells how bad it can be on our County roads due to our “disposable” society; 100 drink cans, 43 paper cups and 127 plastic bottles were found in a recent Kilkenny Co Co survey on just 1km of country roadside! It is interesting to note that no plastic bags were listed. The 15c tax on each plastic bag has been a success.
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful did a plastic bag survey in Kilkenny City in 2000 and found over 200 discarded plastic bags in just one section of 1/2km roads edge.
We need the political courage to finally arrange to put a returnable 25c deposit (or more) on drink cans and plastic bottles.
For “paper” cups ( which also contain plastic) why niot consider a 25c tax an encouragement to use suddenly this “trash” is actually of value and the problem will disappear like the plastic bag !
iur City ring road cycle and walk way, spring cleaned!
Kells road path and cycle way at entry to into our City
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful has distributed a large number of bulbs for autumn planting by resident associations through out Kilkenny. We look forward to the added colour in Spring 2017.
Bulb planting, it is good to seek a location where the grass does not compete with the bulbs
planting under the canopy of trees
elcoming the start of Spring!
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!
Why not email us: mail@keepkilkennybeautiful.com 
Wonderful colours at Kilkenny castle!
Kilkenny Castle