Congratulations to Kilkenny county council staff, local businesses,\u00a0 community groups, resident associations and all our Keep Kilkenny Beautiful volunteers who have continued to work\u00a0 under difficult conditions to keep Kilkenny beautiful.<\/p>\n
Kilkenny:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> out of 37 towns \/ cities surveyed.\u00a0 Cleaner than European Norms.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There is surely a lesson in this result for other towns \u2013 while the majority of towns have deteriorated during Covid, Kilkenny has been maintained in pristine condition.\u00a0 All approach routes were top ranking and created a positive first impression of the town \u2013 this high standard was sustained for almost all of the remaining sites and there were no seriously littered sites.\u00a0 With so many top-rankingsites, special mention.\u00a0 High Street, Upper and Lower John Street, River Nore River Walk (behind Kilkenny Castle) and the grounds of Kilkenny Castle Park \u2013 all were excellent with regard to not just litter, but overall presentation and maintenance.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n R712 Dublin Road Approach:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>\u00a0 Cycle \/ pedestrian paths were in good order and the overall impression created along this road was a very good one, creating a positive first impression of Kilkenny – this very high standard was maintained for almost all of the remaining sites surveyed.<\/p>\n Upper and Lower John Street:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>\u00a0 A long stretch of shopping street which scored very well with regard to litter.\u00a0 Newly laid road surface created a very fresh impression.\u00a0 Clearly a close eye is kept on the derelict \/ closed down premises as there was no litter directly associated with them.\u00a0 Some shop fronts were attractively presented, really adding to the streetscape e.g., Billy Byrnes, Langton\u2019s and an \u2018olde\u2019 style food deli.<\/p>\n Kilkenny Castle Park:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>An expansive area – such a wonderful resource – beautifully managed with a complete absence of litter throughout. All aspects of the area surveyed were in very good condition e.g., playground, seating, signage.<\/p>\n River Nore:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>Area surveyed was from John Bridge, along the pedestrian route to the rear of Kilkenny Castle.\u00a0 The attractively laid out area at the beginning of this walk was very fresh in appearance with sculpture, items of historical interest, seating, bins etc. – all in excellent order.\u00a0 There was a complete absence of litter on this long stretch of riverwalk – a credit to the users.<\/p>\n High Street:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>A lovely streetscape, excellent with regard to litter and all aspects of the area surveyed in very good conditione.g., paving, seating, planting, visitor information notices, street bins etc.\u00a0 The individual shop fronts were very well presented with very few closed down \/ vacant outlets, compared to other towns \/ cities throughout the country.<\/p>\n Market Yard Car Park:\u00a0 Grade B+.<\/strong>An extensive street level car park, mostly good with regard to litter, but some items were impossible to ignore e.g., face masks, plastic gloves and some loose food related litter e.g., cans, plastic bottles.<\/p>\n Bring Centre at St. Canice\u2019s:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>A small facility, all aspects in very good condition and no litter associated with it.\u00a0 Signage was clear, legible and in good order.<\/p>\n Kilkenny Ring Road:\u00a0 Grade A<\/strong>.\u00a0 (From garage at Dean Street to Castlecomer New Road)\u00a0 The built environment was in excellent order and the grass area was in good condition – there was no visible litter along this expansive stretch of road.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ormonde Retail Park:\u00a0 Grade B+.<\/strong>Plastic wrapping was the most obvious item with some food related litter (e.g., plastic bottles and coffee cups) in the low-lying shrubbery.\u00a0 Not much effort is required for this to be a top-ranking site.<\/p>\n Carlow \u2013 Kilkenny Link Road:\u00a0 Grade A.<\/strong>An excellent route in both directions, in terms of both presentation and litter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keep Kilkenny Beautiful are very pleased with\u00a0 announcement that for a record fifth time we’ve achieved No.1 in Ireland in the Ibal litter survey (Irish business against litter). Praising Kilkenny in its report, An Taisce commented: \u201cThere is surely a … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3694-1.jpg\")
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