{"id":5657,"date":"2022-10-18T22:43:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/?p=5657"},"modified":"2022-10-18T22:43:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:43:46","slug":"keep-kilkenny-beautiful-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/?p=5657","title":{"rendered":"Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Awards 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

A very successful Annual Awards took place at the\u00a0 Rivercourt\u00a0 Hotel on John street on\u00a0 the 18th October 2022.\u00a0 A large attendance celebrated the best of Kilkenny.\u00a0 \u00a0Pat Boyd our Chairperson\u00a0 welcomed\u00a0 all. Our\u00a0 keynote\u00a0 speaker was\u00a0Malcolm Noonan<\/strong> TD Minister of State – Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage. Our theme was \u201cBiodiversity at the heart of Climate Change\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

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Some of the large attendance.<\/p>\n

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The 2022 results were as follows:-<\/p>\n

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The Entrepreneur award : <\/strong>Kilkenny Cycle Tours<\/p>\n

Hidden Gems award winners:-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antoinette Quigley, Rioch St<\/p>\n

Ms \u00a0Gulnahar Qureshi, St Kieran\u2019s Crescent<\/p>\n

Delia Lowery, Nore Therapies,\u00a0 William St<\/p>\n

James Lawlor,\u00a0 Glendine Heights<\/p>\n

Lynch Family, Kennyswell\u00a0 Rd<\/p>\n

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Kilkenny Hero:-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Pat O\u2019Donnell<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick Shield for \u00a0Community Effort:- <\/strong>St Johns Priory, \u00a0John st.<\/p>\n

Private garden pollinator award:- <\/strong>Judy & Jimmy Rhatigan, Riverside Drive<\/p>\n

Community pollinator award:- <\/strong>Melville Heights,\u00a0 Bennettsbridge Road<\/p>\n

Best Commercial Flower Display\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:- Langton\u2019s, John Street\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Highly commended:- Biodecus, James \u00a0Green<\/p>\n

Most improved commercial premises<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:- Paris Texas, Mary\u2019s Lane<\/p>\n

Highly commended:- Lenehan\u2019s \u00a0Barrack St\/Castlecomer Rd<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Best Shop front<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:- Haven, John O\u2019Connell\u2019s Pharmacy. Rose Inn Street<\/p>\n

Highly commended:- Iris,\u00a0 Parliament street<\/p>\n

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Best signage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:- Brennan\u2019s Bottling Hall, Walkin Street<\/p>\n

Highly commended:-Tynan\u2019s Bridge House bar, Bateman Quay<\/p>\n

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Best hospitality:-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:- Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer road<\/p>\n

Highly commended:-Fanad house,\u00a0 Bennettsbridge Road<\/p>\n

Private Garden awards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Highly Commended :-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heather & Pat Wood, Pearse St.<\/p>\n

Liam McCormack, Greenfield Court<\/p>\n

Mary & Noel Deevey,\u00a0 Riverside Drive<\/p>\n

Pat & \u00a0Michael Shortall, Riverside Drive<\/p>\n

F Barry, \u00a0Walkin street<\/p>\n

Maurice Brennan, Glendine Heights<\/p>\n

Una Thornton, Larchfield<\/p>\n

John Lacey. Riverview<\/p>\n

Ena Duffy,\u00a0 Fr Delahaunty Tce.<\/p>\n

Joan O\u2019Sullivan, Riverview<\/p>\n

Dave Ryan, New Building Lane<\/p>\n

Karen \u00a0Bradley Monaghan, Fr Murphy Square<\/p>\n

Catherine Duff,\u00a0 \u00a0Glendine Heights<\/p>\n

Joyce Nolan. Old Callan Rd.<\/p>\n

Joe Maher, Edenvale Close<\/p>\n

Noel Frawley, \u00a0Cashel Avenue<\/p>\n

Canice & Maura Hickey,\u00a0 Newpark Lower<\/p>\n

John Butler,\u00a0 Glendine Heights<\/p>\n

Mary Prendergast,\u00a0 Walkin street<\/p>\n

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Overall\u00a0 Winner:- \u00a0<\/strong>Private Garden awards:- <\/strong>Tony Hayes, Glendine Heights<\/p>\n

Runner Up :- <\/strong>Private Garden awards:- <\/strong>Brigid Breen, Dean Kavanagh Place<\/p>\n

Residential Estates –\u00a0 Highly Commended:-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Millennium Court<\/p>\n

Hebron Park<\/p>\n

Dukesmeadows<\/p>\n

Lakeside<\/p>\n

Clarnwood<\/p>\n

Sycamores \/Aylesbury<\/p>\n

De la Salle place,<\/p>\n

Rosehill<\/p>\n

Cashel Downs<\/p>\n

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Best larger & smaller\u00a0 estates:-<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Winner:- Old Newpark\u00a0 \u00a0Winner:-\u00a0 Glendine Heights.<\/p>\n

Runner up:- Robertshill\u00a0 \u00a0Runner up:-\u00a0 St\u00a0 Kieran\u2019s Crescent<\/p>\n

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Litter Pick Champion\u2019s Award:-\u00a0 <\/strong>Kilkenny Lions Club<\/p>\n

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Most Sustainable Business Award:- <\/strong>The Cutting Veg, Ormonde street<\/p>\n

Outdoor Education Award:- <\/strong>The Acorn Project – Maire Ni Braoinan<\/p>\n

Sustainable Travel Activism Award:- <\/strong>Sean O\u2019hArgain<\/p>\n

Award for\u00a0 Excellence in Environmental Service <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kilkenny Co Co\u00a0 Streetscape maintenance crew<\/p>\n

Kilkenny Street of the Year\u00a0 Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ormonde St<\/p>\n

“During\u00a0 2022 <\/i><\/b>Ormonde<\/i><\/b> Street\u00a0 extensive\u00a0 upgrade\u00a0 undertaken by Kilkenny Co <\/i><\/b>Co<\/i><\/b> \u00a0 has excelled.\u00a0 The business premises on the street have also played their part\u00a0\u00a0 in presenting\u00a0 an attractive\u00a0 newly\u00a0 upgraded city centre\u00a0 Street.”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A very successful Annual Awards took place at the\u00a0 Rivercourt\u00a0 Hotel on John street on\u00a0 the 18th October 2022.\u00a0 A large attendance celebrated the best of Kilkenny.\u00a0 \u00a0Pat Boyd our Chairperson\u00a0 welcomed\u00a0 all. Our\u00a0 keynote\u00a0 speaker was\u00a0Malcolm Noonan TD Minister … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":26,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,6,8,10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-litter","category-biodiversity","category-competitions","category-kilkenny-city","category-news","category-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5660,"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657\/revisions\/5660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.keepkilkennybeautiful.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}