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This July the RSA’s Check it Fits service will be visiting County Kilkenny -  The Check it Fits service is quick, it’s easy, it’s free. Did you know it’s the law that all children under 150cms or 36kgs must use a child car seat appropriate to their weight and height. In Ireland as many as 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted which can lead to serious injury or even death in a collision.  On the day our experts will advise on how to fix any problem, demonstrate how [...]

MS Ireland South - Data Collector - Community Employment Scheme  Click here to find out if you are eligible to apply for the position.

PPN weekly newsletter can be viewed here newsletter 6th JUly 18

Congratulations are due to the 10 Kilkenny athletes who competed in the Special Olympic Games Ireland in Dublin two weekends ago. They all put in a huge effort in their sports. Between them they brought home 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.    Special Olympic Photos - click here to view

Former home of Smithwicks Brewery set to become a vibrant new urban quarter in the heart of Kilkenny City Abbey Quarter Press Release July 2018 - Click Here

Summers Stars Reading Adventure is now underway and runs until August 31st in all Libraries in Kilkenny.   The challenge encourages all children to read a minimum of 8 Books  through the summer holiday period.   By participating, children improve their reading levels and avoid the 'summer slide' in an enjoyable way, by picking up free rewards as they progress! For further information   please click here  

Traditional wall building skills starts Friday 29th June next for 10 weeks – for more details contact KLP, Martin Rafter on 056 7752111.      Click here for details

The summer 2018 phase of Healthy Ireland 2018 was launched last week and the three themes of the campaign are:- Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Mental Wellbeing. The Summer campaign also emphasises the benefits of making healthy changes with others, as research shows that starting a healthy habit with someone else, such as a family member, friend or colleague, is likely to be more effective than if you do it alone. This message of ‘Feel Good Together’ also reflects the partnership nature of the Healthy Ireland initiative, which is so [...]

The Learning Set is taking place on the 21st June in The Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow from 10am to 4.30pm with morning and afternoon workshops – for further details on the workshops and booking information - see below:- Poster re  Learning Set June 21st - click here for more details Recovery Are We There Yet?  Workshop information - click here  

BIKE WEEK 2018 a wonderful community event / initiative by Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership – Bike maintenance Workshop; Bike Buffet; Saturday Slow Roll Cycle; Gowran Kids Bike Day, Ciclovia 2018 Ciclovia Poster - click here to view                    Gowran Bike Week - click here to view Poster BikeWeek Posters - click here