Town Projects
Community Centre
The Urlingford town team is ready to embark on Phase 2 of their work to deliver our goal of upgrading and developing the Parochial Hall/ Community Centre. As was the case for Phase 1 when the Town Team in partnership with Urlingford Parish/ Diocese of Ossory successfully applied for grant aid in the amount of € 300,000 under the 2022 call for the CCIF* we have again successfully applied to Kilkenny County Council for €500,000 under the TVRS 2023* to carry out Phase 2 . *( CCIF(Community Centre Investment Fund), and TVRS ( Town and Village Renewal Scheme)are funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development.)
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Remote Working Hub
After almost two years of effort, the Urlingford Town Team was delighted to welcome Minister Heather Humphreys T.D, to formally open Exit 4 Urlingford on 24 April last. This is our first ever remote working hub and the first such fully dedicated hub in rural Kilkenny. A huge thanks to the Department of Rural and Community Development, Kilkenny County Council and Local Enterprise Office and Kilkenny LEADER Partnership for all of their continued support for this project. The Town Team is now running the hub and we are hopeful that our strategic location — less than 90 minutes from Dublin and Cork, just over an hour to Limerick and Waterford — will attract both businesses and individual clients interested in hybrid working. Professionals can now realistically make Urlingford their home, taking advantage of affordable housing, a childcare centre, and a great selection of schools. Growth of this nature will generate more economic activity in the area, thereby helping to revitalise the town centre. Go to https://exit4urlingford.ie/ for more details.
Community Website
Walking Trails
Improved Public Realm
The Urlingford Town Team is creating an inclusive online space where all the sporting, recreational, and community groups can come together in a single digital landing space.
The Urlingford Town Team is working with Kilkenny County Council to develop the Islands Walk with a view to connecting the walk into the planned Littleton Labyrinth, a network of walks/cyclepaths that form a part of Tipperary County Councils Tourism Strategy. In May of this year, €,30,000 was awarded to the Council under the Outdoor Recreation grant scheme to address safety issues identified by Sports Ireland on the Islands Walk. Once these safety issues have been addressed to the satisfaction of Sports Ireland, the walk will become a registered walk and will become eligible for more development funding.
The Urlingford Town Team will work with Kilkenny County Council through the framework of the Council’s new Masterplan for Urlingford ( adopted by KCC in September 2023) to provide a public realm for everyone irrespective of their age or ability, one that encourages more activity on Main Street.
Digital Town
Library Collaboration
.IE, the company that manages the Irish .ie domain, recently announced €1 million fund to enable a nation of “Digital Towns.” The Urlingford Town Team is delighted to be involved with this initiative. The fund is to be delivered over the next four years and will serve to encourage and enhance digital adoption in Ireland’s towns.
The Urlingford Town Team collaborated with Kilkenny Library Service to set up a Self-Service Laptop Loan facility, available in the newly-opened room in the library. UTT will continue to collaborate with Library Service and acted as a stakeholder in the recent Consultation Survey by the Irish Public Libraries Strategy.