Town Projects
Community Centre
Pictured at the opening of the refurbished Urlingford Community Centre on 22 June 2026; from left to right: Cllr David Fitgerald, Cllr Pat Fitpatrick, Michael Power*, Paddy Ryan*, Joe Butler*, Cllr Mary Hilda Cavanagh, Michael Lowry TD, Marie Doyle*, Ann Ryan*, Dara Callaeary TD., Dympna Hayes*, Mike Joyce*, James Hayes*, Dan Norton*, John McGuinness T.D., Cllr Mick McCarthy, Ryan O’Meara T.D., Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, T.D. *member of the UTT board.
Almost five years ago, the people of Urlingford identified having a safe, fit for purpose, multi-function community centre, amongst their top priorities for the town. Kilkenny County Council’s Masterplan for the regeneration of Urlingford adopted in September 2023, identifies a fit for purpose community centre for the as of strategic importance to the development of the town. The Urlingford Town Team in partnership with the Dioceses of Ossory, took up the challenge and with the generous support of; ● the Department of Rural and Community Development, ● Kilkenny County Council, ● our donors including the SE Systems company from Cork, the Premier Credit Union , Listowel Food Hub, H&MV, and Clune Technology and of course ● that of the people and Parish of Urlingford who gave generously not only to our funding calls but also of their skills and labour -have delivered that priority. See our website for details of the Urlingford community centre and to make a booking. https://urlingford-community-centre.lemonbooking.com/
Dara Calleary T.D. Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht formally opens the refurbished centre.
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Remote Working Hub
The Urlingford Town Team was delighted to welcome Minister Heather Humphreys T.D, to formally open Exit 4 Urlingford on 24 April 2024. Exit 4 remains the only such fully dedicated hub in rural Kilkenny run by a voluntary group. A huge thanks to the Department of Rural and Community Development, Kilkenny County Council and LEO (Local Enterprise Office) and Kilkenny LEADER Partnership for all of their continued support for this project. We would also like to thank our growing list of businesses and individual clients who are using our facilities and services. Most recently, on 13 June last LEO in collaboration with SETU ( South East Technological University ) announced the winners of START/Exit 4 Innovation Competition 2025 which was run from Exit 4. The overall winner was Shane Doherty from Ballycallan and the runners up are Mark Dunne from Kilkenny and Denis Queally from Urlingford. As part of their awards, all three will work from Exit 4. We congratulate all the winners and look forward to welcoming them to Exit 4 in due course. And in another important development, SETU has decided to use Exit 4 Urlingford as its base from which to deliver support o for rural innovation and collaboration in Kilkenny and also in North Tipperary and South Laois. Go to https://urlingfordtownteam.ie/developing-a-rural-innovation-hub-in-exit-4/ for more information. We are delighted to see Exit 4 Urlingford supporting the development of local innovation and entrepreneurship. Go to https://exit4urlingford.ie/ for more details.
Community Website
Walking Trails
Improved Public Realm
The Urlingford Town Team has created creating an inclusive online space where all the sporting, recreational, and community groups can come together in a single digital landing https://urlingford.org/organizations/
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. Folloing an award of €,30,000 to the Council under the Outdoor Recreation grant scheme, safety issues identified by Sports Ireland on the Islands Walk have been addressed to the satisfaction of Sports Ireland, the walk has now become a registered walk and is eligible for more development funding which we will continue to seek. https://www.sportireland.ie/outdoors/find-your-trails
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.