Kilkenny Chamber held its Annual General Meeting via Zoom on Thursday 22nd April.   Below is the address which President Colin Ahern, General Manager of Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, made to the attendees.   I’d like to offer a very warm welcome to you all, for our...

The aim of the Outdoor Dining Scheme for Businesses is to provide support to individual independent hospitality and tourism businesses towards the cost of equipment to provide additional outdoor seating and facilitate these businesses to increase their outdoor dining...

Following a meeting of Chamber CEOs, Kilkenny Chamber yesterday (30 March 2021) calls on Government to use the time wisely and ensure we can plan for a sustainable reopening. Kilkenny Chamber Chief Executive John Hurley said, “With this lockdown lasting much longer...

Mary Cullen, HR Consultant with Insight HR, gave a timely presentation to our  members and non members who attended this month's Chamber Chat, covering the areas of Remote Working (right to request, right to disconnect etc), vaccination issues and other considerations...

Kilkenny Chamber submission to City & County Development Plan 2021-2027 12th March 2021 Kilkenny is a great place in which to live and do business and the County Council and Planners are to be commended for the many good decisions they have made over the years...

Denis Malone, Senior Planner with Kilkenny County Council, discussed the process of development of the Draft County Development plan 2021-2027, and encouraged everyone to engage and make submissions before the 12th March deadline. You can view the recording of the...

This week's live event with PwC Kilkenny and Flahavan's was very well attended and provided a vast amount of information on customs and VAT requirements for importing to and exporting from the UK. You can listen to a recording of this event by clicking HERE.

Kilkenny Chamber today (9 Feb 2021) welcomes announcement by Government that COVID business grants will be expanded. Speaking this afternoon Chief Executive John Hurley said, “We have raised a number of concerns with Government as to the very narrow qualifying...

Our January Chamber Chat brought together speakers from the Local Enterprise Office, Skillnet Ireland and Health and Wellness International, all of whom provided details of the supports in training, education and health and wellness for businesses and employees now...

January 2021 Dear Member It is that time of the year when we invite you to renew your membership with Kilkenny Chamber and who would have thought this time last year what lay ahead of us then! Indeed, the future for this year too remains full of uncertainty although...