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Dear Editor,

A number of Kilkenny citizens are planning to demonstrate outside the local constituency office of the Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan over the €100 household charge.

A €1 million library and local services project is being planned for Ferrybank in south Kilkenny.

Kilkenny Castle is the first OPW site in the country to have an iPhone app created and the new technology was launched this week and is currently available for download.

Kilkenny was awash with ministers this week, with no fewer than three government senior and junior ministers visiting the Marble City for two separate events on Monday.

A group of angry Kilkenny people have voiced their opposition to the intended household charges, which are due to be introduced by Environment Minister Phil Hogan in January.

Minister Phil Hogan has revealed that Kilkenny County Council has received funding of €80,950 under the Sports Capital grant scheme for the provision of Tone Zones at five locations throughout the county.

It has become glaringly obvious in these tough times, that there are some places around the country that would appear to be suffering more than others during the downturn and unfortunately, Kilkenny and the south east seems to be one of those places.

Councillor Andrew McGuinness has said that Minister Phil Hogan’s announcement of a new household charge may be the last straw for many families already struggling to meet mortgage payments, and who may have lost jobs or seen significant cuts to their salaries.

Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, announced that the licence fee for all fingerpost signs will shortly reduce from €630 to €50.