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Businesses in Kilkenny received a major boost this week, as the borough council announced a 1.8 per cent reduction in its commercial rates as outlined in the 2012 draft budget.

Kilkenny will erect a monument to the county’s hurlers, as a tribute to the exceptional standard of hurling produced by successive Kilkenny teams over the years.

Kilkenny city is not big enough for three tourist trains according to local members of Fianna Fail in the city.

Plans for a long mooted skate park in Kilkenny city are finally taking shape with the Closh site now confirmed and proposals at the design stage.

Councillors expressed their concern over the fact that the law is not being enforced on Dominic Street, Stephen Street or Rioch Street in Kilkenny city as HGVs are still travelling the route although heavy goods vehicles are not permitted.

Business operators in John Street are up in arms as the Kilkenny Borough Council prepares to implement on street parking charges without providing an initial free period of 15 minutes for set down outside their premises.

Kilkenny will have its first foreign candidate in the June local elections, when Polish native Anna Michalska (26), will contest the city Borough Council elections for Fianna Fáil along with Cllr Andrew McGuinness, Cllr John Coonan, Cllr Joe Reidy and Joe Malone.

Businesses in Kilkenny were disappointed to hear that there is to be no rate reduction for businesses this year although the business community in Kilkenny have communicated to the council that they are struggling to stay afloat.

Kilkenny Local Authorities have decided on how to spend the county funds for next year following several meetings between the members and officials this week.