A BETTER LIFESTYLE
Find out why high-calibre executives love to live and work in Kilkenny
Kilkenny offers a multicultural vibrant society living in a beautiful, safe environment.
One of Ireland’s top international visitor destinations, Kilkenny City is loved for its mix of medieval heritage and chic places to shop, eat and be entertained. The city is surrounded by rolling river valleys with charming towns and
villages rich in history and providing a wonderful landscape for outdoor activities such as walking, running, angling and horse riding. Kilkenny’s competitive nature is exemplified by the County’s mastery of the ancient Gaelic sport
of hurling, one of the fastest and most skillful field games in the world.
In the 1960’s, Kilkenny was chosen as the location for a national multi-disciplinary design centre, Kilkenny Design Workshops and Kilkenny became a magnet for national and international arts and design professionals, sowing the first seeds of an exceptionally vibrant cultural community. Art, music, comedy and theatre are all part of the cultural landscape in Kilkenny, culminating several times a year in internationally renowned festivals such as the Cat Laughs and the Kilkenny Arts Festival.
The National Crafts Council is headquartered in Kilkenny as is the National Heritage Council. The city and county is buzzing with creative entrepreneurial activity . Kilkenny is full of picturesque studios where discerning shoppers will find beautifully designed artisan pieces, from Nicholas Mosse Pottery to Chesneau Leather and Jerpoint Glass.
With its mix of executive residences, excellent schools and facilities for children, including the largest sports and leisure complex in the region, Kilkenny is a place where families come first. Property prices are on average 26% lower than in Dublin (Daft.ie House Price report Q2 2010).
Kilkenny has experienced a flourishing food culture and offers a wide range of gourmet eateries and artisan food produce for the most sophisticated palates. Kilkenny successfully hosted its fourth Savour Food festival in November 2010, hosting a spectacular tented food village filled with stalls filled and the aromas, sounds and tastes of the very best Kilkenny artisan producers, restaurants and chefs on the Parade Plaza in the heart of Kilkenny city , with the majestic 13th century Kilkenny castle as its backdrop.
Kilkenny is not only cosmopolitan and beautiful, above all it is a safe and welcoming place where you can live surrounded by inspiration.
