Junior Minister John Paul Phelan will officially turn the sod on the project this morning.
He's been awarded Ireland's Executive Chef of the Year this week.
An overgrown plot in Castle Avenue that once was home to a playground is to be transformed.
Proposals are being discussed to bring the members of the traffic unit back into Kilkenny City.
Tracy McGinnis is living in Kildare but her son is due back in a special needs school in Kilkenny
They are being questioned at Thomastown and Kilkenny Garda stations
Residents have been raising concerns over a number of issues including road safety
A car was stolen overnight.
Thomastown and Graiguenamanagh fire services are attending.
They say they are hoping to reap the benefits of the visit from UK tourists.