LIVE: Carlow and Kilkenny school closures and other updates for Thursday (9th Jan)

UPDATE another Orange Low Temperature / Ice warning takes effect at 7pm Thursday and runs to 8am Friday.

We’re into what’s set to be the worst of the cold weather locally.

The latest Orange Low Temperature warning took effect at 6pm this (Wednesday) evening and continues to 11am Thursday.

This will revert to a Yellow notice which runs to midday Friday.

County council crews will be out yet again in both counties and if you need assistance in Kilkenny call 056 7794145 (9am-5pm) or 0818 399 399 (out-of-hours), while for Carlow it’s 059 9170302.

Below is the information we have so far and we will update as we get it – you can add to our list by emailing [email protected]

Creches / Schools / Colleges

The following are closed for Thursday – (Please note for those that are open in whatever capacity they say students should only attend if safe for them to travel, while some schools are setting work in an online forum which will be communicated to students):

Carlow

Ballon National School opening at later time of 10am and asking parents/guardians to stagger drop-offs between 10 and 10:30am
Ballinabranna National School
Borris College
Carlow Institute of Further Education
Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach, Carlow Town
Holy Family Boys and Girls National Schools, Askea, Carlow Town. Both now also closed on Friday.
Knockbeg College (3rd year PTM will now take place on 5th Feb)
Leighlinbridge National School
Queen of the Universe National School, Bagenalstown
Rathvilly National School
Scoil Molaise, Old Leighlin
St Brigid’s National School, Bagenalstown
St Leo’s College, Carlow town (closed with Thursday’s Second Year PTM postponed)
St Mary’s Academy CBS Carlow town
Tullow Community School
Tyndall College Carlow

Kilkenny

Ballyragget National School
Bunscoil McAuley Rice, Callan
Castlecomer Community School (but supervised study for 3rd and 6th Year students at the Avalon Hotel for those who can safely travel)
Castlecomer Creche & Montessori
CBS Secondary School, Kilkenny City
Church Hill National School, Cuffesgrange
Clara National School
Clogh National School
Deenside Early Years, Castlecomer closed to Friday, reopening at the later time of 9am that morning
Duiske College, Graignamanagh open for 3rd and 6th year students, hoping to open for all on Friday
Kilkenny School Project (KSP)
Moneenroe National School
Mother of Fair Love School, Kilkenny City
Muckalee Community Childcare
Presentation Convent NS, Castlecomer
Presentation Primary, Kilkenny City
Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny City
School of the Holy Spirit, Kilkenny City
Scoil Aireagail, Ballyhale
St Aidan’s National School, Kilmanagh
St John’s Junior and Senior schools, Kilkenny City
St John of God National School, Kilkenny City
St Lachtain’s National School, Freshford
St Patrick’s National School, Clogh
St Patrick’s de la Salle National School, Kilkenny City
The Model School, Kilkenny City

Pierce Kavanagh Coaches are not running school buses on Thursday

Due to open:

College of FET, Kilkenny (Ormonde Road Campus, Gaol Road Campus, Nuncio Road Campus, Village Inn, Island Mill Campus &Equestrian Campus) will be open from 10am Thurs (9th Jan)

Gaelscoil Osraí, Kilkenny city

Grennan College, Thomastown open from 11am for 11:20am class start until 4pm, no evening study, no school bus running

Kilkenny College, Kilkenny City

Businesses & Services (closed Thurs unless otherwise stated)

An Post, High Street, Kilkenny will open 10am to 4pm Thurs and 9am to 4pm Friday. While overall, the organisation says it’ll attempt letter and parcel deliveries wherever it is safe to do so. While road conditions have worsened in many areas as result of the low temperatures, ice and fog While more delivery routes are at least partially accessible today, many parts of Tipperary, Kilkenny, North Kerry, Limerick and Waterford remain inaccessible. As deliveries are attempted in the worst affected areas, An Post delivery staff will check in on customers living alone or in isolated areas, and will encourage anyone in need of assistance to call ALONE’s national contact number (0818 222 024).
Bank of Ireland branches in both Carlow and Kilkenny will close at 3:30pm today
Carlow Day Care Centre, Askea closed Thurs & Fri, hoping to reopen next Monday
Carlow Library Service: Tullow & Bagenalstown open as usual, Carlow town has no late opening this evening while in Borris the my open library service is in operation
Castlecomer Credit Union has revised openig hours for rest of week
Castlecomer Discovery Park ask that you please stay away from their woodland until their maintenance team have made the paths safe
Cake Face, Irish Town, Kilkenny closing early at 4pm each day until weather clears
Coffee Stop, Inistioge (closed until Saturday, 11th Jan)
Coffee to a Tea, Urlingford (closed until Friday, 10th Jan)
DCCI National Design and Craft Council, Castle Yard, Kilkenny
Dizzy Goat Restaurant due to reopen 5:30pm Thursday
Éist Cancer Support Centre Carlow closed for rest of week (personnel available on phone or email)
Farmers Market, The Parade, Kilkenny city
Fennelly’s, Callan, closed until Wednesday 15th Jan
Graiguecullen Swimming Pool
IMC Cinema Kilkenny
KCAT Arts Centre, Callan
Kernanstown Recycling Facility, Carlow (closed until Friday, 10th Jan)
Kilkenny Castle and Parkland
Kilkenny City Bus: both KK1 and KK2 services starting at later time of 9am Thurs, finishing at 9pm
Kilkenny Library Mobile Service not operating while all branches will close at earlier time of 4:30pm
Lakeside Tearooms in Windgap will remain closed Thursday, and Friday
Paris Texas, High Street, Kilkenny (closed until 17th Jan)
Powerstown Civic Amenity Site (closed until Friday, 10th Jan)
Slieve Bloom Coaches / Townlink: 838 Portlaoise – Kilkenny NO SERVICE
SOS Day Services, Callan Road, Kilkenny operating 12-3pm only on Thurs and Fri, with transport services not running
St. John’s Side by Side Club in Kilkenny – will reopen on Thursday 16th January
St Luke’s General Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny has cancelled all outpatient appointments for Thurs, review re Friday appointments underway
SuperValu Loughboy say: deliveries may be affected in certain areas, those impacted will be reached out to directly
The Old Post Office, Bagenalstown closed until it’s safe to reopen, hope to be back in action by the weekend
Tullow Day Care Centre