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Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny

Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny: about 10 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; 3 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 8 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year.

699th of 1147 for access173rd of 1146 for capacity to grow
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Public transport to a cityNo morning linkto Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick within 4 hours by 09:00Schools within 3 km1 schools1 primary, 0 post-primaryChildcare73 places1 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday10 departures1 routes · first 07:54, last 22:34Nearest rail stationThomastown8 km awayPlanning, 12 months8 applications3 homes granted · 0.0% on the yearElectricity3 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 10 kmCompanies registered here21 active1 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
41/100
699th of 1147 towns

Daily life within reach: transport, schools, childcare, hospital. Percentile vs all towns.

  • childcare places69
  • rail station distance64
  • weekday departures33
  • schools within 3 km28
  • nearest acute hospital12
Capacity to grow
88/100
173rd of 1146 towns

Room for new homes and firms: water, wastewater, grid, flood. 100 = no constraint found.

  • land outside flood zones100
  • substation headroom75

New in Danesfort

Home sales, last 3 months1on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Danesfort

1 registered early years service with 73 places, 1 offering full day care. All of Co. Kilkenny.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Danesfort ChildcareFull day, Part time, Sessional1 - 6 Years73Danesfort Childcare, 1 FR Campion Place, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny

Tusla Register of Early Years Services. Inspection reports are published by Tusla.

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 1.1 kmSt Michaels National School63 pupils · -3.1%

Companies registered in Danesfort

21 active companies have their registered office in Danesfort; 1 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: crop and animal production (5), head offices and management consultancy (3), financial services (2), architecture and engineering (1).

Registered 1 Dec 2025TGR BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 802746Registered 16 Aug 2024CON BARRY FARMING LIMITEDCRO 769899Registered 8 Apr 2024SEVENHOUSES FARM LIMITEDCRO 761474Registered 5 Apr 2024COTTERELLSRATH FARM LIMITEDCRO 761296Registered 6 Jan 2023RACECOURSE FARM LIMITEDCRO 732652Registered 4 Apr 2022KELLFORT LIMITEDCRO 716521Registered 11 May 2021DUNNINGSTOWN LIMITEDCRO 695078Registered 12 Mar 2021TILLY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDCRO 690389

Matched from the registered-office address on the CRO register. Many small companies use an accountant's or agent's address, so this counts where companies are registered, not where they trade.

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
ROSEHILL (193000) 38 kV STATION MV8 km0.08.6
PURCELLS INCH (485000) 38 kV STATION MV8 km2.81.8
KILKENNY (683000) 110 kV STATION 38 kV9 km10.48.6
MCDONAGH (390000) 38 kV STATION MV10 km5.08.6

Nearby services

37 km awayUniversity Hospital Waterford50,701 on the outpatient list39 km awayTipperary University Hospital4,865 on the outpatient list51 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Portlaoise7,042 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. KilkennyPlaces by townCountyKilkenny in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in KilkennyEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. KilkennyYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in KilkennyEvery new company

Nearby towns

4 km awayStoneyford4 km awayKells4 km awayBennettsbridge9 km awayThomastown9 km awayKilkenny10 km awayBallycallan

Sources: PSRA Property Price Register; National Planning Application Database (applications within about 3 km); Uisce Éireann capacity register; ESB Networks capacity heatmap; Tusla; NTPF. Registers are indicative.