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Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny

Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny: about 8 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 2 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 21 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; 16% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

809th of 1147 for access722nd 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-primaryChildcare42 places1 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday8 departures1 routes · first 07:39, last 18:48Nearest rail stationMuine Bheag8 km awayFlood risk (OPW maps)16% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentWastewaterSpare capacityGoresbridge WWTPPlanning, 12 months21 applications2 homes granted · +110.0% on the yearElectricity2 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 12 kmCompanies registered here65 active2 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
36/100
809th of 1147 towns

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

  • rail station distance65
  • childcare places56
  • schools within 3 km28
  • weekday departures28
  • nearest acute hospital5
Capacity to grow
66/100
722nd of 1146 towns

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

  • wastewater capacity100
  • substation headroom50
  • land outside flood zones47

New in Goresbridge

Home sales, last 3 months3on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Goresbridge

1 registered early years service with 42 places, 1 offering full day care. All of Co. Kilkenny.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Apple Tree Farm Montessori and AfterschoolFull day, Part time, Sessional2 - 6 Years42Grove, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny

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

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.2 kmGoresbridge NS68 pupils · -9.3%

Companies registered in Goresbridge

65 active companies have their registered office in Goresbridge; 2 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: crop and animal production (6), financial services (5), specialised construction (3), non-metallic mineral products (2).

Registered 1 Sep 2026POWERSTOWN QUARRY & RECYCLING LIMITEDCRO 824612Registered 10 Mar 2026PURCELL CONCRETE GROOVING LIMITEDCRO 810419Registered 29 Jul 2025T & E MOBILE SURFACE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRO 793932Registered 6 Mar 2025BLACKSTAIRS PLANT & MACHINERY LIMITEDCRO 783412Registered 6 Dec 2024KCT LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDCRO 777374Registered 14 Aug 2024WELDENVARDEN LIMITEDCRO 769634Registered 17 Jul 2024MAYNE PROPERTIES LIMITEDCRO 767884Registered 22 Jan 2024TEDHAN HOLDINGS LIMITEDCRO 756190

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.

Water

Treatment plantCapacityUpgrade
Goresbridge WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
GORESBRIDGE (247000) 38 kV STATION MV1 km0.02.3
BAGENALSTOWN (389000) 38 kV STATION MV9 km2.80.0
GRAIGUENAMANAGH (382000) 38 kV STATION MV11 km0.01.7
KILKENNY (683000) 110 kV STATION 38 kV12 km10.48.6

Nearby services

44 km awayUniversity Hospital Waterford50,701 on the outpatient list49 km awayWexford General Hospital7,315 on the outpatient list49 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

5 km awayGowran6 km awayPaulstown8 km awayDungarvan10 km awayGraiguenamanagh13 km awayBennettsbridge15 km awayThomastown

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.