plaindata.ie
Ireland › Kilkenny › Urlingford

Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny

Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny: the fastest morning public-transport journey to Dublin city centre takes 2h 38m; about 27 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 4 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 9 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year.

648th of 1147 for access174th of 1146 for capacity to grow
Northern IrelandCarlowCavanClareCorkDonegalDublinGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoisLeitrimLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanOffalyRoscommonSligoTipperaryWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklowCarlowKilkennyLaoisWaterfordUrlingford
Public transport to Dublin2h 38mfastest morning journey · leave 06:12 to be there by 09:00 · Limerick 3h 08mSchools within 3 km1 schools1 primary, 0 post-primaryChildcare125 places2 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday27 departures6 routes · first 06:17, last 21:00Nearest rail stationThurles17 km awayDrinking water supplyPotential capacityPotential Capacity Available - level of service improvement requiredWastewaterSpare capacityUrlingford WWTPPlanning, 12 months9 applications1 homes granted · -18.2% on the yearElectricity4 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 13 kmCompanies registered here75 active2 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

Built by plaindata from several official sources at once. Compare every town →

Access
43/100
648th of 1147 towns

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

  • childcare places80
  • weekday departures65
  • rail station distance34
  • schools within 3 km28
  • nearest acute hospital8
Capacity to grow
88/100
174th of 1146 towns

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

  • wastewater capacity100
  • substation headroom100
  • land outside flood zones100
  • drinking-water supply50

House prices

UrlingfordCo. Kilkenny
0100k200k300k400k201920222025340k220k

Median sale price per year where there were 10+ sales; sales matched to Urlingford from the address on the Property Price Register.

New in Urlingford

Home sales, last 3 months2on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Urlingford

2 registered early years services with 125 places, 1 offering full day care. All of Co. Kilkenny.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Urlingford CommunityFull day, Part time, Sessional1 - 6 Years71Childcare Centre, St Kieran’s Place, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny
Urlingford Pre- School for Little LearnersPart time, Sessional2 - 6 Years54Old School, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny

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

Morning commute by public transport

To the centre ofFastest morning journeyLeave by, to arrive 09:00
Dublin2h 38m06:12
Limerick3h 08m–

Fastest journey arriving in the city centre between 07:30 and 09:30 on 11 Nov 2026 (to within 10 minutes), and the latest departure that still arrives by 09:00. National timetable, all bus, rail and tram operators, including short walks to the stop and between stops. Journeys over four hours are left out.

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.2 kmScoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa223 pupils · -3.9%

Companies registered in Urlingford

75 active companies have their registered office in Urlingford; 2 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: crop and animal production (8), financial services (7), specialised construction (5), food and beverage service (3).

Registered 23 Mar 2026KAVANAGH FLEET LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRO 811481Registered 18 Dec 2025LOUGHANS PM SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 804184Registered 7 Oct 2025BORRISMORE HOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITEDCRO 799004Registered 11 Jul 2025JUN PALACE HOLDINGS LIMITEDCRO 792697Registered 18 Jun 2025AWAKEN BOTANICAL LIMITEDCRO 790963Registered 6 Jun 2025CORNAR PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LIMITEDCRO 790261Registered 5 Jun 2025JJ KAVANAGH & SONS HOLDINGS LIMITEDCRO 790109Registered 5 Jun 2025JJ KAVANAGH INVESTMENTS LIMITEDCRO 790112

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
Urlingford WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
URLINGFORD (910000) 38 kV STATION MV2 km9.00.0
LISHEEN (792000) 110 kV STATION 38 kV7 km56.420.5
BLANCHFIELD (432000) 38 kV STATION MV9 km13.20.0
THURLES (718000) 110 kV STATION 38 kV13 km13.70.0

Nearby services

40 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Portlaoise7,042 on the outpatient list41 km awayTipperary University Hospital4,865 on the outpatient list44 km awayNenagh Hospital1,453 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 awayJohnstown6 km awayCrosspatrick12 km awayTullaroan12 km awayFreshford15 km awayLisdowney15 km awayKilmanagh

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.