Kilkenny County Council is proud to announce that St. Canice’s Cathedral has been named the winner of the Religious & Spiritual Site Lighting Design category at the prestigious Lighting Design Awards.
Kilkenny County Council, in partnership with Eventco, has implemented a sustainable lighting strategy that is transforming Kilkenny City centre through the general enhancement and perception of the area at night and enlivening public spaces.
The strategy includes the provision of heritage style public lighting, the feature lighting of historic and cultural buildings and laneways to enhance safety, highlighting landmarks and encouraging light as an art form, and adding focus to the City centre. The lighting provided serves to enhance Kilkenny City’s status as the medieval capital of Ireland, encouraging and enabling greater use of the City after dark.
One of the standout projects is the feature lighting of St. Canice’s Cathedral & Round Tower. The scheme consisted of the replacement of the existing flood lighting with over 200 individual LED fixtures that accentuate the features of St. Canice Cathedral and Round Tower during hours of darkness. Low level footpath lighting was also provided to replace the way finding light lost by the floodlight removal. The scheme resulted in a reduction in energy consumption of nearly 70% with the removed lighting fixtures taken to a specialist electronics recycling centre.
Speaking about the win, Mayor of Kilkenny Municipal District Cllr. John Coonan commented, “Kilkenny County Council were delighted to partner with Eventco on this outstanding project. St. Canice’s Cathedral is an iconic building in Kilkenny. The winning lighting design enhances the site’s history and cultural significance while contributing to our corporate goals around the areas of sustainability, tourism and heritage preservation.”
