Plumbers in Kilkenny: Local, RGI-Registered, From Kilkenny City to Graiguenamanagh

Browse the directory on this page and narrow it to your own town or area, then contact a local plumber directly by phone or email. There are 16 plumbers listed across Co. Kilkenny, covering Kilkenny City and the surrounding towns. For any gas work, choose an RGI-registered gas installer and confirm the registration number before the job starts.

As a rough 2026 guide, plumbers in Kilkenny charge €60 to €100 per hour for standard call-outs, €80 to €150 for emergencies, €2,200 to €3,200 for a new combi boiler installed, and €4,500 to €9,000 for a full bathroom fit-out. Get written quotes from two or three local plumbers before committing to significant work.

For gas boiler installation and any notifiable gas work in Kilkenny, you are legally required to use an RGI (Registered Gas Installer) contractor. For general plumbing such as burst pipes, leaks, bathroom fitting and central heating, RGI registration is not a legal requirement, but it is a strong indicator of a professional plumber.

Kilkenny City has a well-established plumbing trade with several long-running businesses. Thomastown, Callan and the south of the county are served by local contractors with good response times. Castlecomer and north Kilkenny have coverage but specialist or emergency work may draw from Kilkenny City. For non-emergency planned work, most contractors in Kilkenny book one to two weeks ahead. For genuine emergencies like burst pipes or no heating in winter, same-day response is generally available from the main urban centres in the county.

Co. Kilkenny has a mix of urban gas-heated homes and rural oil-heated properties, and both qualify for SEAI support. Gas-heated homes can access boiler efficiency and controls grants; oil-heated homes qualify for heat pump conversion grants of up to €12,500 through the One Stop Shop scheme. Applications are made through the SEAI website and require a registered contractor to carry out the works.

Kilkenny draws water from the River Nore and has moderately hard water. The city centre properties on the older pipe network occasionally experience pressure issues in upper floors, and older lead service pipes are still found in pre-1970s buildings. Kilkenny is inland and exposed, with some of the more notable frost periods in the south-east. The Nore Valley can hold cold air on still winter nights, making it one of the colder parts of Leinster outside the mountains. Together these mean the most common call-outs in Kilkenny are burst or frozen pipes in cold weather, boiler scale and efficiency loss, blocked drains, and low water pressure in older homes.

For any job over €500, yes. Two or three quotes in Kilkenny give you a realistic picture of the going rate and help spot outliers, both suspiciously cheap quotes and overpriced ones. For emergency repairs, still ask for the call-out fee and hourly rate before the plumber arrives.

Most plumbers in Kilkenny charge a call-out fee of €80 to €150, which covers travel and the first 30 to 60 minutes of labour, and applies even if the job turns out to be minor. Always ask about the fee before the plumber comes out, and get it in writing if the total is likely to exceed €300.