The N10 road is a

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in Ireland, connecting

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

to the M9 Dublin –

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

route. It consists of a route from northeast of Kilkenny, a ring road around the city, and a route southeast of the city.

Route

, the route leaves the M9 at junction 8, proceeding westwards to the outskirts of

, where it meets the ''Kilkenny Ring Road'' at a roundabout. The newest section of the ring road (opened in 2008) leaves the roundabout northwards as the N77 to Durrow. The N10 continues along the ring road around the southeast side of the city. At a roundabout junction with the N76 to

Clonmel Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...

it leaves the ring heading southwards through Stoneyford and

Knocktopher Knocktopher (historically ''Knocktofer'' and ''Knocktover''; ) is a village in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road (Ireland), R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford, County Kilkenny, Stoneyford t ...

. Just north of

Ballyhale Ballyhale () is a village in the south east of Ireland. Located in the south of County Kilkenny, south of the city of Kilkenny and roughly halfway to Waterford city. The sport of hurling is popular in the area, and the local Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

, the N10 rejoins the M9 at junction 9.

2008 upgrade

In 2008 construction on the M9 section between Powerscourt and

replaced the old N9 road. The motorway links to the N10 at two locations, as the original N9 route did. However, the M9 passes further west, closer to Kilkenny, thus more than halving the length of the original N10 route. A new greenfield N10 route section was built from near Dunbell (about west of Kilkenny city centre), running northwest and meeting the ''Kilkenny Ring Road'' further north than the original connection. The original N10 has been downgraded to the R712 road. The southern N10 section was made considerably shorter following the upgrade which now terminates at junction 9 near Danesfort (about south of Kilkenny). The remaining section of the original N10 has been downgraded to the R713 road.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006
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N9 – N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Scheme
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Kilkenny County Council
and Kildare National Roads Design Office. {{coord missing, County Kilkenny 10 Roads in County Kilkenny

Route

2008 upgrade

See also

References