On its page headed Heritage Audit of the River Nore, Kilkenny County Council says
Phase 2 of the survey (from Kilkenny City to Inistioge) commenced in 2011 and will be completed in 2012.
It also says (on the same page)
Phase 2 of the survey (from Kilkenny City to just north of New Ross) is in the final stages of editing and will be completed in early 2014.
If anyone has seen any sign of it, I would be grateful for a link.
Irish waterways history 