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Councillor who contested Kilkenny and Waterford elections loses her seat

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

A SITTING councillor who contested the local elections in both Kilkenny and Waterford has lost her seat. Former Sinn Féin councillor, Independent Melissa O’Neill, was knocked out of the race in the Piltown electoral area after she managed just 291 votes after the fifth count. Ms O’Neill’s Ferrybank neighbour, Fine Gael candidate John Hayes, has […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: ‘I’m overwhelmed’ – poll topper Andrew McGuinness pays tribute to family and supporters

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

ANDREW McGuinness has paid a heartfelt tribute to his family and election team in the wake of his poll topping exploits in Kilkenny City. The former mayor put in a hugely impressive performance in the election, securing 1,860 first preference votes, and his transfers should be enough to carry John Coonan over the line in […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: First new faces elected to Kilkenny County Council

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE FINAL count is in for Castlecomer – and Kilkenny County Council has its first new members. The last count in North Kilkenny saw newcomer Fianna Fáil candidate Michael Delaney elected after transfers gave him a total vote of 1,520. And Labour’s Denis Hynes (pictured above with outgoing Cllr Maurice Shortall) took the final seat […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Half Kilkenny Council members now elected – but still no new faces

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

LABOUR have claimed their first seat in the Kilkenny 2019 local election. Tomás Breathnach has become the twelfth elected councillor after he was elected in the first round of voting in Piltown behind Fine Gael’s Pat Dunphy, who topped the local poll with 1,579 first preference votes. It’s taken some time for the Piltown votes […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: FG win two more seats as John Brennan and David Fitzgerald elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

AND then there were 10… Fine Gael have claimed another two seats on Kilkenny County Council. Sitting councillor John Brennan was elected on the third count in the Castlecomer area with 1,493 first preference votes. Meanwhile David Fitzgerald has taken the fourth seat in Kilkenny City after he picked up enough transfers from the second […]

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Controversial compo case did not swing voters, says John Paul

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

JUNIOR Minister John Paul Phelan has said he does not believe the controversy surrounding Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey’s swing compensation claim against a hotel damaged the party’s performance in the local and European elections. The Kilkenny TD, who is Fine Gael’s Director of Elections for the local elections, said: “I don’t think it an […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Counting resumes, FF account for six of eight councillors elected so far

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

COUNTING has resumed this morning to elect the remaining 16 candidates to Kilkenny County Council. After a day of drama at Cillín Hill yesterday, and into the small hours, a third of the 24 positions on the council have now been filled. And so far Fianna Fáil has dominated the proceedings locally, taking six out […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: First tallies in, see how the parties and candidates are faring

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2019 0

COUNTING is well underway and the first tallies for Kilkenny’s four electoral areas have come in. The final picture, of course, won’t be known until the final votes and transfers are in and there may still be a few twists in the 2019 local election tale. But we are seeing a broad picture emerging, and […]

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Kilkenny Gardai try to unravel mystery of missing mower

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating the theft of a lawnmower from a garage outside a house in Inistioge. The owner only reported the lawnmower missing this week, but it could have been stolen at anytime between May 11 and May 17. A local Garda spokesperson said the owner initially thought a family member may have borrowed the […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Fianna Fáil polling strongest in Kilkenny city, Green wave sweeps across country

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2019 0

AS a ‘Green’ wave sweeps across the country, closer to home it’s the green of Fianna Fáil which appears to be polling strongest in the Kilkenny local elections, according to early tallies. In Kilkenny city, Green Party councillor Malcolm Noonan’s seat is safe, and he is likely to be joined by three Fianna Fáil elected […]