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ELECTION 2020 LATEST: Count 3 – Labour’s Denis Hynes is eliminated

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2020 0

Labour Party candidate, local councillor and trade union activist Denis Hynes, has been eliminated on the third count of the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency battle. Cllr Hynes was the sole casualty of the third count at the Lyrath Estate Convention Centre tonight. So far only poll topper Kathleen Funchion has been elected to the 33rd Dáil. She […]

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ELECTION 2020 SPECIAL: Páidí Manning – Who will be your TDs in 33rd Dáil? We assess the runners and riders in Carlow-Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2020 0

The Carlow-Kilkenny constituency is traditionally one of the most conservative in the country, and up until recently it was widely expected to return three Fianna Fáil TDs and two from Fine Gael, with Sinn Féin’s Kathleen losing out. Or so we thought… Now the tide appears to have turned fairly dramatically in Kathleen’s favour following […]

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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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Plans to deliver new €300,000 playground for Gowran revealed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2019 0

LOCAL election candidate and trade unionist Denis Hynes has unveiled plans to deliver a state-of-the-art playground for the children of Gowran. Mr Hynes, who is running in the Castlecomer Electoral Area, estimates it will cost between €250,000 to €300,000 to build the playground, but he’s confident much of this can be raised through grant supports. […]

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‘FAI could be insolvent in weeks’ – Kilkenny election candidate and SIPTU official

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

A SENIOR Kilkenny trade union leader and local election candidate has demanded an “urgent meeting” with Sports Minister Shane Ross after he revealed he received information that the scandal-hit FAI is in serious financial trouble. In a statement issued by SIPTU, Ireland’s largest trade union, Denis Hynes raised concern that the FAI could be insolvent […]

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Vulture funds must not be allowed to hi-jack our broadband: Kilkenny election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2019 0

VULTURE funds must never be allowed to control the new national broadband network and profit on the back of a €3 billion taxpayer-funded investment, a local election candidate has warned. Trade union official and Labour Party candidate Denis Hynes said he welcomed the Government’s €68 million investment to deliver broadband to every home, businesses and […]

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Kilkenny village will be ‘ghost town’ in 10 years unless new homes are built: election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 10th May 2019 0

THE village of Goresbridge will become “a ghost town” within 10 years unless more social housing is built to keep families in the community. At one point the once-thriving East Kilkenny village was home to as many as 44 separate businesses. This number has now fallen to just 11, with just one shop and two […]

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‘Absolutely disgraceful’ – calls for CCTV at local graveyard targeted by litter louts

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

A LOCAL and General Election candidate has called for CCTV cameras to be installed at a county Kilkenny cemetery that was targeted by litter louts. There was outrage after pictures circulated on social media showed bags of discarded rubbish dumped outside Paulstown cemetery. The shocking pictures, which were widely shared on the KCLR Facebook page […]

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‘Idiots’ – Kilkenny politician condemns killers who shot dead journalist Lyra McKee

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

A KILKENNY politician has launched a scathing attack on the dissident republicans believed to be responsible for the shooting dead of journalist Lyra McKee during rioting in Derry last night. Denis Hynes, the local Labour General Election candidate, described the killing of the journalist as “outrageous”, adding: “Those who carried out this attack offer nothing […]

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War of words erupts over ‘disgusting’ call to suspend Kilkenny Council grant payments to FAI

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

A WAR of words has erupted over a proposal to suspend Kilkenny County Council grant payments to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The proposal was made by Fine Gael councillor David Fitzgerald at today’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council. Cllr Fitzgerald made the call as Sport Ireland today confirmed it will conduct an audit […]