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‘You need to listen to survivors’ – Kilkenny TD speaks out as ‘destroyed’ recordings are found

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 Post a comment

A Kilkenny TD has called for an extension to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission inquiry. Deputy Kathleen Funchion said more survivors must be allowed to tell their stories after recordings of interviews to the Commission that were believed to be destroyed were found. The Sinn Féin TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on […]

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Kilkenny TD wants pet owners to face ‘woof’ justice under new dog poo proposal

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2019 0

In the dog-eat-dog world of politics, Sinn Féin is proposing to introduce some ‘woof’ justice to pet owners who fail to clean up after their animals. A bill put forward by two of the party’s TDs plans to make it compulsory for dog owners to carry poo bags or they could be fined on the […]

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‘End parole for murderers – give dignity back to victims’ families’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD has called on Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to hand decisions over the parole of murderers to an independent board, giving dignity back to the families of murder victims. Sinn Féin Deputy Kathleen Funchion said demands from the SAVE (Sentencing and Victim Equality) group to the government should be “supported […]

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Kilkenny TD John McGuinness hits out at ‘fake news’ on social media ahead of local elections

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 2

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has hit out at the onslaught of “fake news” in local political circles with just less than two weeks to go before the May 24 elections. Speaking to Eimear Ni Bhraonáin on KCLR Live, Deputy McGuinness hinted that certain candidates are deliberately spreading rumours they know to be untrue for […]