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EURO ELECTIONS: Greens’ Grace O’Sullivan to sprout in Brussels amid final poll drama

By Kilkenny Now 5th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AFTER an exhausting count lasting almost two weeks, the people of Kilkenny and Ireland South finally know who will represent them in Europe for the next five years. Late this afternoon, the last count remaining in Europe declared Independent TD Mick Wallace elected on the 19th count. Green Party Senator Grace O’Sullivan […]

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EURO ELECTIONS: Battle for Ireland South to drag on for up to four more weeks

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

THE final list of elected candidates for the Ireland South constituency will not be known until June 21 after Sinn triggered a full recount in the European Parliament election. The recount will begin at 9am next Tuesday morning in Cork and could cost the State up to €1m. The recount decision was made after it […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: When Green idealism meets voter hypocrisy

By Kilkenny Now 29th May 2019 0

THE Green wave was not quite the tsunami RTE’s exit poll had led us to expect. More of a spring tide, really. And that, for the party, could prove a blessing in disguise. It has not been given control of any council nor put in a position where it will have to implement its policies, […]

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‘I’m proud of you mam’ – musician pays moving tribute to mother after she lost Kilkenny Council seat

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2019 0

MUSICIAN and former Voice of Ireland contestant Fionn Gardner has paid a special tribute to his mother Breda after she narrowly lost her seat on Kilkenny County Council. The outgoing Independent councillor missed out on the last seat in the Callan-Thomastown electoral area to Fianna Fáil’s Deirdre Cullen. Gardner also contested the European elections – […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: New dawn for Kilkenny County Council, but status quo remains

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN NATIONALLY, the story of the 2019 local elections was undoubtedly the so-called ‘Green wave’ that swept across the country, with Sinn Féin the biggest loser in the shake-up of our local authorities. In Kilkenny, councillor Malcolm Noonan rode the crest of the wave, recording the second highest vote in the city behind […]

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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: 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 […]