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Kilkenny TD hits out at ‘Green tactics’ and calls for road projects to drive on

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2022 0

Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has urged Taoiseach Micheál Martin to drive on with vital road projects, including plans for the N24 motorway which would cut through the south of the county. The outspoken Fianna Fáil TD made the remarks as his party’s meeting of Oireachtas members last night, according to the Irish Times. In a […]

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‘The baton must pass on now’ – Kilkenny TD repeats call for Martin to stand down

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2021 0

Outspoken Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to stand down as Fianna Fáil leader, saying the “baton must pass on now”. Deputy McGuinness made the comments in a letter sent to Government chief whip Jack Chamber, which was made public just hours after Mr Martin made a plea for party unity. […]

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With one out-of-bounds he was free: Dara Calleary resigns as Minister for Agriculture

By Kilkenny Now 21st August 2020 0

Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary is resigning from Cabinet after attending a golf outing dinner on Wednesday. Also in attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society event in a hotel in Clifden, Co Galway were EU commissioner Phil Hogan from Kilkenny, independent TD Noel Grealish, Supreme Court Judge Seamus Woulfe, Waterford Senator John Cummins and former […]

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Barry Cowen sacked as Agriculture Minister

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 Post a comment

The Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen has been sacked from his pst following several days of controversy over his drink-driving conviction. The Offaly received a ban four years ago while driving on a provisional licence. The Fianna Fáil TD is set to issue a statement shortly.

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: At long, long last, the war is over

By Kilkenny Now 1st July 2020 0

THE first shots of the Civil War were fired on 18 February 1922, when an IRA unit commanded by Ernie O’Malley seized a police station in Clonmel. The last shots were fired in April this year when Séamus Ó Néill, president of Fianna Fáil’s  Comhairle Dáilcheantair for Waterford, issued a statement criticising Micheál Martin for proposing a government coalition

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The new cabinet: Who got what in the Government carve-up

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2020 0

The new Cabinet has been decided by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan of the Green Party. The Dáil is currently sitting in the Convention Centre to ratify their positions before they travel to Dublin Castle to receive their seals of office from President Michael D Higgins. The three party leaders are […]

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BREAKING: It’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin as Dáil sits in Convention Centre for historic vote

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2020 0

Micheal Martin has been elected as the country’s fifteenth Taoiseach at a special sitting of the Dáil in the Convention Centre. The Fianna Fáil leader was elected with 93 votes supporting him. He takes over the position from Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar who now expected to become Tanaitse before retaking the top job in December […]

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It’s a deal: Greens back plan to enter Government by 76%

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2020 0

The votes have been counted and 139 days after the General Election on February, we have a new Government. The Green Party has backed the plan by 76% meaning Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is now expected to be elected Taoiseach at a special meeting of the Dáil tomorrow in Dublin’s Convention Centre. Fine Gael […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: What will happen if the Greens say No

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2020 0

By the time you read this, most of the Green Party members will have voted on the Programme for Government.  It is all over bar the shouting, which will come on Friday when the counting stops. Since I would like to see a stable government formed, I am hoping for a Yes vote.  But, with […]

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‘For the first time in a long time I see a chink of light, a glimmer of hope’ – Kilkenny’s Green TD urges party members to back coalition deal

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2020 2

Local Green TD Malcolm Noonan has made an impassioned plea for party members to vote in favour of the new Programme for Government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Deputy Noonan wrote a post urging support for the new ‘green deal’ as he “walked in the woods of Windgap” over the weekend. He said he […]