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Swings and roundabouts: Kilkenny TD says party had ‘no option’ but to drop compo claim colleague Maria Bailey

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

Minister John Paul Phelan said Fine Gael had “no other option” but to remove controversial swing compo case TD Maria Bailey as a General Election candidate. The Kilkenny TD is a member of the Fine Gael National Executive that made the decision to de-select Deputy Bailey as a candidate for the party in the wake […]

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‘Class’ war of words erupts between rival Kilkenny-Carlow TDs

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

KILKENNY Deputy Kathleen Funchion has launched a scathing attack on fellow constituency TD Pat Deering for making “classist” remarks during a live televised debate. Deputy Funchion also called on Leo Varadkar to “clarify” comments made by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Pat Deering (pictured below) on RTÉ’s Late Debate programme. “The remarks by

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Kilkenny Minister admits mistakingly casting vote for colleague

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD admitted he once cast a vote for a colleague in Dáil Eireann accidentally, but he immediately corrected the “mistake” and had it properly recorded. Junior Minister John Paul Phelan said he once pressing the wrong button during a vote in Leinster House. But he instantly realised he had made […]

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REVEALED: Three former Kilkenny councillors to get €144k in ‘retirement’ payments

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY THREE former Kilkenny county councillors who chose not to seek re-election or who failed to regain their seat in the recent local elections will receive a total of €144,000 in ‘retirement gratuity payments’, new figures reveal. Councillors who did not return to the local authority chamber are entitled to a payment, which […]

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British tabloid targets Taoiseach in poll, blaming him for ‘blocking Brexit’

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IS Leo to blame for blocking Brexit? This is the less than subtle poll a British tabloid is running today, as An Taoiseach meets with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an effort to salvage a deal. Just as Leo Varadkar was about to sit down for talks with his British counterpart, […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Too many teams and they’re all left-wingers

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

THE first item on an Irish political agenda is The Split, said Brendan Behan, and the Left has always done its best to prove him correct. Of late it has excelled itself and Paul Murphy’s establishment of a new party (group is the word the TD prefers) leaves Irish socialism more divided than at any […]

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‘There’s no democracy in there, democracy has gone out the window’ – Kilkenny councillor slams 15% property tax hike

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY councillor has launched a scathing attack on the local authority over the controversial decision to hike the local property tax by 15% next year. Denis Hynes, along his fellow Labour councillor Tómas Breathnach, the Greens’ Malcolm Noonan and Independent Eugene McGuinness, were the only local representatives to oppose the measure […]

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Local Young Fine Gael back Kilkenny President in controversy over right-wing conference visit

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

 BY COLIN BARTLEY YOUNG Fine Gael(YFG) Kilkenny is backing their under-fire national President and fellow Kilkenny man in a row over his attendance at a right-wing conference in the USA. YFG President Killian Foley Walsh attended the Young America Foundation (YAF) conference in Washington DC last week, where political figures such as Vice-President Mike Pence […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan ‘renominated’ for €300k EU Commissioner role

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FORMER Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan has been nominated for a second term as Ireland’s European Commissioner. Commissioner Hogan was put forward for the €300,000 Commissioner role by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, at a Cabinet meeting in Dublin today. The Taoiseach praised the work of Commissioner Hogan in his initial term in Europe, […]

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Government considers new laws to block kids’ access to porn in wake of Ana Kriegel murder trial

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2019 0

THE Government is considering introducing new laws to restrict access to pornography in the wake of the Ana Kriegel murder trial. Two 14-year-old boys were convicted of the schoolgirl’s murder this week and the case and trail has promoted calls for tougher legislation to prevent minors from accessing pornography. In the UK, pornographic material will […]