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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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SPONSORED: John McGuinness: ‘I want a better, fairer Ireland where we put people first’

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2020 Post a comment

‘All politics is local’ was the maxim of Tip O’Neill, Speaker of the US House of Representatives. That’s certainly true in Ireland where some TDs have trouble seeing beyond their own back yard. Balancing national interests with local needs can be difficult but John McGuinness has done it throughout his career. The Fianna Fáil TD […]

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SPONSORED: John Paul Phelan – ‘I have the skills, the passion and the knowledge to be the best possible voice for the people of Carlow-Kilkenny’

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2020 0

John Paul Phelan says the Government has achieved a lot over the past two Dáil terms, but the outgoing TD and Minister of State concedes there is unfinished business. He lists some the issues he wants brought to conclusion in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency: *The Technological University of the South East; *Delivering the MRI and the […]

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SPONSORED: Kathleen Funchion TD: ‘I want to help with housing, cut the cost of childcare and peg the pension age’

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2020 0

Kathleen Funchion sees policy priorities at both ends of the age scale. The Sinn Féin TD wants to peg the State pension age back to 65 and, if re-elected in Carlow-Kilkenny, intends to work for a big reduction in child-care costs. “Sinn Féin wants to reduce childcare costs by up to 66% over a term […]

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POLL SHOCK: Sinn Féin now Ireland’s most popular party, FG slumps to third

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2020 0

Sinn Féin has surged into first place in the general election race with just days to go before voters go to the polls. The party now commands 25% support of the electorate, according to the final Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll of the campaign. It puts Fine Gael back in third place atjust 20%, behind […]

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Shock as Tipperary general election candidate found dead at her home

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2020 0

A Tipperary general election candidiate was found dead at her home in Thurles earlier today. Independent candidate Marese Skehan was due to taker part in an open meeting with fellow candidates in the town this evening. No further details of Ms Skehan’s passing have been released yet. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The election […]

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‘A slap in the face’ – Carlow-Kilkenny TD criticises latest cut to childcare funding

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD has hit out at the Government’s decision to cut essential funding to childcare services who are participating in a national demonstration next week. Deputy Kathleen Funchion described the move  as “outrageous” and “a slap in the face” to all those working in the childcare sector. The Carlow-Kilkenny general election candidate

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General Election to take place ‘in first few months’ of 2020

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

A General Election is set to take place early in the New Year. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has put his Fine Gael troops on notice after the British election finally brought certainty to the Brexit question. A Government source today confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie this has paved the way for a General Election here “in the first […]

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Christmas election averted as Government narrowly survives Dáil vote

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2019 0

A Christmas general election has been averated after the Government scraped through a Dáil vote of no confidence in Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy last night. The Fine-Gael minority Government narrowly won the vote with the support of a handful of Independent TDs. Opposition TDs were scathing in their criticism of Fine Gael’s record on tackling […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Boris beware, history has a warning for you …

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2019 Post a comment

Boris Johnson has got the general election he wanted and goes to the country buoyed by opinion polls which suggest he could score a landslide victory over Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. Be careful what you wish for, Mr Johnson. Theresa May thought she was heading for a landslide when she called a snap election in […]