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Kilkenny’s Big Phil attacks ‘unelected’ Boris, accuses British PM of ‘gambling’ with peace process

By Kilkenny Now 21st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S EU Commissioner – the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan – has launched the biggest EU broadside yet at new UK leader Boris Johnson, calling him an “unelected” Prime Minister who is “gambling” with the peace process. Mr Hogan attacked the direction the British Government is taking on Brexit and, using a […]

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Ban on public and media attending Kilkenny council policy meetings overturned

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE DECISION of county councillors to ban the media and the public from Kilkenny County Council’s policy meetings has been reversed. The U-turn was led by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, the parties who originally pushed for the ban. The ban was put in place following a vote at June’s monthly council […]

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Kilkenny Council applied for just €22k from €13m fund to house Travellers

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council applied for just €22,000 from a fund of €13 million designated for Traveller specific accommodation. But despite the small amount it applied for, the council has actually drawn down €171,000 from the Traveller accommodation scheme in the first six months of the year. Before the start of each year, […]

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Kilkenny councillors reverse ban on press and public from policy meetings

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Councillors have rowed back on their decision to ban the public and press from their policy meetings. On Friday, June 7th the city and county’s newly elected councillors voted by 19 votes to five to exclude the public and press from all its strategic policy committees (SPCs). Apart from Cllr […]