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Sadness as former Carlow-Kilkenny general election candidate passes away

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2021 0

A former Labour Party candidate who stood in three general elections in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency has passed away. Jim Townsend (83), a former Senator from Carlow town, ran in the 1997, 2002 and 2007 general elections, narrowly missing out on a seat in his second election when he was eliminated in the last count. On […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: The birth of Fine Fáil … or is it Fianna Gael?

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2020 0

The coronavirus crisis has overshadowed the most important political development this country has witnessed in many a year. The agreement between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil has been labelled a game-changer but it has the potential to do more than that cliché suggests, to change not just the course of Ireland’s political game but the […]

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Ignore the Yellow weather warning – it’s time to get out and vote!

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2020 0

The posters are up, the debates are done and dusted and the canvassers have pounded the pavement which means the only thing left to do is vote. But Kilkenny people are being urged to get out and vote early as Met Éireann are expecting the weather to take a major turn for the worst. The […]

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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 […]

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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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‘Truly shocking’ – Labour leader’s anger at lack of state investment in Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY and the South East are being left to lag behind the rest of the country due to the Government’s investment in the region, according to Labour leader Brendan Howlin. “It is truly shocking that the Government has no significant infrastructure investment plans for the region that needs it most,” he said. […]

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‘We must act’ – Kilkenny Council challenged to show leadership on climate crisis

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

GREEN Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has challenged the newly elected Kilkenny County Council to show leadership in tacking the climate change crisis.with the support of the Labour Party, Cllr Noonan, with the support of the Labour Party, has tabled a motion for the June monthly meeting calling for the council to declare a climate and […]

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Vulture funds must not be allowed to hi-jack our broadband: Kilkenny election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2019 0

VULTURE funds must never be allowed to control the new national broadband network and profit on the back of a €3 billion taxpayer-funded investment, a local election candidate has warned. Trade union official and Labour Party candidate Denis Hynes said he welcomed the Government’s €68 million investment to deliver broadband to every home, businesses and […]

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Vandalism to Kilkenny WW1 Memorial is ‘attack on the whole community’

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 Post a comment

A POLITICIAN has decried the actions of the vandals who defaced the Kilkenny World War 1 Memorial, describing the incident as “an attack on the whole community”. Denis Hynes, the Labour Party General Election candidate for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, said the attack was an insult to all the Kilkenny people who, like his own, had […]

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‘I have big boots to fill’ – Denis Hynes vows to continue Cllr Maurice Shortall’s work

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2019 0

LABOUR’S new candidate in Castlecomer Denis Hynes has vowed to continue the work of his predecessor, Cllr Maurice Shortall, and to campaign for more housing, safer roads, community and sport facilities. Mr Hynes was selected for at the Labour Party convention in Castlecomer Community Hall last week. His selection follows Cllr Shortall’s recent announcement that […]