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‘Deeply disappointed’ – outgoing Kilkenny TD on losing seat in ‘Greenwash’

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2024 0

Outgoing Green Party TD and Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan has said he is “immensely proud” of his achievements while representing the people of Kilkenny over “twenty unbroken years of service”. Deputy Noonan was one of 11 Green Party TD who lost their seats in the General Election wipeout or ‘Greenwash’. Only the recently appointed

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ELECTION 2024: ‘Make your vote count’ – Kilkenny voters have their say

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2024 0

After three weeks of intense campaigning by parties across the political spectrum, General Election day has finally arrived. And here in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, a nail biting ballot will decide which five of the 20 local candidates will be returned to the 34th Dáil. The exit of two sitting Dáil deputies – retiring Fine Gael […]

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‘A rare and precious gem’ – Noonan announces plans for new nature reserve in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2024 0

Some 165 acres of land around the Cullahill Mountain Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has been designated as Kilkenny’s newest nature reserve. The establishment of Gale’s Hill Nature Reserve will bring the number of Nature Reserves in the county to five. The others are Ballykeeffe Wood Nature Reserve, Fiddown Island Nature Reserve, Garryricken Woods Nature […]

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ELECTION 2020 FINAL COUNT: Drama as Bobby Aylward loses last seat in battle royale with Green’s Malcolm Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

After a long day and night, and a final push today, the results for Carlow-Kilkenny are now all in. The people have spoken, and the final verdict of the 2020 General Election sees two local TDs lose their seats to Dáil newcomers. After the eighth count, Jennifer Murnane (FF) and John Paul Phelan (FG) took […]

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ELECTION 2020: Count 9 – Bobby lives to fight another countdown

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

Just when we thought it was all over, the battle for the fifth and final seat continues after sitting TD Bobby Aylward clung with with just enough transfers to force another count. Just 699 votes now seperate Deputy Aylward from the Green’s Malcolm Noonan after John Paul Phelan’s surplus wwas divided up. Some 458 of […]

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ELECTION 2020: Count 8 – Murnane O’Connor and Phelan take third and fourth seats in Carlow-Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

Carlow-Kilkenny has a new female TD. Fianna Fáil’s Jennifer Murnane O’Connor (FF) has been elected to the 33rd Dáil after the eighth count in the constituency battle of the 2020 General Election. She is joined by sitting Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan, who was also elected on the eighth count at the Lyrath Estate […]

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ELECTION 2020: Count 7 – Pat Deering loses his seat, Noonan leapfrogs Aylward

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

The Carlow-Kilkenny constituency battle has claimed its first big victim after outgoing TD Pat Deering lost his seat following the seventh count this morning. No remaining candidate managed to reach the quota this time around. Deering’s 7,143 votes are now being distributed among the candidates still standing – and it’s expected his carlow-based rival

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ELECTION 2020: Counting resumes in Carlow-Kilkenny, Greens eye Bobby’s seat

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

It’s all to play for with five candidates still in with a shout of taking the three remaining seats in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency. Just two seats were filled after six rounds of counting last night. Kathleen Funchion topped the poll in spectacular fashion after she recieved 17,493 first preference votes. She was followed by Fianna […]

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ELECTION 2020: Count 6 – McGuinness finally reaches quota to take seat, counting to resume in morning

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny’s traditional poll topper John McGuinness has been re-elected to Dáil Éireann at the sixth count in the Carlow Kilkenny constituency battle of the 2020 General Election. The outspoken Fianna Fáil TD has to settle for second place this time around after Kathleen Funchion polled 17,493 first preference votes on the back of a strong […]

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ELECTION 2020: Count 5 – All to play for as the Green’s Malcom Noonan overtakes John Paul Phelan, Patrick O’Neill bows out

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 3

Fine Gael candidate Patrick O’Neill has been eliminated from the race for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency after the fifth count at the Lyrath Estate tonight. Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness is now just 73 votes from reaching the 12,272 quota to be confirmed as the second TD to be returned in the constituency after Sinn Féin’s […]