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‘No more sting operations’ – Kilkenny TD urges colleagues

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2021 Post a comment

Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan has said there should be “no more sting operations” among his Fine Gael colleagues. Deputy Phelan spoke out at a party meeting ahead of last night’s vote of no confidence in Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney. The Ferrybank-based politician was referring to an incident in which an unnamed junior minister […]

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Rebel Kilkenny TD in France for motion of no confidence in Coveney

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2021 0

Rebel Kilkenny TD John McGuinness is set to defy the Fianna Fáil party whip in this week’s vote of no confidence in embattled Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. Deputy McGuinness, an outspoken critic of party leader Micheál Martin, told a Sunday newspaper he is currently in France and will miss Wednesday night crucial Dáil vote due […]

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‘Annex Tramore’ – war of words as Kilkenny-Waterford boundary tensions rise again

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2020 0

The hugely divisive boundary war between Waterford and south Kilkenny has reared its head again. Tensions erupted after it emerged a Waterford Green Party councillor, Jody Power, is bringing forward a motion before Waterford City and County Council to resurface plans to expand the boundary into south Kilkenny. The news, predictably, brought a swift and […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 240 new cases of virus, six countries removed from travel ‘Green List’

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 Post a comment

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 240 more cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,789. There are now 32,023 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. Kilkenny is among the counties to record new infections, according to […]