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ELECTIONS 2019: Breda Gardner loses seat to newcomer Deirdre Cullen, Patrick O’Neill and Joe Lyons elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE final results are in for Callan-Thomastown and it’s a major upset for Brenda Gardner as the sitting councillor and Kilkenny’s only European election candidate has lost her seat to Fianna Fáil newcomer Deirdre Cullen. Bennettsbridge-based councillor Patrick O’Neill and his FG colleague, newcomer Joe Lyons, were also elected on the final count, making

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ELECTIONS 2019: FF and FG tied on six council seats each in Kilkenny as Michael Doyle is elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

FINALLY, after what seemed like an eternity, we have another elected member of Kilkenny County Council. Inistioge-based Michael Doyle has been elected in the Callan-Thomastown area on the sixth count after 39 transfers from John Kelly pushed his vote up to 1,569. But the result has sounded the election death knell for Cllr Doyle’s Inistioge […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: FG win two more seats as John Brennan and David Fitzgerald elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

AND then there were 10… Fine Gael have claimed another two seats on Kilkenny County Council. Sitting councillor John Brennan was elected on the third count in the Castlecomer area with 1,493 first preference votes. Meanwhile David Fitzgerald has taken the fourth seat in Kilkenny City after he picked up enough transfers from the second […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Counting resumes, FF account for six of eight councillors elected so far

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

COUNTING has resumed this morning to elect the remaining 16 candidates to Kilkenny County Council. After a day of drama at Cillín Hill yesterday, and into the small hours, a third of the 24 positions on the council have now been filled. And so far Fianna Fáil has dominated the proceedings locally, taking six out […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: First tallies in, see how the parties and candidates are faring

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2019 0

COUNTING is well underway and the first tallies for Kilkenny’s four electoral areas have come in. The final picture, of course, won’t be known until the final votes and transfers are in and there may still be a few twists in the 2019 local election tale. But we are seeing a broad picture emerging, and […]

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Kilkenny gardai investigating bizarre theft of a public bench

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating the theft of a public bench in Thomastown. The ‘Phoenix Park’ bench, which had its name inscribed on a small plaque, was stolen from the carpark on the quays of the South Kilkenny town last weekend. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie the theft occurred some time between last Saturday and Monday […]

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European elections fought on all wrong issues: Kilkenny’s sole candidate

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2019 0

THE campaign for the European elections is focused on all the wrong issues, according to Kilkenny’s only candidate in the Euro poll. Independent councillor Breda Gardner, who is also contesting this Friday’s local elections this Friday, said she wants to see more attention directed at Ireland’s failing public services. Breda told KilkennyNow.ie: “I’ve been overwhelmed […]

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Thief stole Sat Nav and radio from car left unlocked outside train station

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2019 0

A CAR owner who parked their vehicle outside Thomastown Train Station overnight returned the following day to discover it had been broken into and a number of electrical items stolen. The incident occurred sometime between 4pm on Monday, May 13 and 4pm the next day. The stolen items included a Sat Nav system and a […]

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Kilkenny ‘glamping’ site named one of Ireland’s ‘Coolest Campsites’

By Kilkenny Now 18th May 2019 0

A CRITICALLY-acclaimed county Kilkenny ‘glamping’ site has been named in a new list of Ireland’s ‘Coolest Campsites’. Legan Castle was singled out among the top 20 campsites in the country un a new guide published in the Irish Independent Weekend Magazine. The guide particularly highlights Legan Castle’s food offering, and it’s mouth-watering breakfast creations that […]

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Little Noah’s ‘wish to walk’ may come true – €100,000 raised for surgery in US

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

THE family of a brave little boy whose brave fight for life has captured the hearts of everyone who has met him are rejoicing after a fundraising campaign raised €100,000 to enable him to travel to the USE for life-changing surgery. Noah O’Sullivan made the headlines last week after was made an honorary Garda as […]