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Fianna Fáil sweeps the boards
THE FIANNA Fáil family has completed a double in local elections. New County Council Chair is Andrew McGuinness while John Coonan is new mayor. Deputy chair is FG’s Martin Brett while David Fitzgerald of FG is deputy mayor.
Fascism and racism not gone away
PEOPLE Before Profit’s Councillor Adrienne Wallace has called for a public apology from Fine Gael after one of their councillors in Dundrum tweeted support for fascism. FG’s Councillor Jim O’Leary was responding to a social media user who was commenting on Mr O’Leary’s fellow party councillor’s calls for Black Lives Matter protesters to lose their …
Lifeguards patrol our swimming areas
AS THE bathing season begins, Lifeguard Services are being provided by Kilkenny County Council’s Lifeguard Team once again this year. Lifeguards now oversee the safety of the public at the traditional swimming areas across the county. Lifeguards will be available at these areas for the summer. Risk assessments have been conducted in conjunction with Kilkenny …
Watergate: Give the arts a voice
THEATRES and Arts Centres across the country have come together to show support for the National Arts Recovery Plan published last week by the NCFA. At the Watergate Theatre we stand together with the NCFA, venues around Ireland and our artists and arts workers at this difficult time, to ensure the survival of our sector. We have collectively …
Playgrounds have been re-opened
KILKENNY County Council has re-opened 28 of the 29 playgrounds in its charge following an inspection and the erection of relevant signage to advise parents and guardians of the new requirements when visiting playgrounds. The playground that will remain closed will be re-opened once maintenance works are completed to its soft surfacing. Some of …
‘We’re not going back to Austerity’
AT A Carlow County Council meeting People Before Profit’s Ccouncillor Adrienne Wallace supported a motion calling for any shortfall in funding to the local authority as a result of Covid-19 to be made up from central government. It was revealed that there could possibly be a deficit of €5.4million. Members were shocked to be told …
Digital boost for local businesses
LOCAL Enterprise Office Kilkenny has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Business Heather Humphreys TD and Minister for Communications and Climate Action Richard Bruton TD of a major expansion of the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to help small and micro enterprises in Kilkenny get online quickly. The national scheme is being expanded by €14.2m after …
Funchion’s plea on rent arrears
SINN FÉIN TD for Carlow/ Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion has called on the government to do more to promote the availability of rent supplement for renters who may be struggling to meet rental costs. The call came as figures showed that the Covid-19 rent supplement payments have increased by 33% since March, with 6,500 claims in payment. Teachta …
