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Local Elections 2019: Your new look Kilkenny County Council

Kilkenny will have new faces at County Hall for the new term

Kilkenny County Council will have a number of new faces for their next term.

Castlecomer has returned Michael Delaney (FF) and Denis Hynes (LAB) as two first time candidates in a six-seat area.

In Callan-Thomastown we’ve also got two new faces with Joe Lyons (FG) and Deirdre Cullen (FF) elected. Having lost their seats in 2014, John Coonan (FF) and Martin Brett (FG) return to the city setup.

Here’s your new look Kilkenny County Council.

Kilkenny City (7 seats)

  • Andrew McGuinness, Fianna Fáil – Count 1
  • Joe Malone, Fianna Fáil – Count 1
  • Malcolm Noonan, Green Party – Count 1
  • David Fitzgerald – Count 2
  • John Coonan, Fianna Fáil – Count 11
  • Eugene McGuinness, Independent – Count 11 (Elected without reaching quota)
  • Martin Brett, Fine Gael – Count 11 (Elected without reaching quota)

Castlecomer (6 seats)

  • Pat Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fáil – Count 1
  • Mary Hilda Cavanagh, Fine Gael – Count 1
  • Michael McCarthy, Fianna Fáil – Count 1
  • John Brennan, Fine Gael – Count 3
  • Michael Delaney – Count 4 *first time candidate
  • Denis Hynes – Count 5 (Elected without reaching quota, first time candidate)

Callan Thomastown (6 seats)

  • Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, Fianna Fáil – Count 1
  • Matt Doran, Fianna Fáil – Count 1
  • Michael Doyle, Fine Gael – Count 6
  • Patrick O’Neill, Fine Gael – Count 7
  • Deirdre Cullen, Fianna Fáil – Count 7 (Elected without reaching quota, first time candidate)
  • Joe Lyons, Fine Gael – Count 7 (Elected without reaching quota, first time candidate)

Piltown (5 seats)

  • Pat Dunphy, Fine Gael – Count 1
  • Tomás Breathnach, Labour – Count 1
  • Eamon Aylward, Fianna Fáil – Count 6
  • Fidelis Doherty, Fine Gael – Count 6
  • Ger Frisby, Fianna Fáil – Count 6 Elected without reaching quota)

 

Read the full election blog for updates.