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Kilkenny President of AILG pledges support for retained fire fighters

President of The Association of Irish Local Government, Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick has today called on the Minister, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to bring to an end the ongoing ...

14 Aug 2023 at 16:28

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Greens welcome plans for directly-elected Mayor of Kilkenny

The Green Party has given a cautious welcome to the Minister of State for Local Government John Paul Phelan’s proposal to roll out directly elected mayors to every local authority in the State. In welcoming the proposal, the Party has said that ...

05 Feb 2019 at 13:02

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Kilkenny councillors seek urgent public meeting with Phelan over borough council

Local councillors are to write to Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government John Paul Phelan to seek an ‘urgent’ meeting to discuss proposals around re-instating Kilkenny Borough Council. At Friday’s meeting of the Kilkenny ...

18 Jan 2018 at 13:12

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Kells village raises its ninth Green Flag in Kilkenny

what an amazing success, we celebrated our ninth Green Flag, two weeks ago! Well done to the pupils and teachers. To help us celebrate the raising of the flag we were joined by an ingenious and environmentally friendly bicycle powered ...

12 Jun 2018 at 10:51

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Sinn Fein does not have a culture problem, O’Neill insists

Michelle O’Neill has insisted there is not a problem with the culture in Sinn Fein following a series of controversies that have hit the party. Ms O’Neill vowed to build back trust with anyone whose confidence in her party had been ...

05 Nov 2024 at 17:47

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Kilkenny councillor leads cross-border call for safety of elected representatives

A Kilkenny councillor is leading a cross border call to ensure the safety of all elected representatives. Councillor Pat Fitzpatrick, current President of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG), made the call in ...

18 Sept 2023 at 00:08

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Bertie Ahern to be special guest at AILG conference in Kilkenny

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will be a special guest at next week’s AILG Annual Conference, being held in Kilkenny. Mr Ahern will be interviewed by broadcaster Mary Kennedy and take part in a panel discussion to mark ...

18 Apr 2023 at 18:00

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Kilkenny Councillor to Chair National Seminar on future of Local Government in Ireland

Kilkenny County Councillor Pat Fitzpatrick will chair the Association of Irish Local Government’s National Seminar this week in Sligo where hundreds of City and County Councillors from across Ireland will gather to ...

12 Sept 2023 at 10:04

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Excessive water use charges take backseat as delivery of housing 'highest priority'

While it is understood that work began under the previous government on draft regulations for excessive water use charges, the cheeky extra time in the shower will live another day. Minister for Housing, Local ...

11 Mar 2025 at 14:47

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Planning body being ‘overwhelmed’ with surge in judicial review cases - Kilkenny Live

Ireland’s planning appeals body is being “to a certain extent overwhelmed” by a surge of judicial reviews against its decisions, a Dail committee has been told. Oonagh Buckley, interim chair of An Bord ...

09 Feb 2023 at 17:12

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Graduate planners sought to help transform Irish towns and cities

A recruitment drive is aiming to attract graduate planners into Ireland’s county and city councils. The local government initiative, launched on Tuesday, aims to attract graduates exiting degree or ...

13 May 2025 at 11:00

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Building on the success of Community Hall in Kilkenny

On Thursday last, Minister for Community and Rural Affairs, Michael Ring and Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, John Paul Phelan applauded the work of volunteers and the Fr. ...

30 May 2018 at 17:32

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