Cllr Joe Malone elected as new Mayor of Kilkenny

Cllr Joe Malone (FF) has been elected as the new Mayor of Kilkenny.

The election took place earlier today before a packed gallery in City Hall.

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Cllr Malone was proposed to the position by Cllr Andrew McGuinness (FF) and seconded by Cllr Martin Brett (FG).

Malone will be taking the mayoralty over from Cllr David Fitzgerald.

This will be Cllr Malone's second term as Mayor of Kilkenny, having served previously in 2015-2016.

Also today, Cllr Martin Brett (FG) was elected as the new Deputy Mayor of Kilkenny.

He was proposed by Cllr David Fitzgerald (FG) and seconded by Cllr Andrew McGuinness (FF).

Cllr Martin Brett will be taking the deputy mayoralty position over from Cllr Andrew McGuinness.

Read more about the goals and objectives of the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Kilkenny inside next week's Kilkenny People.