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Independent Offaly councillor rules out standing in next General Election

Independent councillor John Leahy has ruled out contesting the next General Election in the new Offaly three-seater constituency.. Cllr Leahy said he "doesn't have a good chance of getting elected" and revealed he was approached by a number of ...

19 Aug 2024 at 18:33

Local Elections

LATEST: FG's Neil Feighery elected on first count in the Tullamore area

The Killoughey man comfortably exceeded the quota of 1459 when returning officer, Monica Cleary made the announcement at 2.10am. He was raised aloft by family and supporters at an almost deserted count centre in Mucklagh. Fianna Fail's Cllr ...

09 Jun 2024 at 03:33

General Election

Awarding of €256,000 funding to community centres in Offaly welcomed

COMMUNITY centres in Offaly have been awarded in excess of €256,000 in funding to support upgrade and refurbishment works, a Fine Gael Councillor and General Election Candidate has said. Cllr John Clendennen said: “This is a really welcome ...

04 Nov 2024 at 12:33

General Election

Kilkenny General Election candidate ‘resolutely opposed’ to introduction of euthanasia

Independent General Election candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny Tom Healy has described euthanasia as an election issue after the recent vote in the Dáil to note the ‘Final Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying’. “Euthanasia – or ...

24 Oct 2024 at 15:33

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly poll topper to seek Fine Gael General Election nomination

Fine Gael’s, Councillor Neil Feighery, who recently topped the poll in the Tullamore District Municipal District with 1,962 votes, has announced his candidacy for the party's nomination to run for Dail Eireann in the upcoming general ...

08 Jul 2024 at 17:33

General Election

BREAKING: Second TD elected in Carlow-Kilkenny

Carlow-based Fine Gael candidate Catherine Callaghan has taken the second seat in Carlow-Kilkenny, reaching the 11,627 quota after the fourteenth count. She benefitted greatly from the distributed votes of her recently eliminated ...

02 Dec 2024 at 02:33

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On your bike! Offaly local elections candidate canvasses Oliver J Flanagan style

They may not share a similar political ideology but an independent councillor in Offaly has been inspired by a political giant from the past in the run up to this June's local elections. Tullamore's Cllr Sean O'Brien has adopted ...

25 Apr 2024 at 10:33

Ireland

Irish unity is best way of getting back into European Union – Eastwood

Irish unity is the best way of restoring Northern Ireland’s position within the European Union, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. Mr Eastwood said that while he did not consider the unity debate to be an election issue, he ...

07 Jun 2024 at 15:08

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Offaly community activist launches campaign to take seat on county council

Community activist Martin Buckley has officially launched his campaign as an independent candidate in next June's local elections in the Birr/Ferbane electoral area. The launch took place in the Pull Inn in Pullough on ...

13 Mar 2024 at 10:33

Local Elections

PICTURES: Here are all the candidates running in the Piltown LEA in South Kilkenny

TAP '>' ARROW OR 'NEXT' TO VIEW EACH CANDIDATE BELOW IS A LOCAL ELECTORAL AREA BREAKDOWN Twelve candidates will go head to head in a bid to secure the five seats on offer in the Piltown Electoral Area in the upcoming ...

05 Jun 2024 at 11:33

Election

'What a surprise' - People react to confirmation of General Election dates

Taoiseach Simon Harris has finally announced his intention to call the General Election this Friday, 8 November. The Taoiseach told RTE's Six One that he will call for the dissolution of the Dáil on Friday with the ...

06 Nov 2024 at 20:45

General Election

Call for major Offaly road to be reclassified as a national route

FIANNA FAIL General Election candidate for Offaly, Cllr Claire Murray, has called for the R402 to be made a national route in a bid to improve road safety. Cllr Murray said the regional route, running between ...

08 Nov 2024 at 11:33

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