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It’s beginning to get really exciting now as election fever takes over.

With a total of 11 Independent candidates running in this year’s local elections, it was surprising to learn late on Sunday evening that only one of them was successful in taking a seat on Kilkenny local authorities this time around.

A ‘golden circle’ of Ireland’s mega-rich step in, at no cost to them, and borrow money from Anglo-Irish to prop up the bank’s share price? It surely wouldn’t happen in a banana republic! But let’s not insult the bananas! And the Taoiseach, who was the Minister for Finance at the time, tells us he knew nothing of the illegal operation even though he has admitted he knew there was a problem with Sean Quinn’s share-holding? Does he think we are all bananas? And, all the time this fiasco is ruining our international credibility when we need it most to borrow from all and sundry just to keep the country above water. Even in Oscar week that’s got to have the makings of a ‘Best Film’ plot!

With just four seats in what has been traditionally a five seater area, there was always going to be a fall out in Thomastown.

Councillors’ expenses during the local election campaign this year have been published revealing that money does not mean a seat for many councillors.