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The Kilkenny city branch of the Labour Party has selected local Labour activist Sean Butler to run as part of the Labour team for both the Kilkenny County Council and Borough Council on Monday coming.

THE new one per cent levy enforced by the Government on the working population and their families in Kilkenny has been condemned by Labour Councillor Noel Frawley.

The establishment and creation of a new litter forum in Kilkenny city, that incorporates all the major social, business, and educational organisations within the borough boundaries has been welcomed by Cllr Noel Frawley.

A local Labour Councillor has denounced the latest cuts to home care services, which he says by their insular nature, target the elderly, the frail, and the ill in Kilkenny.

The Black Abbey car park and its subsidiary streets have once again witnessed the savage affects of anti social behaviour that resulted in the burning of two cars parked close to the Dominican Abbey last Wednesday night March 4.

Cllr Noel Frawley is facing an election for the very first time today although he is currently a sitting councillor.

On March 1 the pension levy was imposed on all workers in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, HSE, VEC’s, non commercial semi state bodies, An Garda Siochána and the Defence Forces. Cllr Noel Frawley states that this is not a pension levy but rather a tax on workers wages to pay for our now deeply mortgaged country.

There were some changes to our local authorities made last weekend following the elections - some self determined while others simply lost their seats.

Even with the Easter Holidays just upon us, it was a momentous week politically both on the national level and on a local level.

A recent article in local press that claimed businesses in the vicinity of The Parade were suffering up to a 30 per cent decline in profits due to ongoing construction work in the area has been questioned by Labour Party Councillor Noel Frawley.