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Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Joan Burton this week, told the Kilkenny Advertiser that she didn’t expect to see Kilkenny Labour candidate Ann Phelan battling it out for the last seat as she believes that Cllr Phelan will be elected well before that.

Well, that is what Deputies John McGuinness and Bobby Aylward are desperately hoping for. With abominable opinion polls and an unprecedented week in politics for Fianna Fáil — they are now licking their wounds and picking themselves up just in time to hit the campaign trail with their tails between their legs.

As a year of potentially enormous political significance begins, The Tallyman has decided to look at the prospects for each party, both on a national and local level. The Tallyman cannot recall a time of more political uncertainty, and the predictions made today may seem very foolish in two or three months time. The Tallyman firmly believes that the result of the election could also differ considerably depending on the date it is held. Is the 'Gilmore Gale' still blowing? Will Brian Cowen even lead FF into battle? Has Enda Kenny silenced his doubters? Will disaffected members of the public support SF in unprecedented numbers? How many more sitting TD's will opt out? Are the Greens already a spent force? So much uncertainty, and so much anger. So much to lose, and so much to win. The Tallyman has decided to sum up the reasons he would vote 'for' or 'against' each party.

While on a whistle-stop tour of Carlow Kilkenny earlier this week, Labour Party Leader Eamon Gilmore spoke confidently of returning at least one if not two seats for Labour in the constituency in the upcoming general election.

Labour is expected to name a candidate to contest the general election in the constituency next week, but the debate continues over how many candidates there should be.

Hundreds of people lined College Road on Sunday in honour of one of Kilkenny’s best loved citizens.

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.

Two remarkable Kilkenny men have accepted invitations to be made freemen of Kilkenny city.

Local election candidate Sean O’ hArgain is an ambitious man. Already he is a sitting local Labour Party councillor on Kilkenny Borough Council, the principal of the city’s Gaelscoil, a father and husband.

Michael O’ Brien has been involved in politics for as long as he can remember although his interest didn’t stem from family history.