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The people of south Kilkenny who have been suffering a ‘below par’ sewerage system for decades, may have a glimmer of hope on the horizon when a pledge by the council to address the issue was made this week.

News that south Kilkenny is to benefit from a new library has been warmly welcomed by members of Kilkenny County Council this week.

A memorial mass for Sr Mary Xavier (Rene Walsh), late of Upper Kilmacow and Stanhope Street, Dublin and beloved sister of Thomastown councillor Tomas Breathnach, will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, April 9, in St Senan’s Church, Kilmacow.   

Newrath Recycling facility in south Kilkenny has been thrown a lifeline by Kilkenny County Council.

The chair was almost the mayor following a meeting of Kilkenny County Council this week, which saw Labour councillor Michael O’Brien once again call for the change of the title of chairman of Kilkenny County Council to mayor.

A civic reception is to be hosted in honour of Kilkenny hurling and camogie teams who brought the county such glory on several occasions this year.

The chairman of Kilkenny County Council Cllr Tomas Breathnach is to travel to Charleston in South Carolina for St Patrick’s Day.

We’ve heard about politicians fighting for seats in the run up to an election but Kilkenny’s councillors took the meaning of the phrase a step further when a huge dispute erupted after the Fine Gael, Labour, Green and Independent councillors sat in the seats usually sat upon by Fianna Fail members of the Kilkenny County Council this month.

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

With a record six seats up for grabs in the Piltown Electoral Area and two sitting Fine Gael councillors having declared themselves out of the race from an early date, the seats in this area were all to play for.