Carlow-Kilkenny

Carlow Kilkenny #ge11 RTE roadtrip meetup on Friday afternoon

Mick Fealty on February 22, 2011, 3:40 pm

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Apologies for the multiple posts on this one. We’ve finalised the venue now for the final leg of our roadtrip on Friday. If you’re anywhere near the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny, myself and Peter will be there to hear what you’ve got to say. It’s another interesting one because Fianna Fail’s dissenter in chief, former Minister of State John McGuinness is standing. Not cut and dried that he will win. In Mary White it has one of the few …

GE11 preview from the south-east: Carlow-Kilkenny

John Ó Néill on February 17, 2011, 10:55 am

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There are a total of 19 candidates standing in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency. Last time out 3 FF TDs were returned, one of whom (MJ Nolan) is the only one of the five sitting TDs not to stand again. In 2007, a certain amount of conservatism was evident as FF received nearly 48% of the first preference vote, while FG got nearly 29% (both above average). That was slightly balanced by the election of Mary White, the only Green TD returned by a largely rural …