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Caelan Doris captains Ireland as squad for November series …
1 day ago · Caelan Doris has been named as captain for Ireland's November internationals as Andy Farrell names his squad for the four games. Doris has been named captain for Leinster this season, and will lead his country once again after he was captain for the second test in South Africa in July. Peter O'Mahony, who captained the side during the Six ...
LIVE UPDATES DAY FOUR: Offaly County Council
Jun 11, 2024 · 21.09pm. After over 54 hours of counting the race to fill the 19 seats on Offaly County Council has finally come to an end with the election of Fianna Fail's Audrey Hennessy Kennedy and Sinn Fein's Sean Maher to fill the two remaining seats in the Birr area, with outgoing Social Democrats Cllr, Clare Claffey, losing out.
Fianna Fail takes control of Offaly County Council
Last updated: Fri 21 Jun 2024, 4:49 PM. Following their strong showing in the local elections, Fianna Fail has taken control of Offaly County Council for the coming year with local businessman, Tony McCormack, being elected as Cathaoirleach and newcomer from Birr, Audrey Hennessy Kennedy taking up the position of Leas-Cathaoirleach.
LIVE – Offaly County Council elections | Offaly Independent
Jun 8, 2024 · Moran Frank(Fianna Fail):1,429. O'Brien Sean (Non-Party): 1,337. Walsh Liam (Green Party): 394. 1.11am. Just as we were poised to have a first count result after the doubtful votes had been adjudicated on, Returning Officer Monica Cleary announced that a discrepancy uncovered during a recheck means the count for the Edenderry Electoral Area is being adjourned until 9am this morning (Sunday).
Politics watch: Coalition leaders to discuss general election date
3 days ago · The general election is looming larger than ever with the coalition leaders set to discuss a date in a meeting on Monday evening. According to sources, the three possible dates are Friday, November 22nd, Friday, November 29th, or an outside chance of Friday, December 6th. Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman became the first coalition leader to ...
Almost 300 new homes being built in Offaly since January – …
Jun 26, 2024 · Councillor John Clendennen said: “Supply of housing is really ramping up and Fine Gael wants to be sure that people across Offaly can own their own home. “Nationally, almost 2,000 units were commenced last month, and this has seen the grand total of 32,121 houses commence since the first of January. “That’s 98% of the whole number of ...
Action needed to end ‘sneaky gains’ for energy companies, says ...
5 days ago · The councillor has said this needs to happen to end "sneaky gains" by energy companies. "When domestic consumers or businesses come to the end of a contract period with their energy provider, they are automatically placed on the providers standard rate which, invariably, is much higher than the rate in the contract," Cllr Clendennen said. "Many ...
Taoiseach likes ‘elections on a Friday’ but polling date not revealed
2 days ago · Taoiseach Simon Harris has hinted that the upcoming general election will be held on a Friday, narrowing the possible dates it will take place. The three Coalition party leaders agreed to hold a pre-Christmas election following a meeting on Monday evening. Mr Harris would not be drawn on exactly when the election will be when pressed several ...