Recently added articles from Kilkenny People (Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland):
Numbers limited at Dysart.
Jul 31, 2008 ... CAPACITY at this weekend's Dysart music festival in Thomastown will be limited to 5000 after organisers came to an agreement with local authorities. It is believed the local council, fire services and gardai were concerned about planning and safety at the venue and sought a ...
Labour leader offers condolences to Joe's family and friends.
Jul 30, 2008 ... "I WOULD like to express my sympathies to the family and friends of former Cllr Joe Cody," offered Eamon Gilmore TD, leader of the Labour Party. "Joe was first elected as a Labour Party member of Kilkenny Borough Council in the early seventies, and served his Party and his ...
'Joe was a real representative of the people' - Mayor Crotty.
Jul 30, 2008 ... "NEVER were the words of Rudyard Kipling's 'IF' more appropriate than in trying to describe my understanding of Joe Cody, a man who endured more than most of us could imagine and stood above it all to think of others first. Most of us would have retreated to a safe place to rue our losses ...
'Involved in politics for all the right reasons' - Lanigan.
Jul 30, 2008 ... "JOE Cody was one of those people who got involved in politics for all the right reasons. There are not many people that you can say that about. "He never would have got involved in politics for the glory of Joe Cody, is was because he genuinely wanted to help people," Fianna ...
Honouring a friend and mentor - Cllr Marie Fitzpatrick.
Jul 30, 2008 ... TO Cllr Marie Fitzpatrick, Joe Cody was more than a Borough Council colleague and fellow Labour Party canvasser. He was also a life-long friend. "I've known Joe all my life because we lived in neighbouring housing estates," recalled Cllr Fitzpatrick, who grew up in Assumption ...