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Kilkenny County Council

Comhairle Chontae
Chill Chainnigh
Kilkenny County Council ; Comhairle Chontae; Chill Chainnigh
Type
Type	County council of County Kilkenny
Leadership
Cathaoirleach	Michael McCarthy, FF
Structure
Seats	24
Political groups	Fianna Fáil (11) Fine Gael (7) Labour (2) Green (1) Sinn Féin (1) Independent (2)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Meeting place
	County Hall, Kilkenny
Website
	Official website

Kilkenny County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh) is the local authority of County Kilkenny, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 24 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Lar Power. The county town is Kilkenny city.

History

The county council originally met at Kilkenny Courthouse.^[1] By the second half of the 20th century it had moved to new offices at John's Green House.^[2] The county council moved to its current home, County Hall, in 1994.^[3]

In 2000, as part of a government initiative called "Better Local Government – A Programme for Change", a new structure was introduced to Kilkenny County Council which included five Strategic Policy Committees.^[4]

Regional Assembly

Kilkenny County Council has two representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly who are part of the South-East Strategic Planning Area Committee.^[5]

Elections

Members of Kilkenny County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

Year		FF		FG		Lab		GP		SF		WP		Ind	Total
2024	11		7		2		1		1		0		2		24
2019	11		9		2		1		0		0		1		24
2014	10		7		2		1		3		0		1		24
2009	7		12		5		1		0		0		1		26
2004	8		11		5		1		0		0		1		26
1999	12		11		1		0		0		0		2		26
1991	12		10		4		0		0		0		0		26
1985	11		10		3		0		0		1		1		26

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Kilkenny is divided into municipal districts and LEAs, defined by electoral divisions.^[6]

Municipal District and LEA	Definition	Seats
Callan–Thomastown	Aghaviller, Ballyhale, Ballyvool, Bennettsbridge, Boolyglass, Bramblestown, Brownsford, Burnchurch, Callan Rural, Callan Urban, Castlebanny, Coolaghmore, Coolhill, Danesfort, Dunbell, Dunnamaggan, Dysartmoon, Earlstown, Ennisnag, Famma, Freaghana, Graiguenamanagh, Grange, Inistioge, Jerpoint Church, Kells, Kilfane, Killamery, Kilmaganny, Kiltorcan, Knocktopher, Mallardstown, Outrath, Pleberstown, Powerstown, Rosbercon Rural, Scotsborough, Stonyford, The Rower, Thomastown, Tullaghanbrogue, Tullaherin, Tullahought, Ullard and Woolengrange.	6
Castlecomer	Attanagh, Balleen, Ballinamara, Ballybeagh, Ballycallan, Ballyconra, Ballyragget, Baunmore, Castlecomer, Clara, Clogh, Clogharinka, Clomantagh, Coolcraheen, Freshford, Galmoy, Glashare, Goresbridge, Gowran, Johnstown, Kilkieran, Kilmacar, Kilmanagh, Lisdowney, Moneenroe, Mothell, Muckalee (in the former Rural District of Castlecomer), Odagh, Paulstown, Rathbeagh, Rathcoole, Rathealy, Shankill, Tiscoffin, Tubbridbrittain, Tullaroan and Urlingford.	6
Kilkenny City	Dunmore, Kilkenny No. 1 Urban, Kilkenny No. 2 Urban, Kilkenny Rural and St. Canice.	7
Piltown	Aglish, Ballincrea, Castlegannon, Dunkitt, Farnoge, Fiddown, Jerpoint West, Kilbeacon, Kilbride, Kilcolumb, Kilculliheen (part), Kilkeasy, Killahy, Kilmakevoge, Listerlin, Muckalee (in the former Rural District of Carrick-on-Suir No. 3), Pilltown, Pollrone, Portnascully, Rathpatrick, Rossinan, Shanbogh, Templeorum, Tubbrid, Ullid and Whitechurch.	5

Councillors

The following were elected at the 2024 Kilkenny County Council election.

2024 seats summary

Party		Seats
	Fianna Fáil	11
	Fine Gael	7
	Labour	2
	Green	1
	Sinn Féin	1
	Independent	2

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.^[7]

Council members from 2024 election
Local electoral area	Name	Party
Callan-Thomastown	Peter Cleere		Fianna Fáil
	Joe Sheridan		Fianna Fáil
	Joe Lyons		Fine Gael
	Michael Doyle		Fine Gael
	Deirdre Cullen		Fianna Fáil
	Stephanie Doheny		Sinn Féin
Castlecomer	Pat Fitzpatrick		Fianna Fáil
	Mary Hilda Cavanagh		Fine Gael
	Michael McCarthy		Fianna Fáil
	John Brennan		Fine Gael
	Maurice Shortall		Independent
	Michael Delaney		Fianna Fáil
Kilkenny	Andrew McGuinness		Fianna Fáil
	David Fitzgerald		Fine Gael
	Eugene McGuinness		Independent
	Joe Malone		Fianna Fáil
	John Coonan		Fianna Fáil
	Seán Ó hArgáin		Labour
	Maria Dollard		Green
Piltown	Patrick Dunphy		Fine Gael
	Tomás Breathnach		Labour
	Ger Frisby		Fianna Fáil
	Fidelis Doherty		Fine Gael
	Jenny Catt Slattery		Fianna Fáil

References

^ "About Us". Kilkenny County Council. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "The modern era". Ask about Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "Local Government Reform". Kilkenny County Council. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, Article 5 and Schedule 3 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014). Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 April 2023.
^ County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 621 of 2018). Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 May 2019.
^ "Kilkenny County Council – Elected Candidates". RTÉ News. Retrieved 16 June 2024.