The result of the third count is still awaited in the general election in Kerry with poll-topper Michael Healy-Rae still the only candidate deemed elected. His massive surplus of 5,513 was distributed but no other candidate reached the required quota of 13,083. Sinn Fein’s Pa Daly is closest on 12,272 with Danny Healy-Rae (Ind) on… Read More…
Author Archives: John O'Mahony
Out for the count as full tally figures are in
The final tally figures from the general election count centre in Killarney has Independent Michael Healy-Rae romping to the top of the poll with an estimated 18,489 first preference votes. His has increased his showing by over 1,500 since the 2020 election and he will again be one of the top vote winners in the… Read More…
Day of the Rae as Cahill and O’Shea battle it out
With the Killarney boxes currently being tallied at the Kerry general election count centre at the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre, all the focus is on the respective performances of Fine Gael’s Billy O’Shea and Fianna Fáil’s Michael Cahill and, at this early stage, it looks as if they will be almost certainly be battling… Read More…
Hoteliers have a ball with a real touch of class
Kerry hoteliers have been urged to ask their political representatives why electricity prices in Ireland are 20 per cent higher than across Europe and why those involved in the hospitality sector are paying one of the highest rates of VAT. The questions were posed by the President of the Irish Hotels Federation, Michael Magner, who… Read More…
Identify your needs and make your choice – but please vote
It’s the season for making lists; compiling specific requests to be dispatched to the North Pole and adding the turkey foil and AA batteries to the festive necessities to be liberated from the frenetic supermarket rush. But one crucial list that should most definitely be occupying the minds of the people of Killarney from now… Read More…
