Carlow Kilkenny have two councillors standing for re-election in the upcoming June elections, Cllr. Malcolm Noonan and Cllr. Alan Price.

The local Greens are delighted at the prospects of a further canditate. Mr. Duncan Russell will contest a seat in the Thomastown area.

Further details and policys can be found on their websites. <click on images>

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By Declan Ryan, M.Eng.Sc, Carlow/Kilkenny Green Party

Summary
With the twin issues of peak oil and climate change at play we need to reduce our energy consumption by 20% across all activity before 2020. This report proposes and assesses a local door-to-door method (Local Scheme) to persuade householders to reduce their energy consumption. Over a period of [...]

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Extreme floods sign of things to come, says White
Green Party Deputy Leader Mary White TD has welcomed the Government’s flood management plan which will go for public consultation in the coming weeks. Speaking from the flooded town of Carlow, which Environment Minister John Gormley visited today, the TD for Carlow [...]

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