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A ‘golden circle’ of Ireland’s mega-rich step in, at no cost to them, and borrow money from Anglo-Irish to prop up the bank’s share price? It surely wouldn’t happen in a banana republic! But let’s not insult the bananas! And the Taoiseach, who was the Minister for Finance at the time, tells us he knew nothing of the illegal operation even though he has admitted he knew there was a problem with Sean Quinn’s share-holding? Does he think we are all bananas? And, all the time this fiasco is ruining our international credibility when we need it most to borrow from all and sundry just to keep the country above water. Even in Oscar week that’s got to have the makings of a ‘Best Film’ plot!

The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe has officially launched Fianna Fáil’s local election campaign in Co Kilkenny.

Castlecomer man Ger Ferris has announced his intention to run as an independent community candidate in the upcoming local elections.

Politics in Kilkenny is an interesting game to be in at the moment and everyday there are new faces and new names announced in the run up to the local and European elections.

Sinn Féin local election candidate for the Ballyragget electoral area, Ray Quinlan, has announced that the closure of Galmoy mine may have some positive effects for schools in the area.

Independent election candidate for the Ballyragget electoral area Ger Ferris has moved to quash rumours that he will rejoin Fianna Fail if elected to the local authority next June.

Fianna Fail has taken yet another knock in Kilkenny following the decision taken by a former Fianna Fail councillor to run as an independent candidate in the June elections.

Cllr Catherine Connery proposed a motion at the recent Ballyragget electoral area council meeting, calling on Kilkenny County Council to provide "passing bays", where appropriate and where possible on all rural roads in north Kilkenny. The motion was proposed and agreed in light of the fact that a disproportionate number of serious traffic accidents occur on rural roads.

Kilkenny was the centre of attention in the Czech Republic recently when local ballad group The Kilkennys (aka Uisce Beatha) entertained thousands of Eastern Europeans as the headline act for the Irish Cultural Festival in the thriving city of Ostrava.

Workers at Ormonde Brick in Castlecomer were devastated at the announcement on Wednesday that the production of bricks at the factory was to stop for the foreseeable future.