Two local candidates are elected in Co. Kilkenny
Wednesday June 10 2009
JUST TWO of the ten local election hopefuls contesting in both the Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council elections attained a coveted seat last weekend.
Glenmore woman Fidelis Doherty was elected to Kilkenny County Council on the tenth count with a total vote of 1,493.
'It was a painful wait. I suspected I would come in but it was so nerve wracking,' said Fidelis, who is following in her grandfather Phil Mahoney's footsteps, who was a Kilkenny County Councillor.
Meanwhile, Labour Party's Ann Phelan from Brandondale, Graiguenamanagh, who received 1,183 first preference votes, was elected on the sixth count to Kilkenny County Council.
