County council

Kilkenny County Council

Comhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh

Seats: 24
County: Kilkenny
Local electoral areas: 4

Council website Meetings and minutes

Local electoral areas

Callan–ThomastownBrian Cleere · Deirdre Cullen · Stephanie Doheny · Michael Doyle · Joe Lyons · Joe Sheridan6 seats
CastlecomerJohn Brennan · Mary Hilda Cavanagh · Michael Delaney · Pat FitzPatrick · Michael McCarthy · Maurice Shortall6 seats
KilkennyJohn Coonan · Maria Dollard · David Fitzgerald · Joe Malone · Andrew McGuinness · Eugene McGuinness · Seán Ó hArgáin7 seats
PiltownTomás Breathnach · Jenny Catt Slattery · Fidelis Doherty · Patrick Dunphy · Ger Frisby5 seats

Party composition

Fianna Fáil11
Fine Gael7
Independent2
Labour Party2
Green Party1
Sinn Féin1

24 of 24 seats filled as of 4 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

19 Dec 2024Brian Cleere (Fianna Fáil, Callan–Thomastown) co-opted, replacing Peter "Chap" Cleere. Source
November 2024Peter "Chap" Cleere (Fianna Fáil, Callan–Thomastown) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Brian Cleere. Source

Votes

5 named votes from 4 meetings of Kilkenny County Council between 16 September 2024 and 22 September 2025, each linked to the page of the minutes it comes from. Most council decisions are made without a named vote, and not every meeting’s minutes have been read yet.

All council votes

Roster checked on 4 November 2026. Sources: Kilkenny County Council — Councillors, 2024 Kilkenny County Council election (Wikipedia), Kilkenny County Council (Wikipedia), Co-options and changes since the 2024 local elections (Adrian Kavanagh, updated 28 October 2026).