Three Independent candidates added to #LE19 ballot paper
Three Independent candidates have joined the local election race with the deadline for candidates to register having now passed.
Day: 5 May 2019
Protesters fill O’Connell square as frustration with health system reaches boiling point
*Crowds from Sunday’s protest. Photograph: John Mangan Approximately 250 people attended a protest in Ennis on Sunday afternoon voicing their frustrations loud and clear with the current health care offering in the Mid-West of Ireland.
Thousands of runners & flip flops wash up in Fanore
*Photograph: Liam MacNamara Thousands of runners and flip flops from a fallen ship container have been washing up on beaches in Co Clare and the west coast of Ireland.
Students who give up sport for the Leaving Cert are missing out – Ni Choileáin
*Eimear Ní Choileáin. Photograph: John Mangan An annual debate on whether Leaving Certificate students should scale back on sporting activities to dedicate more time to their studies needs to be kicked to touch once and for all according to Eimear Ní Choileáin.