Ballot Beats: Shannon Airport’s importance flies into the election discussion
SHANNON AIRPORT’s importance to the region has flown into the election discussion thanks to one Independent candidate’s appearance on RTÉ.
Day: 20 November 2024
Taoiseach welcomes ‘healthy competition’ as disappointment voiced by Cooney & Nolan
*Cllr Joe Cooney, Pat Breen, Cllr Mary Howard, Dr Tom Nolan and Madeline Taylor-Quinn. Photograph: John Mangan COMPETITION among Fine Gael candidates in Clare has been welcomed by the Taoiseach with frustration bubbling beneath the surface over a map that is keeping certain parts of the county out of bounds.
Clare’s Oscar Traynor side need a win in Askeaton
*Clare will be without first choice goalkeeper Shane Cusack. Photograph: Joe Buckley ASKEATON is the venue on Sunday for Clare’s second game in this season’s Oscar Traynor inter league junior soccer competition.
59 year old Ennis homeless man who hasn’t washed in six months fails to secure bail
*Mr Higgins has been staying at Laurel Lodge. Photograph: John Mangan A 59-year old homeless man has told a judge that he hasn’t washed in six months when making an unsuccessful appeal for bail.