Páraic McMahon, Author at Clare Echo

The Campaign Trail: Donna McGettigan in Shannon

*Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) with her team. SINN FÉIN support is growing in Clare in the past fortnight according to Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) and her team.

The Campaign Trail: Rita McInerney in Ennistymon

By Páraic McMahon

*Cllr Rita McInerney in Ennistymon. EXPERIENCE of running a small business and offering a voice for West and North Clare in the Dáil is the pitch of Cllr Rita McInerney (FF) in advance of polling day on Friday.

Bunratty to host Ireland’s largest Christmas parade

By Páraic McMahon

*Photograph: Brian Arthur SANTA CLAUS and members of the All-Ireland winning Clare hurling team will be joined over 350 elves, Christmas characters and musicians in Bunratty village this Thursday night at 6.00pm for Ireland’s largest Christmas parade.

The Campaign Trail: Kevin Hassett in Kilrush

By Páraic McMahon

*Kevin Hassett (IND) with canvassers in Kilrush. RIGHTLY or wrongly Kevin Hassett (IND) won’t back down from a fight even when the odds are against him.

Ballot Beats: Social Democrats want to gobble up some Green votes

By Páraic McMahon

CANDIDATES are upping the ante in the final push for votes in Clare as polling day nears.

The Campaign Trail: Joe Cooney in Clonlara

By Páraic McMahon

*Pat Breen (FG) and Cllr Joe Cooney (FG). TALK TO JOE is the election slogan of Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) and it’s ringing true with his phone hopping from house to house.

Garvey gunning for chance to make history as first Clare Green TD

By Páraic McMahon

*Senator Roisin Garvey (GP). Photograph: John Mangan FROM THE high of the Green wave in 2019, Senator Roisin Garvey (GP) is confident the junior coalition partner will ride out any storms heading their direction.

The Campaign Trail: Dr Tom Nolan in Quilty

By Páraic McMahon

*Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG) and Dr Tom Nolan (FG). ‘POLE POLE’ pronounced poley poley is Swahili for slowly, it’s a phrase etched in the minds of those who climb Kilimanjaro, Dr Tom Nolan (FG) is one of them and he’s reminded of the expression on the canvass.