Ballot Beats: Floods and flash mobs in Co Clare
*Cllr Gabriel Keating’s (FF) car is pulled from the floods in Quilty. CANDIDATES battled the elements on day fifteen of the General Election campaign in Co Clare.
Clare’s elected TDs need to be ready for ‘battle of all battles’ on Ennis Hospital – Crowe
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: John Mangan OUTGOING TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) is feeling the heat in his bid to be re-elected to the Dáil and said he won’t be drawn into “what ifs” on whether he will put his party whip on the line for the cause of Ennis Hospital.
Eddie still trying to pack an election Punch
*Eddie Punch (IND). Photograph: John Mangan THERE’S MORE to Ireland than Dublin remains the message of Eddie Punch (II) as he pitches up another election campaign.
Hopes of carrying on the Carey family dynasty in the Dáil rest with Leonora
*Leonora Carey (FG). Photograph: John Mangan HOPES OF the Carey clan in continuing as Clare’s political dynasty rests on the shoulders of first-time candidate Leonora Carey (FG)
Ballot Beats: Calls for Trump style revolution & Fine Gael Cllrs back Cooney
TEMPERATURES are cold but the election campaign is only heating up in Co Clare.
Hilary prioritising health in Dáil election bid
*Hilary Tonge (SD). Photograph: John Mangan HILARY TONGE (SD) is the Social Democrats’ first General Election candidate in Clare and she is confident that the party is striking a chord with voters in the county.
Ennis Musical Society launch plans for The Witches of Eastwick
*Members of the Ennis Musical Society. Photograph: John Mangan ENNIS MUSICAL SOCIETY held a launch night recently in advance of their upcoming production ‘The Witches of Eastwick’.
Trump inspired Corofin’s Leahy to have ‘a final stab’ in politics
*Michael Leahy (IFP). Photograph: John Mangan US PRESIDENT elect Donald Trump’s survival of an assassination attempt was the inspiration for Michael Leahy (IFP) to keep fighting in the political arena.
Ballot Beats: Election debate sets the scene as polling day nears
CLARE’s election candidates were put through their paces in an entertaining debate held at Hotel Woodstock in the key moment of Thursday’s campaign.
Members of Newmarket-on-Fergus community forum stand down
*Former Chairperson of the Newmarket-on-Fergus Community Forum, Paddy Enright. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS community forum has announced its closure.