*Cathal Crowe, Páraic McMahon, Deirdre Culligan and Pat Breen. WITH the local and European elections only days away, it’s time to start predicting who the winners and losers will be.
*Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF). Photograph: Brian Arthur 48 new acute hospital beds are to be put in place at Ennis Hospital over the next four years.
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF) and James Mulhall. Photograph: Clare FM/Soundcloud EX CLARE FM reporter James Mulhall is leaving his role as parliamentary assistant to Clare TD, Cathal Crowe (FF).
*Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly visiting Ennis Hospital. Photograph: Brian Arthur MINISTER FOR HEALTH, Stephen Donnelly (FF) has commissioned a review by HIQA into emergency care capacity in the Mid-West region.
*Cathal Crowe. Photograph: John O’Neill A CLARE GOVERNMENT TD has said it is inevitable that an additional accident and emergency department will be needed in the Mid-West.
*Simon Harris TD. Photograph: Arthur Ellis TWO CLARE TDs have confirmed they will vote against Simon Harris’ (FG) nomination as Taoiseach.
*Signs opposing the development in Broadford. 191 valid submissions have been made to An Bord Pleanála regarding Ørsted’s plans to construct 11 wind turbines in Oatfield.
*Ennis Hospital. ACTIVIST group, Friends of Ennis Hospital have said the newly appointed HSE Regional Executive Officer has acknowledged the ‘compelling case’ for the restoration of services in Co Clare.
*Colette Cowan. CEO of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan has made a surprise return from leave to resume her duties.
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Brian Arthur LEO VARADKAR’s (FG) decision to step down as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael will not result in an early General Election according to two of Clare’s Oireachtas members.