Cooney to become Mayor of Clare
*Cllr Joe Cooney. Photograph: Natasha Barton O’CALLAGHANS MILLS NATIVE, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is set to be elected Clare’s first citizen this Friday.
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‘This is a deep investigation & not the usual waffle’ – probing continues into Ballymacraven fish kill
*The unprecedented fish kill occurred in May. INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING following an unprecedented fish kill in North Clare.
Hayes tops poll as Fianna Fáil select sitting councillors to fight to retain seats in East Clare
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan, Cllr Pat Hayes & Cllr Tony O’Brien. FIANNA FÁIL members in East Clare have voted to select their three sitting councillors as the party’s representatives on the ballot paper in the Killaloe Municipal District for the 2024 local elections.
1,458 Clare students begin the Leaving Certificate
1,458 CLARE students commenced the Leaving Certificate on Wednesday.
Magowna House operator received €4.83m for accommodating Ukrainians last year
*Magowna House. Photograph: John Mangan THE firm housing International Protection Applicants (IPAs) at Magowna House in Inch in Co Clare received €4.83m (incl VAT) from the State last year for accommodating Ukrainians.
Killeen & Talty first candidates selected for 2024 local elections
*Cllr Joe Killeen & Cllr Shane Talty at The Falls Hotel in Ennistymon. SITTING COUNCILLORS, Shane Talty and Joe Killeen have both been selected as Fianna Fáil’s candidates for the Ennistymon local electoral area.
Detailed misinformation slammed by Minister as Scool house mooted for refugees not known to Department
*The five bedroom property at the centre of the controversy. Photograph: John Mangan A LARGE HOUSE in the townland of Scool will not be used to accommodate asylum seekers.
Minister O’Gorman open to meeting Inch residents but says Magowna House contract for asylum seekers will remain
*Asylum seekers on site at Magowna House. Photograph: John Mangan MINISTER FOR Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman (GP) has said Magowna House will continue to be used to accommodate male asylum seekers despite strong local opposition.
Views of former Ministers Killeen & Daly among those most sought by Clare TD
*Tony Killeen. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography FORMER CLARE FIANNA FÁIL TDs, Tony Killeen and Brendan Daly are among the political figures whose advice is most sought by the party’s only current TD from the county.
Government agree €6m funding for transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Council
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park is among the sites now set to come under the Council’s control. AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN reached to transfer the ownership of the four Shannon Heritage sites in the county to Clare County Council.