How Clare’s TDs voted as Varadkar is elected Taoiseach for second time
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey CLARE’S TDs were split when it came to the voting in favour or against the Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar (FG) becoming Taoiseach.
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O’Callaghan believes experience in business & community will help him to try fill Nestor’s shoes
Antoinette Considine congratulates Tom O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’S NEWEST COUNCILLOR has expressed his hope that his experience in businesses and working with communities will stand to him.
U21 hurling semi-finals to go ahead as football clashes are pushed back a week
*Action from the first round clash between Corofin/Ruan and Clarecastle. Photograph: Chris Copley U21A hurling semi-finals are provisionally fixed to take place this coming Sunday while the semi-finals in the U21A football championship have been delayed by a week.
€50k funding for Clarecare to support family carers
AN ALLOCATION OF €50,000 to support family carers has been confirmed for Clarecare.
U21A hurling semi-finals called off
*Oisin Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BOTH SEMI-FINALS in the U21A and C hurling championship have been postponed.
Clare winners at Shelbourne, Clonmel, Galway & Limerick
*Freedom Reader with part-owners Tommy Hegarty and Seanie McMahon with trainer Paraic Campion in the centre. CLARE WINNERS graced the greyhound tracks of Shelbourne, Limerick, Clonmel and Galway.
27 Clare hurlers included on Fitzgibbon Cup panels
*Mark Rodgers in action for UL. Photograph: Sport Action Photography CLARE WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED with a total of 27 hurlers involved with Fitzgibbon Cup panels across the country.
Killanena’s Ian Mac captains UL as 8 Clare hurlers taste Freshers success
*Ian MacNamara in action for the Clare U20 hurlers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILLANENA’S IAN MACNAMARA captained UL’s Fresher Hurlers to an All-Ireland league title on Tuesday night with eight Clare hurlers featuring over the hour.
O’Callaghan pinpoints protection of communities as key priority after getting the Fianna Fáil nod in Ennis
*Tom O’Callaghan is congratulated by Cathal Crowe TD (FF) and Gerry Reidy. Photograph: Joe Buckley AHEAD OF HIS CO-OPTION to Clare County Council, Tom O’Callaghan has said he’s determined to grasp the opportunity to show the electorate of the Ennis Municipal District what he has to offer before the 2024 local elections.
Clare has ‘reached capacity’ in catering for Ukrainians – Crowe
*Cathal Crowe. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE HAS “reached capacity” in terms of accommodation Ukrainian refugees, a Government TD has said.
