Clare students deprived of ‘right to education’
Students in Clare are being deprived of their “right to education” as more than three dozen children in the county are without a second level place for September.
Cllr Gerry Flynn
Fine Gael not taking legal action following election controversy
*Garret McPhillips. Photograph: Martin Connolly Garret McPhillips has stopped his Fine Gael party from taking legal action following the outcome of a recheck in a dramatic Shannon Municipal District election count on Sunday.
7 sitting candidates face 3 challengers in Shannon MD
Though seven sitting councillors are competing against three challengers for the seven seats on offer, the Shannon MD will be a lot tighter than what is suggested on paper.
Shannon Airport ‘not getting a fair crack of the whip – PJ Ryan
*Cllr PJ Ryan. Photograph: Gary Collins It took three attempts for PJ Ryan to win a seat on Clare County Council and at the conclusion of the weekend he is hoping to have retained that seat for the third election in a row.
‘My only brand of politics is the truth’ – Gerry Flynn
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward An additional candidate running in Shannon Town plus a public backlash from giving his ‘honest opinion’ on The Venue project has Cllr Gerry Flynn braced for a battle in the local elections.
Flynn refuses to sign pledge to restore health services to Clare
Of all 51 candidates for the local elections on May 24th, Shannon councillor Gerry Flynn was the only one to refuse to sign a pledge to give his support for the restoration of health services to Co Clare.
‘More consumer protection for a kettle than your home’
An NCT like procedure is required when it comes to determining the safety of homes in Ireland, one Ennis councillor has declared.
DAA guilty of ‘undermining’ Shannon Airport
Unless an aviation policy in Ireland is drafted, Shannon International Airport is at risk of being downgraded “to a regional airport”.
Clare’s remaining rough sleepers ‘are there through their own wishes’
Clare has no rough sleepers who are in that position against their own wishes, the Chair of the group responsible for social housing in the county has said.
Fear raised that Chief Supt Gubbins will soon be based in Galway
Concern has been expressed that Clare’s newly appointed Chief Superintendent will not be working in the county for long.