Fine Gael scrambling for a second Dáil candidate in Clare
*Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) with Cllr Pat Burke (FG). FINE GAEL are scrambling to field a second General Election candidate in Clare.
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No Joe – Cooney confirms he will not be contesting General Election in blow for Fine Gael
*Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is lifted shoulder high following his success in the local elections in June. Photograph: Joe Buckley. FINE GAEL have been dealt a setback in Clare after Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) has turned down an offer to run for the party in the General Election.
‘It was a Sinn Féin seat’ – McGettigan says Wynne should have returned Clare seat to the party
*Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). Photograph: John Mangan OUTGOING TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) should have returned her seat to Sinn Féin according to Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF).
