Save Ennis Town supporters ‘are bananas’ claims sitting Cllr Colleran Molloy
Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy. Photograph: Joe Buckley A SITTING COUNCILLOR has described candidates associated with Save Ennis Town as “bananas”.
Hilary Tonge
The Electoral Chair: Ennis Municipal District election debate
*Candidates in the Ennis Municipal District who attended The Electoral Chair election debate. POLLING DAY is less than a month away and as part of The Clare Echo’s build-up to the local elections, The Electoral Chair has kicked off election debates in all of the electoral areas.
Election hopefuls criticise public consultation process & plans for Post Office Field
*An artist’s impression of the Post Office Field. TWO ELECTION hopefuls in the Ennis Municipal District have criticised the manner in which the public consultation was handled for the proposed Post Office Field with one insisting they would try to disband Ennis 2040 DAC if elected.
Ukrainian residents of Abbey Hostel to be relocated
*Ukrainian residents of The Abbey Hostel at a meeting on Tuesday evening. DISPLACED Ukrainians living in what was formerly the Rowan Tree Hostel have been informed their short-term emergency accommodation is to expire by the end of May.
Social Democrats leader confident party can win seats on Clare County Council
*Killaloe MD candidate Fiona Levie (SD) & Social Democrats leader, Holly Cairns (SD). SOCIAL DEMOCRATS leader, Holly Cairns TD (SD) does not have a target on the amount of councillors the party is hoping to elect in the upcoming local elections but is confident on how their two Clare candidates will fare.
The Electoral Chair: Sitting Ennis councillors under siege / Sinn Féin poised to capitalise
*Páraic McMahon, Brian Meaney, Kieran Burke and Michelle O’Connell during recording at The Temple Gate Hotel. THERE WAS SO much debate on the Ennis Municipal District episode of The Electoral Chair that we’ve had to split it into two parts.
Challenging local election candidates criticise Ennis 2040’s car park plans & DAC structure
*Antoinette Bashua Baker. TWO CHALLENGING candidates in the Ennis Municipal District for the local elections on June 7th have slammed the proposed plans for Abbey Street car park as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy.
Engagement for draft Traveller accommodation programme crucial to address ‘deplorable living conditions’
PLANNED intensive consultation for Clare County Council’s Traveller Accommodation Programme has been welcomed.
‘Cynical’ delay to Green Paper on Disability Reform
*Hilary Tonge (second from right). A DECISION by the Government to extend the period of submissions for the Green Paper on Disability Reform has been criticised by an Ennis woman.
Social Democrats enter election race with Tonge & Levie
*Hilary Tonge. FIRST CANDIDATES have been unveiled by The Social Democrats for next year’s local elections.