*Bill Slattery meets Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys in Lahinch. Photograph: Eamon Ward BILL SLATTERY IS BIDDING to launch a political comeback with the Lahinch man nominated for Fine Gael’s upcoming selection convention for the Ennistymon local electoral area.
*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.
*Fine Gael are to begin plotting their campaign for the next General Election. FINE GAEL will strongly target winning back the Dáil seat it lost in the Clare constituency three years ago, sitting TD Joe Carey (FG) has said.
*Joe Carey (FG). Photograph: Chris Copley CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications.
CONFIDENCE has been voiced by a Government representative that both Broadford and Cooraclare fit the criteria to be included in a €20m pilot wastewater scheme.
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has apologised to members of the public that have taken offence with him calling University Hospital Limerick (UHL) as a centre of death while he has said the reopening of an accident and emergency unit in either Ennis or Nenagh is key to …
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*Joe Carey. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) is set to be out of action for some time, according to Fine Gael insiders.
*Deputy Joe Carey. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) has spent the last two nights lying on a trolley at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
ESTABLISHING A SURGICAL HUB in Ennis can play a part in reducing waiting times and the trolley crisis in the Mid-West, a Clare TD has argued.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley GREATER FOCUS is needed on affordable housing within Co Clare to help more young people get on the property ladder, Deputy Joe Carey (FG) has said.
