‘Rehashing old issues put me at a disadvantage’ – Floyd withdraws election bid
*Joe Floyd. Photograph: Martin Connolly TULLA’s Joe Floyd (IND) completed a U-turn on his decision to contest the local elections in the Killaloe Municipal District.
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Floyd takes aim at ‘scandalous & disgraceful’ expenses claimed by councillors as he throws name back in ring for election
*Joe Floyd. Photograph: Gary Collins TULLA’s Joe Floyd (IND) has entered the local election race as one of the late additions to the ballot paper in East Clare.
O’Reilly Park residents ‘treated like dirt’ as construction of Doonaun development in Tulla continues
*Joe Floyd at O’Reilly Park in Tulla with the Doonaun development in the background. Photograph: Gary Collins A lifelong Tulla resident has hit out at the manner in which plans for a social housing development in the East Clare town have been put in place.
‘Tulla more divided than parts of Northern Ireland’
Tulla is more divided than parts of Northern Ireland according to one native of the East Clare town.
‘Politics in Clare has not seen the last of Beckha Doyle’
This Wednesday saw the Killaloe Municipal District hold their first meeting since the local elections, Beckha Doyle was frustrated and disappointed there wasn’t a new face among them but she’s adamant her time in politics will come.
More political pain for Ger O’Halloran
*Ger O’Halloran. Photograph: Martin Connolly In his second bid to become a county councillor, Ger O’Halloran once again came up short as the closest candidate to the elected bunch.
Clare elects its 28 councillors
*Mark Nestor is raised aloft. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare County Council’s newest 28 elected representatives have been confirmed following the conclusion of the two day count at Treacys West County Hotel in Ennis.
Head to head battles to determine outcome in Killaloe Municipal District
Five seats are on offer in the Killaloe Municipal District with five sitting councillors competing with five other candidates, four of which are contesting an election for the first time.
Floyd will fight till the bitter end in election bid
*Joe Floyd It’s never been about voting for the party when it comes to politics for Joe Floyd, rather he opted to go for the candidate he felt had the most integrity, he’s calling on the voters of the Killaloe Municipal District to do likewise.
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.
