Dinny Gould enters the election race in West Clare
*Dinny Gould. Photograph: Páraic McMahon CREE’s Dinny Gould (IND) is set to shake up the election race in West Clare after officially confirming his candidacy.
Kilrush LEA
The Electoral Chair: What will influence West Clare voters / Peninsula penetration of runners
*Peter O’Connell, Madeline Taylor-Quinn, Patrick Keane and Páraic McMahon. EIGHT CANDIDATES have declared for the elections in the Kilrush local electoral area, they along with the key issues for voters in West Clare are the focus for the second episode of our political podcast.
Fianna Fáil finalise West Clare ticket with four candidates put forward
*Cllr Cillian Murphy, Cllr Rita McInerney, Jackie Cahill TD, Michael Shannon and Alan Troy. FIANNA FÁIL have put forward four candidates in the Kilrush local electoral area for the local elections in June.
Fianna Fáil tipped to run four candidates in West Clare
*Alan Troy is a new candidate nominated for Fianna Fáil. FIANNA FÁIL are to select their field of candidates in the Kilrush local electoral area for June’s local elections.
County spread of COVID-19 remains low as Killaloe LEA records minimal increase
Clare’s spread of COVID-19 remains at low levels while an increase in its transmission has been recorded in the Killaloe local electoral area.
North Clare is among areas with lowest spread of COVID-19 in the country
North Clare has among the lowest spread of COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland while levels across the county also remain low.
Shannon LEA has highest incidence rate of COVID-19 in Clare but is well below national rate
*Photograph: John Mangan Clare’s spread of COVID-19 remains low while a total of 511 new cases are known across the Republic of Ireland.
Mixed views on merger of Ennistymon & Kilrush electoral areas
Mixed views have been expressed regarding a possible imbalance in the make-up of the Municipal Districts in Clare.
Chambers excited by new-look County Council
*Bill Chambers and his grandson. Photograph: Martin Connolly He’s been an elected representative on Clare County Council since 1985 and Bill Chambers is looking forward to what the next term brings with his Fianna Fáil party adding young blood in the guise of Mark Nestor and Shane Talty.
Taoiseach ‘deeply hindered’ Fine Gael’s Clare candidates – Taylor
*Mike Taylor. Photograph: Martin Connolly Comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar along with suggestions of co-living by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy “deeply hindered” the prospects of Fine Gael candidates in Clare for the local elections according to one runner who felt his own liberal views decreased his West Clare vote.
