How Clare’s TDs voted as Varadkar is elected Taoiseach for second time
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey CLARE’S TDs were split when it came to the voting in favour or against the Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar (FG) becoming Taoiseach.
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Sinn Féin let Violet-Anne run because they didn’t believe she would be elected claims Mary Lou’s biographer
*Violet Anne Wynne and Donna McGettigan at the 2020 General Election count in Ennistymon. Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN ALLOWED Violet-Anne Wynne to stand as a candidate in the 2020 General Election because they did not believe she would win a seat, the author of a biography on Mary Lou McDonald has said.
Kilrush woman left waiting 8 hours for ambulance
AN ELDERLY KILRUSH WOMAN was left waiting eight hours for an ambulance to arrive.
ESB hope to announce Equinor replacement within a month & start Green Atlantic construction by end of decade
*Planning is envisaged to be obtained by 2026 with construction hoped to commence thereafter. A REPLACEMENT PARTNER FOR EQUINOR to develop a major wind farm off the coast of West Clare is to be announced next month.
ALDI get go-ahead for second Ennis store
ALDI HAVE received planning permission to open a second store in Ennis.
€11k of suspected cannabis seized in Lisdoonvarna
€11,000 OF SUSPECTED CANNABIS herb was seized in Lisdoonvarna.
Ask for Angela campaign revived & making Ennis ‘a safe place for blind dates’
Front row (l-r): Cllr Mary Howard; Cllr John Crowe, Chair of Clare Joint Policing Committee (JPC); and Charlie O’Meara, Chair of the Clare branch of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland; with members of the Clare Garda Division, members of Clare JPC and Clare County Council staff. Photograph: Eamon Ward A CODE-WORD CAMPAIGN AIMED at making …
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Defective concrete block scheme to open to Clare homeowners in Q1 of 2023
*Mary Hanley points to the damage caused by pyrite to her home in Drumline to Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien. Photograph: Joe Buckley AN ENHANCED grant scheme for defective concrete blocks is to open to affected homeowners in the first quarter of next year.
Corofin’s double dream very much alive joining Ennistymon, Cill Cúil Gaels & Doora/Barefield in U21 semi-finals
*Corofin’s Cillian McGroary. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Corofin’s dream of winning the under 21 A hurling and football titles remains very much alive after their footballers handed out a heavy defeat to Wolfe Tones in the quarter final at Corofin on Saturday.
Moneypoint to convert from coal to oil & decommissioning delayed
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon MONEYPOINT will convert from coal to oil as part of a key aspect of the Government’s Climate Action Plan for 2023.