*Mary Howard celebrates. Photograph: Joe Buckley 49% of the electorate in the Ennis Municipal District spoke and voted on who they wanted to serve as their representatives on Clare County Council.
*Sinn Féin supporters celebrate. Photograph: Joe Buckley SINN Féin’s first councillor in the Ennis MD has promised to bring “a socialist republican brand of councillor” to the local authority.
*PJ Ryan (IND). Photograph: John Mangan ONE OF three sitting councillors to lose his seat at the local elections, PJ Ryan (IND) said he was “devastated” with the outcome.
*Cllr Rita McInerney (FF) is hoisted in the air. Photograph: Joe Buckley A REMARKABLE first preference vote from Cllr Rita McInerney (FF) saw her secure a strong mandate from the people of West Clare to represent them over the next five years.
*Cillian Murphy analyses the tally with Patrick Keane. Photograph: Joe Buckley FIANNA FÁIL’s chances to hold a majority on Clare County Council slipped through their fingers but they also managed to see one of their top-performing councillors in the guise of Cillian Murphy (FF) lose out on his bid for re-election.
*Cllr Shane Talty (FF) is hoisted by his supporters. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FIVE YEARS on from topping the poll in his first run for office, Cllr Shane Talty (FF) was pleased to get over the line regardless of the position when it came to retaining his seat following a “ferociously intense” campaign.
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG) celebrates. Photograph: Joe Buckley COPIOUS amounts of tea were drank by Cllr Pat Burke (FG) over the past three months but it was all part of the ‘slow quality canvass’ which he swears by.
*Liam Grant (GP) far right. Photograph: Joe Buckley ALTHOUGH he was a sitting councillor, Liam Grant (GP) was contesting an election for the first time.
*Ruairí Keenan. Photograph: Tom Micks. CLARE’s youngest candidate to have contested the local elections has said the campaign has affirmed his love for politics.
*Veronica Griffin looks on proudly as her son David Griffin is lifted in the air by Tommy and Eddie Griffin. Photograph: Joe Buckley. FIRST-TIME candidate, Cllr David Griffin (FF) delivered one of the performances of the election to top the poll in the Shannon Municipal District. Elected on the first count with a vote of …
