*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 …
*Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley BUILD-UP to the local election could have been described as bruising at least, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) came out swinging on occasion in defence of a new vision for the county town and following the counting of votes she is still standing and even in a …
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*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) celebrates his election. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ELECTED for a third time, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) received his largest first preference vote and is now among the leading Fianna Fáil contenders to get a twelve month stint as Mayor of Clare during the upcoming Council term.
*Ruairí Keenan and Jacek Kazimierz Kwaśny. Photograph: John Mangan LAST to enter the race in the Ennis Municipal District but first to be eliminated was the outcome for Polish native Jacek Kazimierz Kwaśny.
*Cllr Joe Killeen (FF) left and Denis Vaughan (second from left) analyse the tallies. Photograph: Joe Buckley FINE GAEL ran a “tribal campaign” in North Clare which “squeezed” challenging candidates according to one of Labour’s two unsuccessful candidates across the county.
