Voting closes in Clare for local and European elections
*Photograph: Joe Buckley ALL VOTES have been cast in Co Clare for the local elections.
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‘A big name will fall in Clare’ for local elections
*Tallies are taken during the 2019 local elections. Photograph: Martin Connolly A BIG CASUALTY is expected in Clare with at least one sitting councillor tipped to lose out in the local elections.
Ennis MD candidates stance on Ennis 2040 projects
*An artist’s impression of the Abbey Street development. ONE of the big election issues dominating the conversation in the Ennis Municipal District is the Ennis 2040 Strategy.
Battle of Bill vs Liam likely to decide outcome in North Clare
*Cllr Liam Grant. NORTH CLARE is shaping up to be the big battle of Bill Slattery (FG) versus Cllr Liam Grant (GP) for the final seat in the Ennistymon local electoral area.
‘West Clare impossible to predict but Gould on course to gain at Fianna Fáil’s expense’
*Some of the Kilrush LEA candidates at The Electoral Chair election debate. Photograph: John Mangan FIRST-TIME candidate Dinny Gould is on course to take one of the five seats at the expense of Fianna Fáil in the Kilrush local electoral area according to a retiring councillor in West Clare.
The Electoral Chair: Predicting the winners & losers in the local & European elections 2024
*Cathal Crowe, Páraic McMahon, Deirdre Culligan and Pat Breen. WITH the local and European elections only days away, it’s time to start predicting who the winners and losers will be.
McMahon left hurt after senior Fianna Fáil members told him he had not their backing for convention
*Cllr Pat McMahon (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward ONE of the longest serving politicians in Clare has admitted he was left ‘very hurt’ after he was told by Fianna Fáil members in his locality that he no longer had their support which influenced his decision to retire from politics.
Change on the cards in Shannon MD
*Tony Mulcahy. Photograph: John Mangan CHANGE is inevitable in the Shannon Municipal District with at least one new councillor guaranteed a spot around the table.
‘Dyson of East Clare’ says he’s not hoovering up too many votes as Fine Gael strategy questioned
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin MAYOR OF Clare, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is predicted to top the poll in East Clare for the fourth election in a row but he has defended the strategy in place that has seen Fine Gael return only two candidates.
The Electoral Chair: Any other business for Clare’s departing councillors
*Páraic McMahon, Cllr Pat McMahon (FF), Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND), Cllr PJ Kelly (FF) and Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG). FOUR of the five departing county councillors join us on the latest episode of The Electoral Chair as they prepare for their next chapters.
