*Senator Roisin Garvey (GP). Photograph: John Mangan FROM THE high of the Green wave in 2019, Senator Roisin Garvey (GP) is confident the junior coalition partner will ride out any storms heading their direction.
*Photograph: John Mangan ENNISTYMON’s treatment plant continue to operate at fifty five percent above its design capacity while county councillors have been urged to follow through on commitments to visit the sites operated by Uisce Éireann in the locality.
*Cllr Rita McInerney (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLLR RITA McInerney (FF) has made history by becoming the first female Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District.
*Cllr Bill Slattery (FG) is elected. Photograph: Joe Buckley. WITH the fewest amount of seats of all the electoral areas, the Ennistymon LEA was always going to be competitive.
*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.
*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.
AN INVESTMENT OF €11m in a new wastewater plant for Ballyvaughan has been confirmed.
*Selected Fine Gael candidates, Cllr Joe Garrihy and Bill Slattery with Madeline Taylor-Quinn and Ciaran Cannon. FINE GAEL’s ‘grudge match’ in North Clare has been underlined as one of the “most interesting aspects” of the local elections in the county.
*Bill Slattery. Photograph: John Mangan A SITTING councillor phoned the environment section of Clare County Council after one candidate in North Clare put up election posters too early.
A STARK warning that someone will drown in Lahinch unless more lifeguards are employed by the local authority on sunny weekends has been issued by two Green Party representatives.
