Fine Gael select Crowe, Cooney & Pat Burke on East Clare ticket for local elections
*Cyril Crowe. Photograph: Joe Buckley FINE GAEL have finalised their East Clare ticket to contest next year’s local elections.
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‘I will wear the title as a badge of honour’ – Joe Cooney honoured to become Mayor of Clare
*Photograph:Ruth Griffin CLARE HAS A NEW first citizen following the election of Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) as Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, a title commonly known as the Mayor of Clare.
Joe Garrihy & Bill Slattery get the nod for Fine Gael in North Clare
*Cllr Joe Garrihy, Bill Slattery, Madeline Taylor-Quinn and Ciaran Cannon TD. FINE GAEL have opted to keep the same ticket in North Clare for the local elections which saw them lose a sitting councillor and elect a first-time candidate in 2019.
Carey expected to be out of action for some time
*Joe Carey. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) is set to be out of action for some time, according to Fine Gael insiders.
Minister Coveney tells Clare supporters Fine Gael ‘can & will dominate centre of Irish politics’
Nora Owen, Prof Michael Laffan, Madeline Taylor Quinn, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Simon Coveney (FG) has told supporters in Co Clare that Fine Gael must aim to dominate the centre of Irish politics.
Minister Coveney among speakers at event reflecting on foundation of Irish Free State
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Simon Coveney (FG) and former Minister for Justice Nora Owen will be in Ennis this Friday for an event reflecting back on the foundation of the Irish State.
Increasing women’s involvement in politics more than a box-ticking exercise
*Clare’s current female elected representatives (l-r) Cllr Ann Norton, Mayor of Ennis Municipal District; Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy; Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne TD; Cllr Mary Howard; Senator RóisÃn Garvey; and Cllr Donna McGettigan; pictured with Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (centre), County Clare’s first-ever female TD. Photograph: Eamon Ward Increased female representation at decision-making level will ensure more balanced …
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Promotion of gender equality & diversity in local government the focus of Ennis event
*Cllr Mary Howard (FG) is one of four female councillors in Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward GENDER EQUALITY AND diversity in local Government will be the main item on the agenda during an event in Ennis this morning (Tuesday).
Joe Boland leaves the richest of imprints on Co Clare
JOE BOLAND has been remembered as a visionary and innovator whose actions left a rich legacy across Co Clare.
Six figure sum mooted for Kilrush footpath that has been sought for last 34 years
CONSTRUCTION costs of a footpath on the Kilkee Rd in Kilrush would be a six figure sum, a senior engineer in Clare County Council has warned.
