No patient over 75 to wait longer than 24 hours for a hospital bed – a target of €169m HSE Winter Plan
A CLARE SENATOR has said the €169m HSE Winter Plan needs to be more ambitious for delivering for the people of the Mid-West region.
Martin Conway
Clare Oireachtas reps clash with hospital management over continued overcrowding
*Senator Martin Conway (FG). Photograph: Natasha Barton MANAGEMENT of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) clashed with Clare Oireachtas members over ongoing overcrowding at the region’s main hospital.
44 year old arrested following brutal stabbing of Ennistymon native remembered as ‘King of Greenford’
A 44 year old man has been arrested by Metropolitan Police following the brutal murder of Ennistymon native Thomas O’Halloran.
Water safety training needs to become compulsory in Irish schools – Conway
*Senator Martin Conway (FG) in Lahinch. A CLARE SENATOR is calling for water safety training to be made compulsory in Irish schools.
If teams in the Clare SHC were politicians….
*Action begins this weekend in the Clare SHC with four games down for decision on Saturday. It may be argued that the GAA is more political than political organisations themselves, off-the-field antics can certainly strengthen this theory across multiple aspects of the Association.
Púca unveiling urges public to ‘make up their own mind’ on controversial artwork
*Artist Aidan Harte standing behind the Púca in Carron. Photograph: Arthur Ellis AFTER MUCH CONTROVERSY, the Púca has finally been unveiled in its new home of Co Clare.
Carey & Conway wined & dined by bookies before gambling regulation goes before Oireachtas
CLARE’s two Fine Gael Oireachtas members were among the Government TDs and Senators to receive the VIP treatment hosted by the gambling industry at the Punchestown Festival.
‘People believed you over-stepped your remit’ – Senator Conway criticises Watt over Holohan secondment
A CLARE SENATOR has criticised the Secretary General at the Department of Health for the manner in which he handled the proposed secondment of Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin.
Clare politicians critical that Dr Holohan’s €187k salary will still be paid when he leaves Dept for Trinity College
CLARE politicians have criticised the Government for the manner in which the Chief Medical Officer’s secondment to Trinity College Dublin has been handled and the financial impact it will have.
‘I haven’t much confidence in our TDs or Oireachtas members’ says Breen
*Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and retired Cllr James Breen (IND) dissect tallies at the 2020 General Election count. Photograph: John Mangan CONFIDENCE in Clare’s Oireachtas members has taken a dent following the sudden resignation of Shannon Group Chairman, Pádraig Ó Céidigh according to a former Independent TD.