DOONBEG’s Murt McInerney was remembered at the July meeting of Clare County Council with a fifteen minute adjournment proposed in his memory.
*RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey with former Mayor of Clare, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). Photograph: Tom Micks A YEAR as Clare’s first citizen was “full of everything,” said Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) when reflecting on his twelve month stint as Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council.
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) and Cllr Paul Murphy (FG). DESCRIBED as “a true Magpie”, Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) made history for ‘the fishing village’ by becoming the first Clarecastle person elected as the Mayor of Clare.
*Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward AN “exceptional” term as Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District has been completed by Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF) according to senior officials in the local authority.
*Newly elected Cathaoirleach of the Shannon MD Cllr John Crowe (FG) with his predecessor Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF). Photograph: Páraic McMahon. CLLR JOHN Crowe (FG) has been elected as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District for the third time.
*Photograph: John O’Neill. A COHORT of Fianna Fáil councillors in Clare have called out their party leadership and Government colleagues for failing to clamp down on the funding of Israeli war bonds.
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND) second from right. CLARE’s longest serving councillor paid almost €2,000 to acquire an e-bike in advance of last year’s local elections.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A TOTAL of €106,352.35 was the spend by the 28 elected members of Clare County Council in their declaration of expenses for last year’s local elections.
*Ennis Hospital. FIGHTING to get an emergency department for Ennis represents “the opportunity of a lifetime” for politicians in the county.
*Shannon Airport. LACK OF connectivity from Shannon Airport needs to be a consideration of the reconfigured Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group.
