*Hilary Tonge (SD). Photograph: John Mangan HILARY TONGE (SD) is the Social Democrats’ first General Election candidate in Clare and she is confident that the party is striking a chord with voters in the county.
*Finbarr MacGabhann and Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). SINN FÉIN’s members are feeling aggrieved with the lack of consultation on the selection of candidates for the local elections.
*Conor O’Sulivan with his wife Ann. SINN FÉIN will be fielding candidates in every electoral area in Clare for the local elections following the addition of Conor O’Sullivan (SF) to their ticket.
*Marie McMahon of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign. AMID ongoing frustration with the health system in the Mid-West, a ‘drive to save lives’ has been organised by a local activist group.
Noeleen Moran. Photograph: Martin Molloy A KEY member of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign has said the decision of the UL Hospitals Group CEO to go on temporary leave is “unsurprising”.
*Tommy Guilfoyle, Louise O’Reilly, Donna McGettigan, James Ryan in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley. A LEADING SINN Féin TD has said Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) did not reach out to her prior to her exit from the party and has not ruled out two General Election candidates running in Co Clare.
CAPACITY for the region’s main hospital to deal with a winter surge is proving to be a major fear.
*Cllr Donna McGettigan. Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN has selected Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) as its candidate in Clare for the next General Election.
*Noeleen Moran has received nominations but will not be put forward as a candidate. TROUBLE IS BREWING IN Sinn Féin with Ballyvaughan’s Noeleen Moran set to be deprived of a chance to contest this week’s General Election selection convention despite receiving nominations from two branches in Clare.
*Members of Sinn Féin’s Ennis cumann. Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN are gearing up for next year’s local elections in Clare and hope to field a total of eight candidates across the county.
