O’Callaghan to become next Mayor of Clare as roles agreed for next term
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley ON Friday, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) will be elected as the county’s first citizen.
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Four in a row aided by quality canvass of Burke tea-party
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG) celebrates. Photograph: Joe Buckley COPIOUS amounts of tea were drank by Cllr Pat Burke (FG) over the past three months but it was all part of the ‘slow quality canvass’ which he swears by.
‘Getting Wiggy with it’ – O’Callaghan hails use of Snapchat & social media for vote increase
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) celebrates his election. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ELECTED for a third time, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) received his largest first preference vote and is now among the leading Fianna Fáil contenders to get a twelve month stint as Mayor of Clare during the upcoming Council term.
‘Dyson Cooney’ to come under pressure to stand for FG in General Election after another poll-topping performance
*Supporters lift Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) into the air. Photograph: Joe Buckley HAVING TOPPED the poll in East Clare for the fourth election in a row, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) stands out by a mile as Fine Gael’s best viable option of the newly elected Council to potentially stand for the party in a General …
Frustration building with no sight of shovels in the ground in Broadford & Cooraclare
*Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien (FF). Photograph: Tom Micks ANXIETY and frustration is building with the ongoing wait for works to commence in both Broadford and Cooraclare following their inclusion in a national pilot wastewater treatment scheme.
‘Dyson of East Clare’ says he’s not hoovering up too many votes as Fine Gael strategy questioned
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin MAYOR OF Clare, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is predicted to top the poll in East Clare for the fourth election in a row but he has defended the strategy in place that has seen Fine Gael return only two candidates.
Absent candidates ‘running away’ in Killaloe MD by missing debates
Candidates attending the Scariff Bay Community Radio election debate with representatives of the station. ABSENTEEISM from candidates in the Killaloe Municipal District for three election debates have been slammed by outgoing councillors.
It will give Killaloe back to the people – finishing dates on target for bridge and bypass
*Works on the construction of the Killaloe Bridge from January. PROJECT completion of the Killaloe Bridge and Bypass is scheduled for the middle of 2025.
Council Chief Exec apologises for comments of Ennis 2040 COO at tense briefing
*A CGI of the proposed Abbey Street development. COMMON GROUND needs to be found to stop “the siege of Ennis”, a tempestuous Council briefing was urged which saw an apology issued following comments by Ennis 2040’s senior official and a call for the designative activity company to be dissolved.
Scariff library officially renamed in honour of Edna O’Brien
SCARIFF public library has been officially renamed in honour of Edna O’Brien.