*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.
*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 …
*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.
*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.
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.
*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.
*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 public library has been officially renamed in honour of Edna O’Brien.
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG), Cllr Joe Cooney (FG), Cllr Pat Hayes (FF), Fiona Levie (SD), Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF), Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). EAST CLARE was the focus of our third election debate on The Electoral Chair where we joined by candidates in the Killaloe Municipal District.
*Cllr PJ Kelly. Photograph: Martin Connolly CLARE is to receive €2,079,722 as part of a nationwide extra allocation of €40m for repairs and improvement works on non-public rural roads and laneways under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).