Irish Seed Savers contributed €115k to local economy in 2024
Joe Cooney TD with Minister of State Jerry Buttimer and Orlaigh Thompson. AN INJECTION of €115,000 to the local economy was given by the Irish Seed Savers Association in 2024.
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‘We are the envy of the county’ – Hayes says Killaloe MD Cllrs have best working relationship
*Councillors in the Killaloe MD. Photograph: Eamon Ward PROVIDING suitable and viable housing “for the next generation” must continue to be a focus of all elected members in Clare, the outgoing Cathaoirleach of the Killaloe Municipal District has said.
Hayes accusses Tipperary councillor of spreading ‘misinformation’ on Killaloe to Ballina pedestrianisation
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF). Photograph: Ruth Griffin. AN EAST CLARE representative has accused a Tipperary councillor of spreading “misinformation” about the trial pedestrianisation of the bridge linking Killaloe and Ballina.
‘It was a year full of everything’ – O’Callaghan looks back on term as Mayor of Clare
*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.
‘True Magpie’ Murphy makes history as first Clarecastle person elected Mayor of Clare
*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.
Burke elected Killaloe MD Cathaoirleach in historic setting of Inis Cealtra visitor centre
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF) and Cllr Pat Burke (FG). WITHIN his own parish of Mountshannon, Cllr Pat Burke (FG) became Cathaoirleach of the Killaloe Municipal District for the third time.
‘We need to call people out’ – Fianna Fáil Cllrs slam Government over Israeli war bonds
*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.
Councillors declare €106k in election expenses
*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.
Chance for upgraded hospital in Ennis ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’
*Ennis Hospital. FIGHTING to get an emergency department for Ennis represents “the opportunity of a lifetime” for politicians in the county.
Historic opening of Brian Boru Bridge ‘could & should have been handled a lot better’
*Photograph: Brian Arthur THE HISTORIC opening of the Brian Boru Bridge could have been handled much better, elected representatives have conceded.
