WITH the first big debate of the General Election underway, Clare candidates are continuing their preparation for Thursday night’s Electoral Chair Election Debate in Hotel Woodstock while a local activist group took aim at a Clare Senator.
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’ continued fight to get a GP service back to the village was referenced at Monday’s meeting of Clare County Council.
*Tánaiste Micheál Martin (FF) in Ennis. TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin (FF) visited Co Clare and canvassed with Fianna Fáil’s trio of candidates while it was horses for courses for the majority of runners in the field who flocked to the Ennistymon Horse Show.
*Cillian Murphy, Micheál Martin & Cllr Rita McInerney. EX COUNCILLOR, Cillian Murphy (FF) has nailed his colours to the mast and rowed in fully behind the campaign of Cllr Rita McInerney (FF).
*Senator Roisin Garvey (GP) with her sister Sinead at The Cheese Press. NOMINATIONS have closed for the General Election in Clare and the result is that a total of twenty candidates will appear on the ballot paper.
*An Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) is welcomed to Ennis by Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and Pat Breen (FG). Photograph: John Mangan AN TAOISEACH, Simon Harris (FG) hopped into town as the benefits of choosing to “Talk to Joe” were referenced by the Chief Executive of Clare County Council.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A BIG ELECTION announcement is in the offing in what could be a memorable occasion during the campaign.
*Outgoing Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling. Photograph: Joe Buckley ELECTED members of Clare County Council were vociferous in their praise of Chief Executive Pat Dowling who confirmed that he will be retiring from the role at the end of the year.
*Kevin Hassett (IND). Photograph: John Mangan ON THE fourth full day of the General Election campaign, RTÉ cameras rolled into town while a former General Election candidate has rowed in behind two of the Independents in the field.
*Cllr Tom O’Callaghan (FF) shows his election wounds. A SLIP of the tongue can be very damaging for a politician when it comes to an election campaign but so too can a sliding ladder as one political figure discovered in Co Clare recently.
