Ballot Beats: Big election announcement in the offing
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A BIG ELECTION announcement is in the offing in what could be a memorable occasion during the campaign.
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Dowling ‘lit a very bright candle for Co Clare’
*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.
Ballot Beats: Ex General Election candidate rows in behind two Independents
*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.
Ballot Beats: Early election wounds for Fianna Fáil in Clare
*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.
Ballot Beats: Cosying up in the Women’s Shed in Feakle & not daring to take on the teachers
CAMPAIGNS are in full flow across the county with such a short run-in till the November 29th General Election.
‘Quiet summer for Kilkee but a lot of anti-social behaviour from illegal camping’
*Photograph: John Mangan KILKEE experienced a quite summer on the business front but a busy one regarding illegal camping, elected representatives have claimed.
The Electoral Chair: Friends & foes in politics | Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael tipped for Clare success | Political comebacks
Tony Killeen and Mike Taylor with Páraic McMahon. IT’S GAME on so far as the General Election is concerned with a record number of nineteen candidates in the field.
‘Kilrush & West Clare will not survive if we’re not ready for 600 Moneypoint workers’ – Lynch
*Moneypoint. STEPS need to be taken now to ensure future benefits of Moneypoint are realised in West Clare.
Clare to have record long ballot paper for General Election
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE is to have its longest ever ballot paper for a General Election with a total of nineteen candidates already declared.
‘Another kick in the teeth for West Clare’ – Kilrush indoor sports complex & Kilkee diving centre miss out on funding
A MULTI-MILLION euro indoor sports complex in Kilrush and a Centre of Excellence for diving and snorkeling in Kilkee failed to receive a single penny in the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund.