*Photograph: John Mangan AN AMBULANCE was required at Cusack Park for the second week in a row, prompting calls for a stand-by presence to be in operation at the county grounds.
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton APPEALS TO AN BORD PLEÁNALA are to be launched following the granting of planning permission for a €1.2bn data centre on the outskirts of Ennis.
PARENTS MUST ACT NOW to avail of waived school transport fees for the coming school year.
*Action begins this weekend in the Clare SHC with four games down for decision on Saturday. It may be argued that the GAA is more political than political organisations themselves, off-the-field antics can certainly strengthen this theory across multiple aspects of the Association.
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: John Mangan MORE WOMEN will be inclined to enter politics following approval for the provision of maternity leave for councillors across the country, a Clare Senator has said.
*Clare’s current female elected representatives (l-r) Cllr Ann Norton, Mayor of Ennis Municipal District; Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy; Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne TD; Cllr Mary Howard; Senator Róisín Garvey; and Cllr Donna McGettigan; pictured with Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (centre), County Clare’s first-ever female TD. Photograph: Eamon Ward Increased female representation at decision-making level will ensure more balanced …
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RELATIONS BETWEEN Government parties are disintegrating over a proposed ban on the sale of turf.
*Minister Roderic O’Gorman (GP) with Senator Roisin Garvey (GP), Cllr Liam Grant (GP) and Jacqueline Sheehan. A GREEN PARTY MINISTER has expressed confidence that their work in Government will be remembered when it comes to polling day.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly POWERS will soon be extended to Clare County Council to use CCTV and other technologies to clamp down on illegal dumping and littering.
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton A CLARE SENATOR was embroiled in ‘a turf war’ while appearing on one of the country’s most listened to radio shows.
