GE2020 REVIEW: Caimin Jones
*Caimin Jones at the Count Centre in The Falls Hotel. Photograph: John Mangan Founder of Clare FM and ex RTÉ broadcaster, Caimin Jones believed the 2020 General Election was the most remarkable since 1992.
*Caimin Jones at the Count Centre in The Falls Hotel. Photograph: John Mangan Founder of Clare FM and ex RTÉ broadcaster, Caimin Jones believed the 2020 General Election was the most remarkable since 1992.
*Michael McNamara & his wife Sarah. Photograph: Joe Buckley Having been in the political wilderness for four years, the return of the Mac to Dáil Éireann in top spot has come as “a pleasant surprise”.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s David Mescall. Photograph: Martin Connolly Pairings have been confirmed for the Clare U21 Hurling Championship following Thursday evening’s draw in Clareabbey.
Michael McNamara’s (IND) bid to return to Dáil Éireann has received a timely boost with outgoing TD, Dr. Michael Harty (IND) urging his supporters to back the Scariff farmer.
€630,693 was paid by Clare County Council to a third party operator in 2019 for collections from recycling centres.
*Photograph: Eoin O’Hagan. Parking has been highlighted as “a serious problem” in Scariff with businesses flagging that they may have to close if it is not solved.
It’s an election campaign that has very much been put into “perspective” by Michael McNamara (IND).
*Scariff/Ogonnelloe’s Marian Rodgers has a shot on goal. Photograph: Caroline O’Keeffe Gone but certainly not forgotten as Scariff-Ogonnelloe’s trademark never-say-die tested perennial champions Slaughtneil to their optimum on Sunday.
Scariff-Ogonnelloe’s unprecedented trailblazing journey finally ended at the hands of four-in-a-row chasing Slaughtneil in Ashbourne on Sunday afternoon.
*Scariff Ogonnelloe captain, Mairead Scanlan Scariff/Ogonnelloe have had the dream campaign from winning their first county senior championship to matching it with a provincial equivalent, sixty minutes on Sunday will decide if they can progress to the All-Ireland final.