*Pat Breen. Photograph: Joe Buckley A Junior Minister in the 32nd Dáil, Pat Breen (FG) has expressed his pride with the drop in unemployment figures but maintained big job losses in the county would not hurt his vote.
*Joe Carey. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Joe Carey (FG) is of the view his team of canvassers is the strongest of all fifteen candidates in the field.
With polling day edging closer, Leo Varadkar (FG) visited Ennis in a bid to secure more votes for the party’s ticket in Clare.
*Cllr Pat Daly & Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy join Cllr Cathal Crowe in Ennis. His countywide profile has increased during his time as Cathaoirleach (Mayor) of Clare County Council but Cllr Cathal Crowe (FF) is well known to the people of Cratloe.
It’s an election campaign that has very much been put into “perspective” by Michael McNamara (IND).
Ryanair are to increase the frequency of their Shannon Airport to Manchester service.
He was the standout story from the 2016 General Election in Clare but Dr Michael Harty has confirmed he will not be seeking re-election to Dáil Éireann.
*Doonbeg. Photograph: Martin Connolly Trump Doonbeg and Shannon Airport are not potential targets amid the growing conflict between the US and Iran, the Iranian Ambassador to Ireland has confirmed.
*Michael McNamara. Photograph: Martin Connolly Former Labour TD, Michael McNamara has entered the General Election race as an Independent candidate.
“Unbelievable” damage affected sand dunes in Doonbeg with several flights cancelled at Shannon Airport and power outages this week all as a result of Storm Brendan.