*Cllr Pat McMahon (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward ONE of the longest serving politicians in Clare has admitted he was left ‘very hurt’ after he was told by Fianna Fáil members in his locality that he no longer had their support which influenced his decision to retire from politics.
*Tony Mulcahy. Photograph: John Mangan CHANGE is inevitable in the Shannon Municipal District with at least one new councillor guaranteed a spot around the table.
*Candidates in the Shannon MD with The Clare Echo’s Páraic McMahon. SHANNON MUNICIPAL DISTRICT will see new faces form part of its makeup following the local elections and the campaign to fill the seven seats in this part of the county has well and truly taken flight.
*Photograph: John Mangan 59 CANDIDATES have registered on time to contest the 2024 local elections in Co Clare which take place on June 7th.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TOWNS in Clare have untapped potential as a location for films, a Newmarket-on-Fergus based freelance director has said.
*Páraic McMahon, Tony McMahon, Geraldine Lambert and Joe Melody at The Shannon Springs Hotel. THERE will be a new poll-topper in the Shannon Municipal District for the first time since 2009.
*Cllr Donna McGettigan. Photograph: Eamon Ward SINN FÉIN’ may be the wealthiest political party on the island of Ireland but one of its local election candidates in Clare still had to conduct a collection over the weekend.
*Bóthar Mór. EXISTING PUBLIC lighting from Ballycasey Roundabout to Bóthar na Loiste is to be examined following calls for additional lights.
*Cllr Donna McGettigan. Photograph: Eamon Ward SUGGESTIONS to honour shopkeepers in the Drumgeely area of Shannon are to be considered by the memorial committee of Clare County Council.
*Val Gillane. FINE GAEL have added well-known businessman Val Gillane (FG) to their election ticket in the Shannon Municipal District.