‘A big name will fall in Clare’ for local elections
*Tallies are taken during the 2019 local elections. Photograph: Martin Connolly A BIG CASUALTY is expected in Clare with at least one sitting councillor tipped to lose out in the local elections.
Shannon Municipal District
McMahon left hurt after senior Fianna Fáil members told him he had not their backing for convention
*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.
Change on the cards in Shannon MD
*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.
The Electoral Chair: Shannon Municipal District election debate
*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.
59 candidates in Clare registered for local elections
*Photograph: John Mangan 59 CANDIDATES have registered on time to contest the 2024 local elections in Co Clare which take place on June 7th.
Haugh highlights movie potential of Clare
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TOWNS in Clare have untapped potential as a location for films, a Newmarket-on-Fergus based freelance director has said.
The Electoral Chair: A new poll-topper will land in the Shannon Municipal District
*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.
‘Whip-round’ for Sinn Féin councillor in Shannon Town Centre criticised
*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.
Efforts to improve public lighting ‘too slow’ in Shannon
*Bóthar Mór. EXISTING PUBLIC lighting from Ballycasey Roundabout to Bóthar na Loiste is to be examined following calls for additional lights.
Further discussion needed on naming Drumgeely benches in honour of former shopkeepers
*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.