The Campaign Trail: Donna McGettigan in Shannon
*Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) with her team. SINN FÉIN support is growing in Clare in the past fortnight according to Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) and her team.
Shannon
‘We need to pause acceptance of asylum seekers to Ireland’ – Major
*Amanda Major (IND). Photograph: Martin Connolly MISMANAGEMENT of taxpayers money has prompted Amanda Major (IND) to vie to become one of Clare’s four TDs.
‘More demand for Shannon flights to Malaga than having US military’ – Ní Cathain
*Caitríona Ní Cathain. Photograph: John Mangan. KILMALEY’s Caitríona Ní Catháin (SOC) says she is pitching herself as “the anti-war candidate” in Clare for the General Election.
McGettigan ‘quietly confident’ Sinn Féin swell will return to Clare
*Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN elected a Clare TD five years ago and they are “quietly confident” Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) can match the 8,987 first preferences received by the party’s candidate five years ago.
One point loss ends Wolfe Tones’ quest for Munster honours
*Niall Fitzgerald of Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE Tones suffered a one point loss to Tipperary side Aherlow to see their season come to an end.
Eddie still trying to pack an election Punch
*Eddie Punch (IND). Photograph: John Mangan THERE’S MORE to Ireland than Dublin remains the message of Eddie Punch (II) as he pitches up another election campaign.
Wolfe Tones through to another final
*Craig Riordan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WOLFE TONES are preparing for another final after qualifying for the U21B football decider.
Shannon man gets seven year prison sentence for unprovoked ‘callous’ St Partrick’s Day assault of then girlfriend
*Mark Hayes. A 35-year old Shannon man with a ’serious streak of violence’ who told his then girlfriend while she lay on the floor covered in blood ‘look at you now b*t*h, you are going to be dead soon’ has been jailed for seven years and one month.
Eight people arrested during Shannon Airport protest
*Photograph: Joe Buckley EIGHT people were arrested during a protest at Shannon Airport and are due to appear in court at a later date after they were charged.
Shannon Airport wins Best Customer Experience award for second year running
*Head of Operations at Shannon Airport, Pamela Brooks accepts the award. FOR THE second year in a row, Shannon Airport has won Best Customer Experience in the transport category of the Customer Experience Awards.