Plans afoot to base fighter jets at Shannon Airport
EIGHT FIGHTER jets are to be based at Shannon Airport as part of the Government’s plans to increase the capabilities of the Defence Forces.
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Harris under fire for handling of Conway resignation
*Senator Martin Conway. PRESSURE IS MOUNTING on Tánaiste Simon Harris (FG) over the manner in which Senator Martin Conway’s (FG) resignation from the Fine Gael parliamentary party has been handled while the Clare Oireachtas member is taking time off following the weekend revelations.
Ballot Beats: Simon slump yet to reach Clare as hustings bring disability services & health in spotlight
ACCESS to services and disadvantages for the Clare public when it comes to health and disabilities were among the big issues put to General Election candidates on day seventeen of the campaign.
Taoiseach welcomes ‘healthy competition’ as disappointment voiced by Cooney & Nolan
*Cllr Joe Cooney, Pat Breen, Cllr Mary Howard, Dr Tom Nolan and Madeline Taylor-Quinn. Photograph: John Mangan COMPETITION among Fine Gael candidates in Clare has been welcomed by the Taoiseach with frustration bubbling beneath the surface over a map that is keeping certain parts of the county out of bounds.
‘A library is infinity under a roof & it doesn’t get more elegant or unique than this roof’ – new €17m county library opens
*Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling, An Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) and Mayor of the Ennis MD, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLARE’S new state of the art county library was officially opened by An Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) on Friday.
Change of heart for Cooney as he enters election race for Fine Gael
*Cllr Joe Cooney (FG). Photograph: Tom Micks CLLR JOE Cooney (FG) has changed his mind and is now going forward to contest the General Election in Co Clare.
Fine Gael scrambling for a second Dáil candidate in Clare
*Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) with Cllr Pat Burke (FG). FINE GAEL are scrambling to field a second General Election candidate in Clare.
No Joe – Cooney confirms he will not be contesting General Election in blow for Fine Gael
*Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is lifted shoulder high following his success in the local elections in June. Photograph: Joe Buckley. FINE GAEL have been dealt a setback in Clare after Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) has turned down an offer to run for the party in the General Election.
Political parties pay tribute to Michael Collins & Frank Barrett
*Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) with Cllr Pat Burke (FG). WHITEGATE’s Cllr Pat Burke (FG) was among the political figures to attend the annual commemoration to Michael Collins at the annual Béal na Bláth commemoration.
‘An outstanding champion for the people of Clare’ – tributes paid to retiring TD Carey
*Joe Carey. TRIBUTES have come in from across the political divide for retiring Clare TD, Joe Carey (FG).
