‘We are not afraid of the monster under the bed or shadowy figures, we’re afraid of Cathal Crotty’
*Cathal Crotty. ARDNACRUSHA’s Cathal Crotty has been discharged from the Defence Forces and will be officially dismissed today (Thursday).
Tommy Guilfoyle
No building will commence for at least three years on Ennis car parks for 2040 plans as need for consensus stressed
*Works in Abbey Street for ‘the big dig’. Photograph: Ray Conway. A “heartening change” has emerged within Clare County Council with a greater appetite to listen to the views of others surrounding plans for Ennis 2040.
Colleran Molloy ‘incredibly privileged’ to become first person to serve as Mayor of Ennis MD for third time
*Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) with her husband Tony. Photograph: Eamon Ward ELECTED as Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District for the third time, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) was ‘incredibly privileged’ and emotional as she took ownership of the mayoral chains for the next twelve months.
The Electoral Chair: Ennis Municipal District the final outcome analysed
*Mary Howard celebrates. Photograph: Joe Buckley 49% of the electorate in the Ennis Municipal District spoke and voted on who they wanted to serve as their representatives on Clare County Council.
Guilfoyle pledges to be a socialist republican brand of councillor
*Sinn Féin supporters celebrate. Photograph: Joe Buckley SINN Féin’s first councillor in the Ennis MD has promised to bring “a socialist republican brand of councillor” to the local authority.
Sinn Féin likely to gain seat in Ennis MD
*Tommy Guilfoyle. Photograph: John Mangan ENNIS’ five sitting councillors should be returned with Sinn Féin likely to take one of the two remaining seats in the Ennis Municipal District, a departing councillor has predicted.
Save Ennis Town issue rallying call to protect the town’s future
*John O’Connor addresses the crowd in Ennis. Photograph: John Mangan “TOGETHER WE can Save Ennis Town” was the rallying call issued at a demonstration in the heart of the county town on Saturday afternoon.
The Electoral Chair: Ennis Municipal District election debate
*Candidates in the Ennis Municipal District who attended The Electoral Chair election debate. POLLING DAY is less than a month away and as part of The Clare Echo’s build-up to the local elections, The Electoral Chair has kicked off election debates in all of the electoral areas.
Frustration in Sinn Féin over lack of consultation on selection of candidates
*Finbarr MacGabhann and Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). SINN FÉIN’s members are feeling aggrieved with the lack of consultation on the selection of candidates for the local elections.
Election hopefuls criticise public consultation process & plans for Post Office Field
*An artist’s impression of the Post Office Field. TWO ELECTION hopefuls in the Ennis Municipal District have criticised the manner in which the public consultation was handled for the proposed Post Office Field with one insisting they would try to disband Ennis 2040 DAC if elected.