Tommy Guilfoyle selected as Sinn Féin election candidate in Ennis Municipal District
*Tommy Guilfoyle. Photograph: Chris Copley TOMMY GUILFOYLE has been selected as Sinn Féin’s candidate in the Ennis Municipal District for the 2024 local elections.
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O’Reilly says Wynne didn’t reach out prior to Sinn Féin exit & admits party open to now running two Clare candidates
*Tommy Guilfoyle, Louise O’Reilly, Donna McGettigan, James Ryan in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley. A LEADING SINN Féin TD has said Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) did not reach out to her prior to her exit from the party and has not ruled out two General Election candidates running in Co Clare.
Sinn Féin planning to run one of its biggest ever tickets in Clare for local elections
*Members of Sinn Féin’s Ennis cumann. Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN are gearing up for next year’s local elections in Clare and hope to field a total of eight candidates across the county.
‘Deep concern’ with appointment of design team for Francis St development
*Councillors were not briefed before the Ennis 2040 DAC appointed the design team. PLANS FOR A TEMPORARY car park in Francis Street have been scrapped altogether with a design team appointed to develop a masterplan for a mixed-use development on the site.
Guilfoyle yet to decide if he’ll come off the ditch and run in local elections
*Tommy Guilfoyle. Photograph: John Mangan CLARECASTLE’S Tommy Guilfoyle has said he is undecided on whether he will be putting his name forward to contest the 2024 local elections.
‘Ludicrous’ to consider knocking cottages in housing crisis
*Cllr Donna McGettigan and Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: John Mangan ASPECTS OF THE ENNIS 2040 Strategy have been described as “ludicrous” by an elected representative while a member of the Francis Street Alliance has called for the DAC working to implement the plans to be scrapped.
Protestors call for councillors to resign from Board of Ennis 2040 DAC
*Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF). PROTESTORS AGAINST THE PLANNED demolition of the Francis Street cottages have said Ennis councillors sitting on the Board of the Ennis 2040 DAC have a “conflict of interest” and should resign from their voluntary posts.
Ruan’s O’Halloran resigns as Roscommon manager
*Francis O’Halloran. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography RUAN’S FRANCIS O’HALLORAN has resigned as manager of the Roscommon senior hurlers with immediate effect.
Crowe accuses Sinn Féin of ‘historical hijacking’ by using name of Cranny republican for Ennis branch
*Clare TD, Cathal Crowe. CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has become embroiled in a spat with Sinn Féin, hitting out at the party’s alleged failure to respect the family of deceased hero Peadar Clancy.
Scariff Bay Community Radio & Clare FM retain GAA media rights
*Scariff Bay Community Radio commentator Leo Doyle flanked by analysts Pat McNamara and Michael Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCARIFF BAY COMMUNITY RADIO and Clare FM will continue to have access to broadcast GAA games as part of the Association’s new media deal announced this week.