‘Shannon needs a strong voice’ – Keith McNamara enters election race
*Keith McNamara. Photograph: Nev Bedford SHANNON NATIVE, Keith McNamara (IND) has thrown his name into the race for the local elections.
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Varadkar resignation won’t cause earlier General Election says Clare TD & Senator
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Brian Arthur LEO VARADKAR’s (FG) decision to step down as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael will not result in an early General Election according to two of Clare’s Oireachtas members.
Connolly’s Dunphy guides winning campaign for newly elected IFA President Francie Gorman
*Mark Dunphy and Francie Gorman. LAOIS BEEF and sheep farmer, Francie Gorman has been elected as the 17th President of the Irish Farmers Association and had a Clare man in his corner as part of his campaign.
Shannon Community Partnership want town’s untapped potential to blossom
*David Brown, Derek Clune, Donna Marie O’Neill, Sam Stephen, Nick Condon. Front: Siobhan Boyd, Joanne Begley, Sue Corcoran and Geraldine Lambert. Photograph: Joe Buckley BUILDING Shannon’s reputation as a thriving and progressive town with a vibrant and interconnected community is the vision of a new community development and advocacy body.
Mulcahy confident Shannon Town can elect three councillors
*FILE PHOTO: Tony Mulcahy flanked by Enda Kenny and Pat Breen. Photograph: Joe Buckley A FORMER SENATOR is confident Shannon Town can elect three county councillors at the 2024 local elections.
Tony Mulcahy making political comeback
*Tony Mulcahy. FORMER SENATOR, Tony Mulcahy (FG) is making his political comeback and will be contesting next year’s local elections.
‘My only brand of politics is the truth’ – Gerry Flynn
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward An additional candidate running in Shannon Town plus a public backlash from giving his ‘honest opinion’ on The Venue project has Cllr Gerry Flynn braced for a battle in the local elections.
John determined Crowe’s will soar over coming months
*Cllr Tom McNamara & Cllr John Crowe. Photograph: Eamon Ward It’s shaping up to a busy year for the Crowe family from Sixmilebridge in sport and politics, over the coming months John wants to see them soar.
Ex Clare hurler wants to bring passion for Shannon to Council
Described by Fine Gael insiders as “the new kid on the block”, Garret McPhillips has revealed it took him a matter of minutes to decide he would run for May’s local elections. A former minor and intermediate hurler for Clare, Garret was the county’s top scorer in the 1999 minor championship, the same year saw …
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Crowe & McPhillips selected as Fine Gael’s Shannon candidates
Fine Gael have selected sitting councillor John Crowe and former Clare minor hurler Garret McPhillips as their Shannon Municipal District candidates for May’s local elections. Cllr Pat Burke chaired the selection convention which took place at Treacys Oakwood Hotel on Thursday night. The directive from Fine Gael headquarters was to select two candidates, with only …
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