How Clare’s TDs voted as Varadkar is elected Taoiseach for second time
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey CLARE’S TDs were split when it came to the voting in favour or against the Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar (FG) becoming Taoiseach.
Violet-Anne Wynne
Sinn Féin let Violet-Anne run because they didn’t believe she would be elected claims Mary Lou’s biographer
*Violet Anne Wynne and Donna McGettigan at the 2020 General Election count in Ennistymon. Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN ALLOWED Violet-Anne Wynne to stand as a candidate in the 2020 General Election because they did not believe she would win a seat, the author of a biography on Mary Lou McDonald has said.
Ask for Angela campaign revived & making Ennis ‘a safe place for blind dates’
Front row (l-r): Cllr Mary Howard; Cllr John Crowe, Chair of Clare Joint Policing Committee (JPC); and Charlie O’Meara, Chair of the Clare branch of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland; with members of the Clare Garda Division, members of Clare JPC and Clare County Council staff. Photograph: Eamon Ward A CODE-WORD CAMPAIGN AIMED at making …
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Tweet in the tale as rivalry between Dooley & Crowe simmers away
*Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) flanked by Senator Timmy Dooley (FF) and TD Cathal Crowe (FF). Photograph: Natasha Barton TENSIONS between Fianna Fáil’s two Oireachtas representatives have gone up a notch after a critical tweet.
Wynne’s new parliamentary assistant led call for her resignation just nine months ago
*Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: John Mangan HAVING PREVIOUSLY called for the resignation of Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND), Fine Gael member Mike Taylor has said his “views have changed” after commencing work as her new parliamentary assistant.
Fine Gael local election candidate joins Violet-Anne’s political staff
*Mike Taylor. Photograph: Martin Connolly FINE GAEL member and 2019 local election candidate, Mike Taylor has joined the political team of Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND).
Deputy Wynne unsure how much of €12k loan she owes Sinn Féin
*Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) has admitted she has not paid back the entirety of a loan to Sinn Féin after the political party aided her to repay rent debts.
Deputy Violet Anne Wynne makes history by bringing Baby Collins into Dáil Chamber
CLARE TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) made history when becoming the first TD to bring their baby into the chamber of Dáil Éireann.
Clare TD’s partner to contest no insurance case as contest adjourned to January due to unavailability of Garda witness
*John Montaine. The partner of Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne (IND), John Mountaine is to contest allegedly driving with no insurance last October.
If teams in the Clare SHC were politicians….
*Action begins this weekend in the Clare SHC with four games down for decision on Saturday. It may be argued that the GAA is more political than political organisations themselves, off-the-field antics can certainly strengthen this theory across multiple aspects of the Association.
