Ballot Beats: Cosying up in the Women’s Shed in Feakle & not daring to take on the teachers
CAMPAIGNS are in full flow across the county with such a short run-in till the November 29th General Election.
Violet-Anne Wynne
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Tony Killeen and Mike Taylor with Páraic McMahon. IT’S GAME on so far as the General Election is concerned with a record number of nineteen candidates in the field.
Clare to have record long ballot paper for General Election
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE is to have its longest ever ballot paper for a General Election with a total of nineteen candidates already declared.
The Electoral Chair: Fine Gael scramble is a shambles | Fianna Fáil’s trio | Mná vote
*Eugene Drennan, Geraldine Gregan and Páraic McMahon. FINE GAEL’s scramble to find a second General Election candidate in Clare continues as the field begins to firm up across the county.
One month suspended prison term for partner of Clare TD
*John Mountaine. Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD Violet Anne Wynne’s (IND) partner has received a suspended one-month prison term over driving without a driver’s licence.
No lunch chair for 2-year old at Shannon creche due to funding loophole
*Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne with creche owner Siobhán Mulderrig and one of the children attending the creche A SHANNON creche owner is “very frustrated” at a situation which has left a two-year old without a suitable chair to eat their lunch.
Cost to sort flooding in Ballycar now in region of €25m
*Photograph: John Mangan FLOODING in Ballycar “has been the bane of our life”, the top official in Iarnród Éireann has remarked.
Mixed reactions from Clare politicians to Budget 2025
POLITICAL FIGURES in Clare have expressed mixed reactions to Budget 2025.
Aoife Johnston’s death ‘needs to be watershed moment’ for UHL
*University Hospital Limerick. AOIFE JOHNSTON’s death must be “a watershed moment” for University Hospital Limerick and health services in the Mid-West region.
‘No amount of prior notice will prevent criminal damage’ – Minister defends communication on IPAS plans in Kilrush
*The Central B&B. Photograph: Paraic McMahon PROTESTS have been held in Kilrush over plans to house 27 asylum seekers at The Central B&B on Henry St while the Minister for Integration has said no amount of information provided in advance will deter people from criminal action.