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.
Violet-Anne Wynne
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.
‘Inevitable that HIQA will recommend opening of a second ED in the Mid-West’
*Ennis Hospital. HEALTH activists and politicians in Clare have said it is “inevitable” that a HIQA review will recommend the creation of a second emergency department in the Mid-West region.
Government hiding behind reports & delaying fixing health system claims Wynne
Violet Anne Wynne. Photograph: Natasha Barton A CLARE TD has claimed the Government is refusing to answer her parliamentary questions on the training of staff in hospitals on sepsis.