*Independent Clare TD, Michael McNamara with Joe Saunders. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Michael McNamara (IND) has confirmed he will be voting no confidence in the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee (FG).
*Photograph: John Mangan MEASURES to protect Gardaí on duty need to be fast-tracked amid a horrendous level of abuse aimed in their direction.
*Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: John Mangan DREW HARRIS’ position as Garda Commissioner is “untenable” according to a Clare TD.
*Ann Marie Flanagan and Padraic Hayes. MEMBERS of the Clare Leader Forum are set to lodge “a strong submission” against proposals in the Green Paper on Disability Reform.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK has experienced record levels of overcrowding with surgeries cancelled at Ennis Hospital on Wednesday as a result.
*Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne (IND). Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) has criticised a Junior Minister in the Dáil for the ‘O’Donnell Directive’ which has seen sweeping changes made to the Clare County Development Plan.
*Limerick TD, Kieran O’Donnell (FG). CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has told a special meeting of Clare County Council that the “door is not shut” on overturning a directive issued by a Junior Minister to dezone lands in the county.
*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.
*Timmy Dooley studies the tallies. Photograph: Joe Buckley KEEPING CLARE’S entire geographic boundary intact is the right move according to politicians in the county.
*Counting during the 2020 General Election. Photograph: John Mangan CLARE’S DÁIL constituency will remain unchanged for the next General Election.