Crowe appointed Chair of Oireachtas committee on education & youth
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has been appointed Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth.
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‘False accusations’ & ‘mistrust’ kick off row between Clare TDs
*Donna McGettigan TD (SF). Photograph: Joe Buckley TWO OF Clare’s TDs have become embroiled in a row with claims of ‘false accusations’ and ‘mistrust’.
Oireachtas members give commitment to enhance advocacy for Shannon Airport
MEMBERS of the cross-party Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group have issued a commitment to advocate for the International Airport’s use at every opportunity.
Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group re-established with Crowe as Chair
*Honorary Consul of France Dr Loïc Guyon pictured with Cathal Crowe at Shannon Airport. TDs and Senators from the constituencies of Clare, Galway-East, Limerick City, Limerick County and Tipperary North have banded together to re-establish the cross-party Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group.
Clare TDs differ on ways to solve overcrowding in prisons
*Prisons in neighbouring Limerick are at full capacity. TWO CLARE TDs have differing views on ways to tackle overcrowding in prisons.
Car belonging to on-duty Garda stripped for parts in Sixmilebridge
*Gardaí on duty in Sixmilebridge. Photograph: John Mangan A CAR BELONGING to a Garda based in Sixmilebridge was vandalised and stripped for parts last week.
Crowe abandons plans for Cratloe home but his sister applies for planning at same site
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has abandoned plans to build a family home at Heathmount, Cratloe after two failed attempts.
Illegal encampment takes over Council car park
*The encampment in Drumbiggle. AN ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENT has rocked up in Clare County Council’s own back garden with one TD criticising the actions as an attempt to leap-frog ahead in a bid to secure local authority housing.
‘Criminal gangs cannot turn Clare into a lawless Wild West’
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE’s Gardaí need more support from Garda Headquarters and the county’s public in tackling ongoing feuding a TD has said.
Dooley in the mix for Minister’s role
*Timmy Dooley TD (FF) and Joe Cooney TD (FG). Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’s chances of having a Minister at Cabinet level in the next Government have been greatly strengthened by the General Election showing of Timmy Dooley TD (FF).
