*Violet-Anne Wynne arrives at the Count Centre. Photograph: John Mangan Cameras, crews and onlookers surrounded Violet Anne Wynne as the tenth count was announced and she was the second candidate to reach the quota, it was a situation that wasn’t predicted by many.
Mid week competitions were played in a number of golf clubs last week but Storm Ciara put paid to the weekend schedule at clubs across the county.
*Rita McInerney. Photograph: Arthur Ellis ‘Bringing strong representation’ to North and West Clare is the goal of Rita McInerney (FF) as she aims for her first taste of success in the political sphere.
*Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: Martin Connolly Sinn Féin are riding high in the national opinion polls, Violet-Anne Wynne (SF) is hopeful such sentiment will become a reality when the Clare electorate head to polling booths this weekend.
*Photograph: Kilrush Shamrocks GAA. “A greater balance” of GAA venues hosting games in West Clare is needed, clubs in the county have stated.
*Michael Leahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Launched last year, the Irish Freedom Party are contesting their first General Election with Kilrush’s Michael Leahy flying the flag for them in Clare.
They’re late out of the traps but Sinn Féin are determined to make up for lost ground.
*Barry Nugent. Photograph: INPHO/Cathal Noonan Former Clare senior hurlers Diarmuid McMahon and Barry Nugent were among the winners at the winter series scramble at Dromoland.
Promises are made at every election by the politicians but also the voters who insist they will read the leaflets handed out by candidates, Michael Leahy’s propaganda was studied by canvassers in Ennis on Saturday.
“It’s positive”, are the words repeated by Pat Breen (FG) as he conducted a day long canvass of Kilrush on Friday.
