Ballot Beats: Shannon Airport’s importance flies into the election discussion
SHANNON AIRPORT’s importance to the region has flown into the election discussion thanks to one Independent candidate’s appearance on RTÉ.
Roisin Garvey
Ballot Beats: Debates getting into full flow & last bin collection before polling day for West Clare hopeful
*Scariff Bay Community Radio recorded their election debate. PARENT TEACHER meetings were factored into canvassing time and the last bins before polling day were put out by a West Clare hopeful.
Ballot Beats: There’s something in the water & health activists hit out
WITH the first big debate of the General Election underway, Clare candidates are continuing their preparation for Thursday night’s Electoral Chair Election Debate in Hotel Woodstock while a local activist group took aim at a Clare Senator.
Ballot Beats: Horses for courses as Tánaiste tours Co Clare with Fianna Fáil trio
*Tánaiste Micheál Martin (FF) in Ennis. TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin (FF) visited Co Clare and canvassed with Fianna Fáil’s trio of candidates while it was horses for courses for the majority of runners in the field who flocked to the Ennistymon Horse Show.
Murphy rows in fully behind Rita’s campaign
*Cillian Murphy, Micheál Martin & Cllr Rita McInerney. EX COUNCILLOR, Cillian Murphy (FF) has nailed his colours to the mast and rowed in fully behind the campaign of Cllr Rita McInerney (FF).
Ballot Beats: Candidates fuel up for vital weekend of campaign as ballot paper hits 20 in Clare
*Senator Roisin Garvey (GP) with her sister Sinead at The Cheese Press. NOMINATIONS have closed for the General Election in Clare and the result is that a total of twenty candidates will appear on the ballot paper.
‘If there’s no one you’re inspired to vote then go yourself’ – O’Donovan is last addition to ballot paper in Clare
*Barry O’Donovan. Photograph: John Mangan EX GREEN PARTY member, Barry O’Donovan (RAB) is the last addition to the ballot paper in Clare for the November 29th General Election.
Ballot Beats: Harris hops into town to boost Fine Gael’s Clare candidates
*An Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) is welcomed to Ennis by Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and Pat Breen (FG). Photograph: John Mangan AN TAOISEACH, Simon Harris (FG) hopped into town as the benefits of choosing to “Talk to Joe” were referenced by the Chief Executive of Clare County Council.
Ballot Beats: Big election announcement in the offing
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A BIG ELECTION announcement is in the offing in what could be a memorable occasion during the campaign.
Ballot Beats: Ex General Election candidate rows in behind two Independents
*Kevin Hassett (IND). Photograph: John Mangan ON THE fourth full day of the General Election campaign, RTÉ cameras rolled into town while a former General Election candidate has rowed in behind two of the Independents in the field.
