*Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN elected a Clare TD five years ago and they are “quietly confident” Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) can match the 8,987 first preferences received by the party’s candidate five years ago.
*Niall Fitzgerald of Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE Tones suffered a one point loss to Tipperary side Aherlow to see their season come to an end.
*Eddie Punch (IND). Photograph: John Mangan THERE’S MORE to Ireland than Dublin remains the message of Eddie Punch (II) as he pitches up another election campaign.
*Craig Riordan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WOLFE TONES are preparing for another final after qualifying for the U21B football decider.
*Mark Hayes. A 35-year old Shannon man with a ’serious streak of violence’ who told his then girlfriend while she lay on the floor covered in blood ‘look at you now b*t*h, you are going to be dead soon’ has been jailed for seven years and one month.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley EIGHT people were arrested during a protest at Shannon Airport and are due to appear in court at a later date after they were charged.
*Head of Operations at Shannon Airport, Pamela Brooks accepts the award. FOR THE second year in a row, Shannon Airport has won Best Customer Experience in the transport category of the Customer Experience Awards.
*Aron Shanagher was starved of possession for Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE TONES have been eliminated from the Munster intermediate club championship.
*Johnny Fean on stage with Horslips. A STAGE in memory of legendary guitarist Johnny Fean will be unveiled in Shannon this weekend.
CLARE’s first shots of the election campaign have taken flight with Leonora Carey (FG) shooting an indirect dig towards outgoing TD, Cathal Crowe (FF).
