Noeleen Moran (SF) first candidate to enter the race #ClareGE2016
PUBLISHED IN THE CLARE PEOPLE, MARCH 24, 2015. The 2016 General Election campaign got underway in earnest last night with the fist official candidate entering the election race. Ballyvaughan woman,...
View ArticleGarvey goes Green and joins the election race #ClareGE2016
PUBLISHED IN THE CLARE PEOPLE, MARCH 31, 2015 Andrew Hamilton After going virtually uncontested in the last General Election, the Burren region looks set to be the key battleground for 2016 – with a...
View ArticleBig parties to keep their powder dry ahead of General Election 2016
FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE CLARE PEOPLE NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 7, 2015 Andrew Hamilton ahamilton@clarepeople.ie Clare’s two main political parties are to keep their powder dry over the next few weeks with...
View ArticleFianna Fail set to run three in Clare?
FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE CLARE PEOPLE NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 28, 2015 Fianna Fail are considering running three candidates in Clare in next year’s General Election – despite only putting forward two for the...
View ArticleConway could be left out in the cold on Fine Gael election roundabout
FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE CLARE PEOPLE ON MAY 5 Senator Martin Conway looks unlikely to win a place on the Fine Gael ticket for next year’s General Election – as the local strategy committee for the party...
View ArticlePOLL: Which candidate will you be voting for in the upcoming General Election
With the candidate list for next year’s General Election starting to take shape, The Clare People is hosting it’s first in a series of online candidates poll. While just five candidates are officially...
View ArticleThe Clare People’s General Election Candidates Poll – The Results
The first shots the 2016 General Election were fired over the weekend in Clare with a massive response to the first candidate based survey so far of this election campaign. The Clare People online...
View ArticleClare: Green Party without a candidate for the General Election after Róisín...
The Green Party in Clare is in turmoil following the shock decision by candidate, Róisín Garvey, to pull out of the upcoming general election. Ms Garvey, who is the daughter of former Mayor of Clare,...
View ArticleFine Gael Candidate Poll
The Fine Gael selection convention will take place in Ennis on September 11 with two candidates likely to be chosen on the night and a third added by the party head office at a later date. Poll closes...
View ArticleClare GE 16: Candidates want clarity from HQ as parties dither on final tickets
FINE Gael are the latest of the big two to delay finalising their election ticket in Clare for the upcoming election. Following last Friday night’s convention in Treacy’s West County Hotel, which saw...
View Article#ClareGE16: Mac is back and says no to Fine Gael pact
Clare TD, Michael McNamara (LAB), will not encourage his supporters to vote for either of his Clare coalition partners, Pat Breen (FG) or Joe Carey (FG) – despite the government parties agreeing a vote...
View Article#ClareGE16: Ann Norton to throw her hat in the General Election ring
Ann Norton has announced she will put herself forward as an Independent candidate for the upcoming General Election. The County Councillor from Barefield said she would be a strong voice to represent...
View Article#ClareGE16: FF in turmoil as Cllr Colleran Molloy turns down spot on election...
FIANNA Fáil in Clare are struggling to finalise their General Election ticket following Councillor Clare Colleran Molloy’s decision to turn down their offer of a spot on the ticket beside Deputy Timmy...
View Article#ClareGE16: Cllr Colleran Molloy says yes to spot on Fianna Fáil ticket
The Clare People can reveal. She confirmed on Monday that she will stand for the party and be formally added to the ticket later this week. It is understood the Ennis based councillor changed her mind...
View Article#ClareGE16: Johnny Flynn turns down spot on Fine Gael ticket
FINE Gael’s search for a third general election candidate in Clare continues after Ennis councillor Johnny Flynn became the latest party member to say no, following Cllr Joe Cooney’s decision not to...
View ArticleClare General Election Poll
With the identity of most of the key Clare general election candidates now known, the countdown to next years vote can begin in earnest. The election looks set to be the hottest contested in a...
View Article#ClareGE16: What a difference three months makes
While the Ian Lynch election machine continues to roll towards an inevitable General Election bid after his second straight poll win, a number of possible contenders have emerged in Clare over the past...
View Article#ClareGE16: Lynch will run if he can raise the funds
KILRUSH man Ian Lynch (IND) says he is determined to run in next year’s general election – if he can find a way to finance the campaign. Cllr Lynch, who topped The Clare People General Election Poll,...
View ArticleAfter a 30 year wait, three Ennistymon secondary school’s to amalgamate –...
After more than 30 years of campaigning, the three secondary school of Ennistymon are finally to amalgamate – with construction on a green field site set to begin in 2017. The Minister for Education,...
View ArticleJames Breen will NOT contest next year’s General Election
The Mayor of Clare, Councillor James Breen (IND) will not contest next year’s General Election. The Kilnamona councillor, who was successfully elected to Dáil Eireann in 2002, was expected to throw his...
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