Clare Fm - Podcasts

The new and existing councillors elected to Clare Council for the next five years having been setting out their out stall. After a dramatic weekend of highs and lows at the Ennis count centre, six new councillors and 22 existing and former public representatives will take seats in Arás Contae An Chláir. The first full council meeting of the new term will take place on July 10th, with councillors and the new Mayor to be formally ratified at an AGM later this month. Co-opted to the council after Cooraclare Bill Chamber's retirement last November, Fianna Fáil Doonbeg Cllr Rita McInerney topped the poll in West Clare, with 1,340 first preference votes. She says improving healthcare services must be to top priority for the new council term. Fine Gael's Joe Garrihy retained his seat in the Ennistymon Local Electoral Area, with the election of former Cllr, Lahinch's Bill Slattery, seeing the party double its representation in the region. Migration was among the biggest election topics in North Clare, with Ukra