This article is from page 6 of the 2008-10-07 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 6 JPG
local election.
Last week the Soldiers of Destiny elected Gerry Reidy to secretary of the Comhairle Dail Cheantar, re- placing Martin O’Loughlin who now works for newly elected TD Timmy Dooley.
Patrick Maloney was elected chair-
man and in his absence Michael McTigue got the unenviable task of PRO.
While the officals are firmly in place, speculation is mounting as to who is going forward to one of the hardest elections facing the party.
Ennis Chamber of Commerce CEO Rita McInerney is one of the new faces being suggested for Ennis Town Council. In a chamber that cur- rently has just one woman, the Doon- beg native could double the female gender if elected.
Other names likely to contest the
Ennis Town Council for Fianna Fail include sitting councillors Peter Con- sidine and Tom Glynn and contend- ers John Guerin and Sean Malone.
Cllr Joe Reidy had expressed an in- terest in contesting Ennis East in the county council elections along side Cllrs Pat Daly and Bernard Hanra- ete
In the second new constituency of Ennis West Cllr Considine is to be joined by Gareth Green son of former councillor Raymond Green. Green was proposed by the Kilna- mona Cumann, which 1s now part of
SHAVeVESMA A Koni
With Cllr Flan Garvey likely to stand down in the reduced constitu- ency of Ennistymon, it is unlikely that any Inagh candidate will be put forward with Kilnamona gone to En- Oh
Instead former councillor Michael Hillary is proposed to run in Ennisty- mon, as the boundary change brings in more of what would be considered his traditional area around Miltown Malbay. Former Chairperson of the Ennistymon Comhairle Cheantair Mary Crawford is also being pro-
posed for the Ennistymon area.
With the Kilrush electoral area, like Ennistymon losing a seat all sitting councillors are likely to be proposed for Fianna Fail.
In Shannon, the town has yet to propose a candidate. Meanwhile Sixmilebridge has nominated former council candidate PJ Ryan and new candidate Pascal Lenihan to contest the newly expanded electoral area.
Sitting Fianna Fail County Coun- cillor Pat McMahon and Robert Frost have been nominated by Newmarket- on-Fergus.