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FINE Gael Town Councillor Johnny Flynn has been nominated to contest the Ennis East electoral area in the upcoming county council elections.
Initially it had been suggested that Cllr Flynn, who is also nominated to contest the Ennis Town Council elec- tion, would be nominated to contest both Ennis East and Ennis west.
At the Fine Gael convention on Fri- day night, sitting Fine Gael county councillors Sonny Scanlon and Paul Murphy were also nominated unop-
posed to contest the election in Ennis west.
Cllr Scanlon is no stranger to the hustings, but it will be the first coun- ty council election contested by Cllr Murphy who was seconded to the local authority last year when Joe Carey was elected to the Dail.
Tony Mulqueen is currently the sole campaigner in Ennis West for Fine FTO E
Sources close to the party have said that once all of the conventions are over, Fine Gael hopes to add another name to the Ennis West ticket and
the Shannon Electoral area.
Meanwhile, Mr Mulqueen is look- ing forward to representing the party in the new electoral area of Ennis west.
“TI will stand for the interests and needs of the people of the Ennis area, be it Ennis Town, Inch, Kilmaley, Toonagh Kilnamona or Barefield,” he told delegates.
This Government needs to get a clear message from the people of Ennis West and Clare that we have had enough. We have had enough of empty promises, we want action not
spin,” he added.
Last night in Killaloe under the chairmanship of North Tipperary Counciller Phil Butler, newcomer Pat Burke from Whitegate was nominat- ed beside the two sitting councillors – Joe Cooney and John McInerney to contest the Killalloe area for Fine FTO E
On Monday, November 3, the En- nistymon area Fine Gael convention will take place. Sitting councillors Joe Arkins and Martin Conway were the only names put forward when nominations closed.