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FIANNA Fail has confirmed the names of the five candidates it will field in Ennis for the forthcoming lo- cal elections.
The party has selected two candi- dates to contest the Ennis West elec- toral area. Three Fianna Fail candi- dates will battle for seats in Ennis Bete
Current Mayor of Ennis Peter Con- Ssidine and newcomer Garret Greene are the party’s candidates in Ennis west.
Peter Considine has served on Clare County Council for 35 years, having taken over the seat of his late father. A full time public representative since 1997 he previously ran a local
pub and restaurant. Cllr Considine was the first Chairman of the South- ern and Mid West Regional Assem- bly, and continues to be a member. He is also a member of the Mid West Regional Authority, Clare VEC, the Mid West Regional Tourism Board and the Shannon Marketing Consult- ative Committee Board. He 1s the current serving Mayor of Ennis
Garrett Greene, 34, is a first time candidate. He works as a healthcare recruiter and studied politics and public administration in the Univer- sity of Limerick. Garrett is the son of former Mayor of Ennis, Raymond Greene, who was also a former Clare County Councillor and Ennis Town Councillor.
In Ennis East, Fianna Fail has se-
lected Pat Daly, Bernard Hanrahan and Tom Malone.
Cllr. Pat Daly has been a member of Clare County Council since he was elected in 1999. He currently works as personal assistant to Minister for State Tony Killeen and is based in Ennis. Cllr. Daly is involved in a variety of different organisations in- cluding serving as a member of the HSE West Forum. He is also a mem- ber of local GAA club Eire Og and the Ennis Golf Club. Cllr. Daly is a nephew of the late Clare County and Munster hurler Haulie Daly who was also a former Clare County Council- roe
Cllr. Bernard Hanrahan has been a member of Clare County Council since 1995. A full time public rep-
resentative throughout that time, he previously worked as a transport manager and truck driver. Based in Clarecastle, Cllr. Hanrahan is Chairman of the Mid West Regional Authority, Chairman of Ennis West Partners and a member of Clare VEC as well as the Clare Local De- velopment Committee. He 1s also involved with Clarecastle GAA and the Clarecastle Sports Complex.
Mr. Tom Malone, 30, lives in Drim, Quin, situated between the parishes of Doora and Quin. Tom has run a mobile phone store in Ennis for the last five years. He 1s actively involved with Doora Barefield GAA Club and is also involved in numerous com- munity organisations throughout the locality.