This article is from page 20 of the 2011-03-15 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 20 JPG
FINE GAEL in Clare will be making a three-pronged attack to win representation in what could be the last Seanad Éireann in the history of the state, if the Government presses ahead with a pre-election promises to abolish the Upper House of the Oireachtas.
Former Mayor of Clare, Cllr Tony Mulcahy, who polled 6,827 votes in the recent General Election has been nominated by the party in Clare, with his candidacy being copper-fastened at a meeting in the Auburn Lodge last Thursday night.
Cllr Mulcahy was nominated by 12 branches of Clare Fine Gael and will now represent the party on the Labour Panel as an Oireachtas nomi- nee.
Fellow Shannon electoral area councillor, John Crowe has been nominated for the Industrial and Commercial panel, while Ennistymon electoral area councillor Martin Conway will contest the Administrative Panel. Both councillors Crowe and Conway received outside nominations to contest the election.
There will be 60 members of the Seanad, three each from the National University of Ireland and Dublin University panels; Industrial and Commercial (9), Administrative (7), Culture and Education (5), Labour (11) and Agriculture (11) where the electorate is made up of councillors and Oireachtas members, while Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make 11 nominations.