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COUNCILLOR Michael Begley is the new Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District, having been elected unopposed at Tuesday afternoon’s AGM. Sinn Féin’s Donna McGettigan was elected as Leas Cathaoirleach, also unopposed. After taking the Chair, Councillor Begley said that he hopes the Clonlara flood relief scheme will conclude in October or November, while he said he was looking forward to Town & Village renewal schemes being progressed in Drumgeely and Clonlara. He said that the Shannon Flood Defence scheme should not “be let fall through the cracks”, while he said the upgrade of the N19 is also important, particularly as the need for Shannon Airport to be used more extensively grows apparent. Councillor Begley said that while he wouldn’t be wishing misfortune on Dublin Airport, that people in Clare “won’t shed any tears if there are further problems”. He said he was glad to see the Shannon Masterplan being progressed, and that hopefully the One Shannon Hub will go through …

CLARE’S first citizen, Councillor Michael Begley said that greeting President Trump is the right thing to do for the count Justa few hours before he was due to welcome Trump at Shannon Airport, he said that the visit of Trump is good for Clare. “I do think it’s good for the county. They have a very substantial project in Doonbeg, employing a couple of hundred people, probably one of the biggest employers in West Clare. I think that it’s something that is good for the county. His visit here, from a tourist view, there will be more people who want to see Doonbeg and what it’s all about. I can’t see it being anything other than good for the county.” Of course President Trump is very unpopular in this country, many are taking to the streets to protest his visit and few of those people would agree that the Donald should get a céad míle fáilte. However Councillor Begley is …