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Councillor Cooney and Dr Nolan Added To Clare FG Dáil ticket

    Local Elections poll-topper Councillor Joe Cooney and West Clare GP Dr Tom Nolan have been added to the Clare Fine Gael General Election ticket alongside Leonora Carey. Having ruled out a Dáil bid last week, Councillor Cooney has decided to enter the General Election race following political pressure at local and national level. Dr Nolan and Councillor Cooney were added to the Fine Gael Clare constituency ticket following a weekend meeting of Fine Gael’s Executive Council. First elected to Clare Country Council in 2004, Cllr Cooney has been returned to Killaloe Municipal District (MD) as a poll topper in the four subsequent Local Elections, most recently in June 2024. The former Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council and Chairman of Clare GAA is a first-time General Election candidate in the four-seat Clare constituency and joins Leonora Carey and Dr Tom Nolan on the Fine Gael ticket. Speaking about his decision to run, Councillor Cooney said, “Having considered contesting the …

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