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Readers can follow all the latest live news from The Clare Champion news team at the Clare Local Election count. For live results from the count centre at Treacy’s West County Hotel, simply click on the blue Clare Local Election icon on the home page. The first boxes were opened, and the first tallies are now in for Ennis and Shannon, so continue to monitor our blog on our website throughout the day as the Clare Local Action count progresses.

The gloves have finally come off ahead of the June 7 local election with a high-profile Fianna Fáil member yesterday accusing Sinn Féin of putting forward candidates who don’t have a “serious chance” just to have a candidate running in every area. Fianna Fáil director of elections for Clare, Gerry Reidy, said that while Tommy Guilfoyle (SF) and Donna McGettigan (SF) were strong candidates, he “wouldn’t be threatened” by the other candidates put forward by Sinn Féin. Responding to this suggestion, Sinn Féin’s director of elections for Clare, Finbarr MacGabhann, said that the party didn’t field candidates “for the craic”. He also said that it was Mr Reidy’s job to “come up with stories” about rival parties. Speaking to The Clare Champion yesterday, Mr Reidy said that Sinn Féin were fielding candidates just for the optics of it. “They have some good candidates in Clare and I think that they will make some gains, particularly in Ennis, but I’m not …

Ennis councillor Johnny Flynn (FG) has made the surprise announcement he is to leave the political arena and will not contest the local election in June. “Coming up to an election, all politicians have to consider their position and with the election looming I had to consider it, and decided to give other candidates an opportunity.” He contacted his fellow councillors to tell them his decision over the weekend. And now he has made the announcement, many members of the public have thanked him for his service over the last after 20 years. “It is all about the constituents rather than the politicians really,” he said. Councillor Flynn has been interested in, and involved with environmental issues over his tenure at Clare County Council, and said there is “satisfaction” in leaving after the recent Clare Climate Action Plan 2024 – 2029 was adopted. “I am delighted with the final plan,” he said highlighting that the work done over the last …