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Fine Gael will make Clare communities safer 

A Fine Gael General Election candidate has claimed that Clare people will have safer and more secure communities if her party is returned to Government. Reacting to Fine Gael’s plan to strengthen community safety, tackle domestic and sexual violence, along with increasing Ireland’s security and defence capabilities, Leonora Carey said that the central element would…

Children in creche

Giving Clare children the best start in life

CAPPING monthly childcare costs at €200 per child and providing 30,000 new public childcare places nationwide as part of the Fine Gael General Election manifesto will ensure that future generations of Clare children will be given the best start in life. That’s according to Clare General election candidate Leonora Carey who said that the Fine…

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Fine Gael plan will deliver more new homes in Clare 

FINE Gael’s General Election manifesto aims to significantly increase home ownership throughout County Clare by streamlining the planning process, increasing the delivery of affordable homes and providing greater support for first-time buyers.  Responding to her party’s plan for nationwide delivery of 303,000 new homes by 2030, Clare Fine Gael General election candidate Leonora Carey said that…

Cutting the cost of doing business in Clare 

Cutting the cost of doing business in Clare 

CLARE Fine Gael General election candidate Leonora Carey has described her party’s proposals to reduce VAT and PRSI payments for retail and hospitality businesses as a clear strategy to provide certainty and support local enterprise. “Within 100 days of Government, Fine Gael plans to reduce the VAT rate to 11 per cent for food-based hospitality,…

Sport equipment

€300,000 funding boost for Clare sports clubs

FIVE Clare sports clubs will share more than €300,000 in Government funding to improve playing and training facilities, Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey has confirmed. The biggest allocation of €189,554 went to Parkville Soccer Club in Meelick for the provision of an astro turf playing pitch. The other recipients were Newmarket-on-Fergus Handball…

Water supply

€9 million investment in five Clare group water schemes 

An investment of more than €9 million will allow five Clare group water schemes to provide safe, secure and high-quality water services to thousands of local people. That’s the view of Clare Fine Gael Local election candidate Leonora Carey who said that the funding from the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme will protect water sources and…

Children in institution

Carey welcomes new law preventing destruction of institutional records

CLARE Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey says that legislation to preserve the records of institutions such as Magdalen Laundries and Reformatory Schools now makes it a criminal offence to destroy evidence of abuse of vulnerable children. The legislation was introduced as a result of representations from survivors, former residents, advocates and people affected…

cost of living lump sums

Four cost of living lump sum supports being paid this week

THE delivery of four Budget 2025 cost-of-living lump sum payments this week will provide a financial cushion for thousands of Clare families as they face the pressures of the winter months. That’s according to Fine Gael General election candidate Leonora Carey who said that this week’s payments are part of a broader package of ten…

Kildysart Community Hall which received €25,000 from the Community Centres Investment Fund.

Funding for refurbishment work at 17 Clare community centres

€318,245  has been awarded to support upgrade and refurbishment works to 17 community centres in Clare, Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey has confirmed. “The Community Centres Investment Fund was launched last June with grant aid up to €25,000 for minor works and up to €100,000 for larger works. The projects announced today are…