On Mondays Morning Focus John took a look back at what's been a very busy weekend in local politics.
John started with the Ennis area which saw the following elected
James Breen
Johnny Flynn
Pat Daly
Ann Norton
Tom McNamara
Mary Howard
Paul Murphy
Clare Colleran Molloy
Up next John took a look at the Killaloe electoral area, the count for which finished on Saturday Night.
Joe Cooney was the poll topper followed by
Pat Burke
Pat Hayes
Alan O'Callaghan
Tony O'Brien
Michael Begley
To West Clare next, where candidates had the longest wait for the result on Sunday night.
Christy Curtin topped the poll followed by
Richard Nagle
Bill Slattery
Ian Lynch
Bill Chambers
Michael Hillary
PJ Kelly
Gabriel Keating
Finally John gave the listeners the highlights from Shannon where Cathal Crowe topped the poll followed by,
Pat McMahon
PJ Ryan
Gerry Flynn
John Crow
Mike McKee
John also spoke to journalist Zara King who is waiting for the fist count to be announced in Cork where the counting of votes in the European Elections are taking place.
Sergeant Joe Downey, Crime Prevention Officer with the Clare Garda Division appealed for the public's assistance with information on crimes committed in the county over the past seven days
Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 68 48 100.
John Murphy, wildlife expert and Chairperson of the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland joined John in studio to answer listeners' bird and wildlife queries.
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