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May 9 2024
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branded a misogynist by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
A FORMER mayor has branded sitting councillor, Tom O’Callaghan ‘a misogynist’ in a heated exchange. Following comments made on Tuesday by Cllr O’Callaghan (FF) claiming that Cllrs Ann Norton (IND) and Mary Howard ( F G ) had stayed in a
l Members of the Ennis RFC U18 Girls team, Eileen and Emma Keane from Barefield attend the Junior interprovencial match between Munster and Ulster held at the showgrounds on Saturday afternoon
Photo by John Mangan
meeting despite a conflict of interest on their part, a furious Cllr Norton demanded an apology from Cllr O’Callaghan, which was not forthcoming. “I’d like him to take it back because it is inaccurate and disgraceful. I don’t know what his issue is, I don’t know why he keeps drawing my name into this, I’d like it to be withdrawn,” said Cllr Norton. Cllr Howard commented, “This conversation is nothing more than misogyny, look that up in the dictionary, you seem to target women in this Chamber the whole time,” she said to Cllr O’Callaghan. Full Story page 4