Omission from SMDW won’t stop Kilnaboy road from getting minor repairs
Minor repairs will be undertaken on a Kilnaboy road despite its omission from this year’s schedule of municipal district works (SMDW).
Day: 24 April 2021
Discussion on levy for extraction of Lough Derg water to Dublin raises tempers among Clare councillors
Local councillors clashed over calls to set up a financial levy “if and when” water from Lough Derg is abstracted to Dublin.
Greater Garda presence needed in Ennis town to quell anti-social behaviour
*Drugs are being sold on O’Connell St, Cllr Ann Norton claimed. Photograph: John Mangan Use of ‘inappropriate sites’ to house persons in emergency accommodation is leading to rising crime in Ennis a Clare TD has said with elected representatives calling for increased Garda patrols in the town centre.
25% of Irish adults have received COVID-19 vaccine as 461 new cases diagnosed
Clare’s spread of COVID-19 remains relatively low while a further 461 cases have been diagnosed nationally.
Backlog for medical assessments fuelling anxiety woes
Overcrowding at the region’s main hospital has not gone away despite the onset of a pandemic, a Barefield representative has flagged while up to 90 percent of patients have been waiting for over a year for scheduled care which is causing anxiety within the county.
English language classes getting Direct Provision residents talking
*Martin Vernon. Migrants in Clare are using the lockdown to improve their English, whilst also making friends from new online faces.
Cars will return to Ennis streets as restrictions ease
THE Ennis Mobility Plan will come to an end as soon as Government restrictions allow.
‘Roll on Monday’ – Ennis Golf Club eagerly awaiting the sport’s return
After almost 17 weeks of inactivity, the countdown is finally on for the reopening of Ennis Golf Club on Monday. And for Club President Steve Burns, it simply couldn’t come soon enough.
Assistance needed to stop threatening of GPs over COVID-19 vaccines
A South Clare councillor has called on the HSE to put in place necessary support to ensure general practitioners are not put under undue pressure when it comes to the administering of the COVID-19 vaccine.