€11k to install lighting along 200m stretch in Barefield
LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS in Barefield are estimated to cost €11,000 for a 200m stretch of road.
Away ties for Newmarket & Avenue in FAI Junior Cup
*Newmarket Celtic striker, Darragh Leahy. Photograph: Natasha Barton BOTH AVENUE UTD and Newmarket Celtic will be on the road for the fourth round of the FAI Junior Cup.
Fine Gael local election candidate joins Violet-Anne’s political staff
*Mike Taylor. Photograph: Martin Connolly FINE GAEL member and 2019 local election candidate, Mike Taylor has joined the political team of Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND).
Existing Ennis traffic light system ‘most pedestrian friendly’ as pinch points bemoaned
*Traffic building up on the Mill Rd in Ennis this week. “PINCH POINTS” in parts of Ennis town have led to local councillors seeking a synched-up system regarding traffic lights in the county capital.
Shannon Heritage workers ‘at wits end’ as talks on future ownership continue
Dolores Broderick at the Shannon Heritage Workers Protest at Bunratty Folk Park. Photograph: Natasha Barton STAFF WITH SHANNON HERITAGE are “terrified about January” and the risk of becoming unemployed.
Minister Ryan says no elected rep aired views on LNDR during Clare visit
*Photograph: Natasha Barton NO ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE in Clare broached the subject of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) with the Minister for Transport during his visit to the county last week.
Toonagh residents say area at end of estate is ‘like a jungle’
TOONAGH RESIDENTS have labelled a derelict piece of ground in their estate as “a jungle”.
Success for Shannon Springs at Irish Hotel Awards
SHANNON SPRINGS HOTEL had plenty reason to celebrate at the recent Irish Hotel Awards.
Nestor’s final motions focused on graveyard link & Hermitage grotto before joining priesthood
*Mark Nestor. Photograph: Eamon Ward MATTERS RELATING TO A GRAVEYARD AND a grotto were the last proposals tabled by Mark Nestor (FF) before he left politics to join the priesthood.
‘No major crashes but plenty close scares’ at Johnny Mac’s Cross as West Clare reps seek improvements
*Cllr Cillian Murphy. Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan ABSENCE of major crashes at a road junction between Querrin and Lisdeen should not prevent it from undergoing improvements, a West Clare elected representative has said.