Housing for all but not rural Clare
GOVERNMENT housing policy is turning rural Clare into somewhere people “come to take a photograph and go away and no one lives there”, a meeting has heard.
Funds aid Clare’s fight against alien species
GROUPS in Clare are being encouraged to avail of a €3m local biodiversity action fund.
Plans to be lodged for apartment and retail projects in Ennis town centre
*Photograph: Bob Singer PLANS for large residential and commercial developments in Ennis town centre will be submitted this year as part of efforts to attract €100m investment.
Minister Foley hails Ennis school as model for society to follow
*Photograph: Brian Arthur THE EXAMPLE set by Ennis Community College can show the way for greater inclusion and integration in wider society.
“Absolutely frightening” number of unlit cyclists on road, meeting told
A councillor has described as “absolutely frightening” the number of cyclists without proper lighting on rural roads.
Government policy “biggest hindrance” to rural development, CEO says
*Pat Dowling. NATIONAL POLICY is the “biggest hindrance” to building vibrant rural communities in Clare, a meeting has heard.
NTA finalising stops for new Ennis bus service
THE National Transport Authority (NTA) intends to have the design and locations of stops for the new Ennis bus service completed by the first half of 2023, a meeting has been told.
Consultants to assess issues at “lethal” bridge in Ennis
*Drehidnagower Bridge in Ennis. CONSULTANTS have been appointed in what is hoped will be the first step in resolving long running safety issues at a bridge in Ennis described as “lethal” for pedestrians and cyclists.
Ennis transfers to continue but no extra resources
THE TRANSFER of patients to Ennis hospital for emergency care will continue for the “long term”.
ESB plans for Moneypoint site works
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon THE ESB is hoping to secure permission for site investigation works at Moneypoint as part of the early stages of its multi-billion euro Green Atlantic plan.