East Clare reps fearful upgrade of Tulla junction is parked
*Photograph: Taka Aylelower UPGRADES to the footpath at the junction for SS Peter & Paul Church in Tulla are likely to be parked, elected representatives in East Clare have lamented.
Alan O’Callaghan
Tensions beginning to bubble in Fianna Fáil’s East Clare Comhairle Ceanntair
*Scariff Bay presenter Paul Bugler with Cllr Pat Hayes, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan and Cllr Tony O’Brien. TENSIONS ARE BEGINNING to simmer among the Fianna Fáil faithful in East Clare.
Scariff Regeneration Project granted €524k last year stalling as acquisition of car park site not completed
*The Market Square in Scariff. ACQUISITION OF A 42 space car park in Scariff has not yet been completed and remains integral to the Regeneration Project already granted €524,000 in funding.
Roving criminals hit parts of Clare in theft sprees for successive weeks
*Scariff was among the areas hit. CRIMINALS targeted areas of the county for successive weeks in travelling theft sprees.
Addition of new tourism sites stresses need to better leverage county’s offering
*Pat Dowling & Cllr Cillian Murphy, the Kilkee councillor said the Council is now one of the biggest international tourism operators. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL is now one of the biggest international tourism operators and must flex its muscles to compete with leading Irish destinations such as Killarney, Galway and Dublin.
Bridgetown ‘gone well beyond the time’ for speed surveys
*Bridgetown. BRIDGETOWN is “gone well past the time for traffic speed surveys,” the Mayor of Clare has said.
Fianna Fáil councillor & ex publican pays out €500 for COVID-19 breach
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan. Photograph: Eamon Ward GARDAÍ DETECTED over 50 people after 1am in a rural pub then operated by a Fianna Fail member of Clare County Council during Covid-19 restrictions, a court has heard.
Fifteen priority projects outlined in new Killaloe MD strategy
*Pictured marking the official launch of the ‘Elected Members of Killaloe Municipal District – Strategy & Work Plan’ are the Elected Members and staff of Killaloe MD. Back row (l-r): Deirdre Sampson, Clerical Officer; Declan Flanagan, Executive Engineer; Cllr Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Cllr Pat Hayes; Brian McCarthy, Senior Planner and Killaloe MD …
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‘Compelling case’ to reopen Crusheen railway station to be put before Iarnród Éireann
SENIOR OFFICIALS in the Department of Transport have repeatedly said there are no plans to reopen the railway station in Crusheen but North-East Clare elected representatives remain optimistic the return of stop may come to pass.
Dirty signage not bringing positive impression of East Clare in the right direction
*Road signage in Tulla. CONDITIONS OF signage along the roads of East Clare are not supplementing the ‘heavy investment’ in tourism in the region.
