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.
Alan O’Callaghan
Gardaí ‘tied up at courts amid scarcity of resources’ bemoans East Clare rep
“SCARCE” Garda resources have not been aided by the amount of officers “tied up at the courts all day,” a South-East Clare elected representative has said.
Encampment at Sixmilebridge train station holding authorities ‘to ransom’ – claims Cllr
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A CLARE COUNCILLOR has said his ‘blood is boiling’ with the continued presence of an illegal encampment at the train station in Sixmilebridge while accusing the families of holding the local authority “to ransom” to try secure a house.
Broadford’s Moroney nominated as challenger to O’Brien, O’Callaghan & Hayes as Fianna Fáil begin election prep
*Fianna Fáil’s sitting councillors in East Clare, Tony O’Brien, Alan O’Callaghan and Pat Hayes. NOMINATIONS have closed for prospective candidates within Fianna Fáil’s East Clare Comhairle Ceanntair to contest next year’s local elections.
Thefts in Clare ‘easily preventable’ if public lock the doors and keep windows shut
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward BURGLARIES AND THEFTS are rising across Co Clare with the public aiding this level of criminality by keeping doors and windows opened, the Chief Superintendent has said.
‘We’re a hurling county’ – caution advised on calls to remove all ash trees
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE’S STANDING as a hurling county underlines the need for caution following calls to remove all ash trees.
Land & plant ownership in Kilmurry may hinder future housing developments
*The Ballymulcashel estate in Kilmurry. DEVELOPERS ARE INTERESTED in new housing schemes in Kilmurry but the area’s only wastewater treatment plant is in private ownership risking a dezoning of lands in the upcoming County Development Plan.
Thomas Street works targeted for mid January completion
FOOTPATH WORKS in Killaloe are scheduled to be completed by the middle of January.
Business case for reopening Crusheen rail stop ‘stronger than ever’
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONFIDENT that the business case for reopening the Crusheen stop on the Western Rail Corridor is stronger than ever.
Footpath works in Tulla may have paused but funds remain in place
*Photograph: Natasha Barton WORKS ARE ONGOING for the remaining section of footpath improvements in Tulla.
