*Eddie O’Gorman and Richard Coonan at the protest. Photograph: Michael Quigley “LET US have a say in our town” read the sign from protest organiser Eddie O’Gorman as hundreds gathered in Killaloe on Friday evening to demonstrate their opposition to closure of the old bridge to traffic linking the East Clare town with Ballina.
*Killaloe Bridge. A ONE-WAY system as opposed to full-pedestrianisation is required for Killaloe Bridge according to an elected representative for the East Clare town.
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF). Photograph: Ruth Griffin. AN EAST CLARE representative has accused a Tipperary councillor of spreading “misinformation” about the trial pedestrianisation of the bridge linking Killaloe and Ballina.
PEDESTRIANISATION is to be trialled from the end of July to the middle of October on the old bridge linking Killaloe and Ballina.
*Gardaí detected the Tipperary teenager going at speed at the Killaloe/Ballina bridge. A judge commented ‘Mother of God tonight’ in court after an 18 year old school boy accused of dangerous driving told him that he was due to start his Leaving Certificate exams.
*Photograph: Brian Arthur THE HISTORIC opening of the Brian Boru Bridge could have been handled much better, elected representatives have conceded.
KILLALOE’s new bridge is to be named after Brian Ború.
A NEW BOULES ARENA is planned by Killaloe/Ballina Sports and Community Facilities Development at Clarisford Park.
*The new bridge between Killaloe and Ballina lit up for the first time. COMPLETION targets for one of the biggest infrastructural projects in East Clare are on track to be met.
TWO CLARE projects have been forwarded for consideration for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF).