Bedlam at Ballycuggeran – illegal parking leads to two hour delays & series of fines issued
TWO HOUR delays were experienced by East Clare residents due to massive backlogs at Ballycuggeran on Saturday.
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Cappa regains Blue Flag status as nine Clare beaches receive award for 2025
*An aerial shot of Cappa. Photograph: Airswing Media. CAPPA has regained its Blue Flag status which it lost in 2023, it is one of nine Clare beaches to receive the coveted award for 2025.
Contracts signed for €1.2m Ballycuggaran water sports facility
*An artist’s impression of the Fáilte Ireland Ballycuggaran Sports Activity Facility at Ballycuggaran in County Clare. CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of the €1.2 million Ballycuggaran Water Sports Facility on the shores of Lough Derg in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.
Seasonal dog warden appointed as Council enhance paw patrol on Clare beaches
Annette Kenny, Seasonal Dog Warden, and Ciara Daffy, Environmental Community Warden, Clare County Council, at Lahinch Beach. EXTRA DOG control patrols are to be conducted across Clare beaches this summer.
Blue Flag & Green Coast awards for 14 Clare spots
FOURTEEN Clare locations have been awarded Blue Flags and Green Coast awards for the upcoming 2024 bathing season.
Bathing prohibition notice issued in Mountshannon
A SWIMMING BAN has been introduced in Mountshannon.
Bathing ban for Ballycuggeran
PRESENCE OF ALGAL bloom has prompted the introduction of a do not swim notice at the Ballycuggeran bathing area on Lough Derg.
‘An opportunist could solve Two Mile Gate’s troubles’
AN ‘OPPORTUNIST’ could save Clare County Council from spending “hundreds of thousands of euros” on an overflow car park by one of East Clare’s most popular tourist amenities.
Blue Flags retained by 9 Clare beaches
NINE CLARE BEACHES have retained their Blue Flag status for 2022 with three Green Coast Awards also maintained.