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Ballyvaughan
Staging of unauthorised humanist ceremonies at ancient Burren Abbey damaging grave slabs and upsetting locals
*Corcomroe Abbey. THE STAGING of unauthorised humanist weddings and civil ceremonies at an ancient 13th century Abbey in the Burren, Co Clare is resulting in damage to graves slabs there with local family members upset over litter, broken glass and bottles left behind after such events.
Pulling Active Travel from rural Clare ‘utterly discriminatory’
*The pedestrian crossing in Spanish Point was one of the final Active Travel projects in Clare. ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES in West and North Clare have slammed the manner in which Active Travel has been pulled from rural areas as “utterly discriminatory”.
Traffic woes in North Clare gone beyond ‘saturation point’
*A demonstration held in memory of Jerry O’Connor. Photograph: John Mangan ABUNDANCE OF TRAFFIC and recent accidents in North Clare has gone “passed saturation point” with frustration voiced with the ongoing wait for a transport and mobility strategy.
‘I will pay for the speed ramps myself’ – inaction in North Clare criticised by widow
*Helga Himmelsbach leads a remembrance walk for her beloved late husband Jerry O’Connor. Photograph: John Mangan A NORTH CLARE widow has pledged to pay for speed ramps herself if improvements to the area’s road network are not introduced.
Bid to ban daytrip buses from Cliffs of Moher fails to get backing of North & West Clare councillors
*FILE PIC: Bobby Kerr, Chairman of the Board, Cliffs of Moher Ltd, Leonard Cleary, Director of Tourism with Clare County Council and Geraldine Enright, Cliffs of Moher. Photograph by Eamon Ward. ELECTED representatives in West and North Clare refused to back a motion from a Green Party councillor banning day trip buses from visiting the …
O’Reilly says Wynne didn’t reach out prior to Sinn Féin exit & admits party open to now running two Clare candidates
*Tommy Guilfoyle, Louise O’Reilly, Donna McGettigan, James Ryan in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley. A LEADING SINN Féin TD has said Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) did not reach out to her prior to her exit from the party and has not ruled out two General Election candidates running in Co Clare.
Inaction to improve North Clare road network criticised at remembrance walk for Jerry O’Connor
*Helga Himmselbach puts questions to Cllr Joe Garrihy. ONE MONTH on from the death of Lisdoonvarna’s Jerry O’Connor, a remembrance walk was held in Ballyvaughan with repeated questions put towards politicians on what they are doing to improve the safety of the road network in North Clare.
Killaloe & Scariff split from Clare & added to Tipperary in Garda Division amalgamation
*Gardaí on duty in Clare. KILLALOE AND SCARIFF are to move from the Clare Garda Division as part of new nationwide changes to be rolled out to the operating model of An Garda Síochána.
‘How many more people have to die’ – urgency needed in North Clare to improve roads
*Helga Himmelsbach. Photograph: John Mangan NORTH CLARE locals blocked off access to Ballyvaughan for under half an hour for the second time in the space of a week as part of their efforts to seek better road conditions.
