Road works granted for Carrowniska North
Requested road improvements are to be carried out in Carrowniska North.
Bill Chambers
Request issued for Miltown House to be made a protected structure
A West Clare property which was home to Sisters of Mercy for 91 years has been requested to be made a protected structure by Clare County Council.
‘The position deserves a chain’ – West Clare councillors want recognition for Cathaoirleach
West Clare councillors are keen that the Cathaoirleach of their Municipal District be given a chain of office.
‘Classy Chambers’ praised as term as West Clare MD Chair concludes
A Cooraclare politician has been praised for the ‘dignity and class’ in which he carries himself, having concluded his twelve month term as Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District.
‘Self gagging’ leading to rubber stamping by Clare councillors claims Kelly
*Photograph: Eamon Ward Elected representatives in Clare have said the standing orders in place for meetings of Clare County Council are a form of “self-gagging”.
Money from sale of Liscannor land must be used as intended
Funds from the sale of Clare County Council owned land to Irish Water in Liscannor must be used for what they were stated for, an elected representative reminded the West Clare Municipal District.
‘Time to pause’ plans of extracting Lough Derg water to Dublin
*Parteen Weir. Photograph: Aerial Video & Photo Production Pressure is being put on the Department of Planning and Irish Water to scrap plans of extracting water from Lough Derg to be then transferred to Dublin.
GE2020 THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Rita McInerney in Cooraclare
Final positions of the 2020 General Election are unknown but Rita McInerney (FF) will have the honour of being the first accompanied by The Clare Echo on the canvass.
Need for Inagh pedestrian crossing to be assessed during tourist season
West Clare is currently without a designated road technician leading to concern amongst elected representatives that several projects could subsequently “be left on the long finger”.
Harris called on to let GPs refer patients to Galway Clinic to aid UHL overcrowding
Minister for Health, Simon Harris has been written to by Clare County Council asking that GPs be given the power to refer patients to facilities in the private sector due to ongoing overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.