Up to 300 jobs to be created with Cahercon gas reserve
*An impression of the gas reserve. UP TO 300 jobs will be created in West Clare, a sixth of which will become full-time posts, with the building of a strategic gas emergency reserve in Cahercon.
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Cruise industry’s potential benefit to Clare questioned as Cahercon remains ‘under-utilised’
*Cahercon Pier. CAHERCON PIER IS CURRENTLY “UNDER-UTILISED” and the cruise industry has once again been pinpointed by a West Clare elected representative as an avenue to amend this and try bring an economic lift to Kildysart and the surrounding areas.
€7m in funding for development of Kilrush maritime centre & Holy Island visitor centre
A COMBINED €7m in funding has been announced for the development of a visitor centre at Holy Island and a maritime training centre and research base for offshore renewables in Kilrush.
Uncertainty hangs over €1.8m allocation for Cahercon awarded in 2018
Cahercon House. Photograph: Ann Marie Hanrahan CONFUSION surrounds the spending of an allocation of €1.8m for the Clare Maritime Economic Zone (MEZ) project in Cahercon.
‘The Lord Almighty would have been denied planning at Mount Callan’ – Kelly vents at application process
*Photograph: Wind Aware Clare. Divine intervention would fail to suffice when it comes to planning applications in West Clare, a county councillor has claimed.
West Clare can cash in on cruise industry post COVID-19
West Clare has the capability to pounce on what is expected to be a dramatically altered cruise industry.
Sustainability of towns and villages must be ‘high priority’ for strategic projects
Sustainability of towns and villages must be treated as “high priority” when it comes to the preparatory work on 22 strategic projects in the West Clare Municipal District.
‘Bad enough to be losing to Limerick in hurling never mind economic development’ – PJ Kelly bemoans Cahercon inactivity
A Clare councillor has hit out at the failure to capitalise on the potential of a South-West Clare pier.
‘Mini marina’ for Labasheeda would spread Clare’s tourism offering
Clare’s longest serving councillor has led the call for the creation of a “mini marina” in Labasheeda.
Confusion between locals & Council on Cahiracon
Locals have expressed their confusion as to how future plans for Cahiracon House can be put in place when the property continues to be in private ownership.