West Clare’s Active Travel projects not dependent on Greenway
PROJECTS APPROVED for Active Travel in West Clare are not dependent on route selection for the Greenway, senior engineers in Clare County Council has confirmed.
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Breckans stay top of Cusack Cup with Doonbeg & KIB collecting wins
Colm O’Brien takes on Jamesie O’Connor. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St Breckans recorded their fifth win in as many games to stay top of the Cusack Cup with Doonbeg overcoming Ennistymon to keep second place, St Joseph’s Miltown are bottom of the pile with Kilmurry Ibrickane, Éire Óg and Clondegad narrowly above them, two teams …
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Fresh hope for Broadford with Minister to announce €50m nationwide sewerage scheme
A €50M NATIONWIDE SCHEME is to be launched on Thursday morning to provide sewage mains in rural villages.
Loop Head hemp project the first of its kind in Europe
L-R: Dominc O Shea (Loop Head Together), David Maguire (Wild Atlantic Hemp), Daniel Lyons (Wild Atlantic Hemp), Laura Foley MSc (Hemp4Soil Project Lead), Dr Lena Madden (Technological University of the Shannon) Margaret Cotter (Clare Co. Council) Kate Carmody (Chairperson, Hemp Co-operative Ireland) Dr Kate Randall (University of Essex) Tony Collins (Loop Head Together) Eileen Delaney …
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Aherne points the way for Doonbeg & Kildysart collect first win
*Veteran Paraic Aherne kicked the winning score as Doonbeg defeated Éire Óg. Doonbeg and St Breckans share top spot in the Cusack Cup, both sides are unbeaten in two games with county champions Éire Óg and Kilmurry Ibrickane yet to register a win.
Housing waiting list in West Clare ‘will take 31 years to clear’ says Kilrush councillor
*Social housing in Quilty. IT WILL TAKE 31 years to alleviate the social housing waiting list in West Clare, a county councillor has warned.
Shannon Estuary can become ‘economic powerhouse’ – terms of reference published for new taskforce
THE SHANNON ESTUARY could become “an economic powerhouse,” the Tánaiste has stated following publication of the terms of reference for a taskforce to examine its strengths and identify future opportunities.
Population projections for Clare heighten fear for less post offices & teachers but more sporting amalgamations
*Action from the Minor B hurling final which was referenced at Clare County Council level. Photograph: Ruth Griffin POPULATION projections for the county as they stand “will be the end of rural Clare,” an elected representative has claimed.
Over €9m in RRDF funding shared between West, North & East Clare since 2018
*Minister Heather Humphreys at the Vandeleur Walled Gardens in Kilrush. Photograph: Eamon Ward OVER €9m worth of funding from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) has been shared among projects in North, West and East Clare with nothing allocated for South or Mid Clare since 2018.
Population projections for Clare need urgent action
Population allocations set out in the National Planning Framework (NPF) and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES) adopted by the three Regional Assemblies need to be urgently revised, Clare councillors have warned.