Clare politicians praise decision to keep county boundary intact
*Timmy Dooley studies the tallies. Photograph: Joe Buckley KEEPING CLARE’S entire geographic boundary intact is the right move according to politicians in the county.
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Clare Dáil constituency to remain unchanged for next General Election
*Counting during the 2020 General Election. Photograph: John Mangan CLARE’S DÁIL constituency will remain unchanged for the next General Election.
‘Tackle the criminality head on’ – extra Garda resources sought for Ennistymon feud
EXTRA GARDA resources have been sought for Ennistymon amid an ongoing Traveller feud with local representatives calling for the criminality to be met on.
Sixmilebridge standing united in bid to remove illegal encampment
*A section of the crowd in Sixmilebridge. LARGE CROWDS turned out in Sixmilebridge on Monday evening at a heated public meeting seeking the removal of a campervan from a local housing estate.
‘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.
Damaged and ageing water mains in Clonlara to be replaced
AGED and damaged water mains along the main street of Clonlara are to be upgraded.
Planning directive a setback for Broadford & Cooraclare’s bid for inclusion in pilot scheme
*Broadford. BROADFORD and Cooraclare’s inclusion in a pilot scheme for sewage infrastructure in rural villages has been dealt a setback.
Griffin & Hartigan the young guns seeking Fianna Fáil backing in Shannon MD
*David Griffin. Photograph: Joe Buckley FIANNA FÁIL have been unable to secure a candidate in Shannon Town for the fourth local election in a row but they have been boosted by the nomination of two young candidates within the Shannon Municipal District.
€2.5m allocated to tackle dereliction & vacancy in Clare
*Photograph: John Mangan €2.5m has been allocated in funding to Clare County Council to tackle vacancy and dereliction.
Former shop under examination for Newmarket-on-Fergus GP service but community can’t be expected to kit out facility
*Brendan Ryan told the meeting buildings owned by the parish should be considered. Photograph: Joe Buckley PREMISES TO HAVE a GP service in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus are being examined but the community should not be made go “cap in hand” to the HSE.