‘Fresh blood needed for board of Shannon Group’
Fresh blood is needed on the Board of Shannon Group to coincide with the appointment of its new Chairperson, a Clare TD has said.
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Manufacturers of defective concrete block ‘have no morals’
Mary Hanley speaking with fellow members of the Clare Pyrite Action Group. Photograph: Natasha Barton Targeting manufacturers responsible for the selling of defective concrete blocks leading to the cracking and crumbling of hundreds of homes in Co Clare must wait until agreements are reached on redress, senior politicians in the county have said.
Politicians clash as pyrite meeting raises tensions
*Dr Martina Cleary listens to Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: Natasha Barton Clare’s politicians clashed at a meeting of the Pyrite Action Group with accusations of “playing party politics” thrown at the only opposition Oireachtas member in attendance.
Dept of Housing ‘playing jiggery pokery’ as Clare homes continue to crumble
*Senator Timmy Dooley engages with the crowd. Photograph: Natasha Barton Officials within the Department of Housing have been accused of “jiggery pokery” on the pyrite problem that is causing hundreds of homes to crumble across Co Clare.
Oireachtas members confident Clare will be included in defective concrete block scheme
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton. Clare’s inclusion in a defective concrete block scheme has been assured by the Minister for Housing, a Government Senator has claimed while members of the county’s pyrite action group have warned that thousands of homes are affected.
Minister ‘non-committal’ on carbon credit ownership
Further consultation is to follow with Clare farmers and the Minister for Agriculture on the subject of carbon credits and their ownership.
Crowe confident pyrite redress scheme will be operational for Clare homeowners by Christmas
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF) joined Minister O’Brien on a visit to the house of Mary and Seamus Hanley in Drumline six weeks ago. Photograph: Joe Buckley A Clare TD has expressed confidence that a pyrite redress scheme will be operational for effected homeowners in the county ahead of Christmas.
Rail spur to Shannon Airport back on track after inclusion in €165bn National Development Plan
A rail spur to Shannon Airport is among the most significant Clare aspects to the €165bn National Development Plan (NDP).
Lisdoonvarna Fáilte secures €72k in €87k allocation to five Clare groups
*The Pavilion Community Hall in Lisdoonvarna. FIVE Clare groups have been awarded a combined €87,446 under the latest tranche of COVID stability funding for community and voluntary groups.
Political rich list findings ‘misleading’ say Clare TDs
Clare TDs have said findings from a political rich list which reported that two of them were millionaires are “misleading”.