Opt rural – details being finalised on pilot resettlement scheme
*Labasheeda. Photograph: Páraic McMahon Work is underway on a pilot resettlement scheme that will entice more people to live in rural parts of Co Clare.
Cillian Murphy
‘Kilkee needs the toilet’
*Public toilets in Kilkee. Photograph: Páraic McMahon New public toilets are “urgently” needed, senior officials in Clare County Council have said.
Murphy Blacks Restaurant announces closure
Popular Kilkee restaurant Murphy Blacks is to close after fifteen years in business.
Shortage of Clare hotels leading to county ‘leaking visitors’
“An accommodation deficit” in Co Clare is hindering the ability to maximise the amount of tourists staying overnight in the county.
Lack of bus routes preventing more visitors coming to Clare
More integrated bus services are required in Clare to boost tourism and improve ease of access for rural residents, an elected representative has stated.
Gutting of Council houses in West Clare ‘sinful & shameful’
Criticism has been voiced with the manner in which West Clare’s social housing stock has been managed.
‘Clare most anti-rural county for planning’ claims Cllr Kelly
Clare’s longest serving local elected representative has described the county as “the most anti-rural” so far as planning regulations are concerned.
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.
Councillors contacted over “critical comments” on Airport
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward An elected representative in Clare received correspondence from the Chairperson of Shannon Group outlining their disappointment with ongoing critical comments regarding Shannon Airport.
Moneypoint taskforce has not held a single meeting
Four months on from the request of its foundation, a taskforce designed to support staff at Moneypoint has not held a single meeting.
