Tidal pool plans floated for Quilty
*Quilty. QUILTY MAY soon be home to a tidal swimming pool with a feasibility study to be carried out to determine if plans can get off the ground.
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Ennis local injury unit hours will not be extended
*Photograph: Brian Arthur OPENING HOURS of the local injury unit at Ennis Hospital will not be extended to a 24/7 basis as previously agreed.
Lynch confirms he will be standing in 2024 local elections
*Cllr Ian Lynch. Photograph: Eamon Ward SITTING CLLR Ian Lynch (IND) is the first confirmed candidate for the Kilrush electoral area in the 2024 local elections.
Bye-laws adopted to ban overnight parking for camper vans in Loop Head & Lisdoonvarna
*Public consultation on the plans ended last month. BYE-LAWS have been adopted to prohibit overnight camping on roads and public places in Lisdoonvarna plus the Loop Head Lighthouse car park.
Information vacuum ‘detrimental’ to integration of asylum seekers & refugees in Clare
*Scool in Corofin was among the “pinch-points” experienced in recent times. Photograph: John Mangan INFORMATION DEFICITS are proving “detrimental to the success of the acceptance” of asylum seekers and refugees into communities across the county, a North Clare representative has said.
Lynch elected as Cathaoirleach of West Clare Municipal District & expects ‘challenging year’
*Cllr Ian Lynch. CLLR IAN LYNCH (IND) has been elected as the Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District for the final year of the current Council term.
Council to try add EV charging points to tourism facilities undergoing development works
*Plans are progressing to install EV charging points at the Vandeleur Walled Gardens. CLARE’S TOURISM FACILITIES that are undergo development are to be equipped with electric vehicle charging points.
‘Most economical source of energy is off Clare coast’ as Shannon Estuary’s potential brought into focus
*Loop Head. POTENTIAL for off-shore development off the coast of the Shannon Estuary is “phenomenal”.
‘It will take a big disaster for things to change in fire service’
*Photograph: John Mangan A CLARE COUNCILLOR who works as a retained firefighter in Ennistymon has warned it will take “a disaster” before change is forthcoming in the pay and conditions of those working in the service.
Crane at Carrigaholt Pier can keep people in fishing industry
*Calls for the installation of a crane in Carrigaholt were made at the recent meeting of the West Clare MD. INSTALLING A CRANE at the outside pier in Carrigaholt could be the difference in keeping people in the fishing industry, a county councillor has argued.
