Miltown Malbay setting the example for others to follow with suicide remembrance bench
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon MILTOWN MALBAY’s lead in constructing a remembrance bench for loved ones lost to suicide can be replicated all across the county.
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Danger caused by missing footpath on Mill Rd to be tackled in Ennis transport plan
*Mill Rd in Ennis. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. ABSENCE of a footpath along the Mill Rd in Ennis has been described as “dangerous” but proposals within the local transport plan are set to navigate past the protected structure blocking the installation of the infrastructure.
Council target summer construction start for €1.8m Active Travel Scheme on Tulla Rd
*An artist’s impression of the original plans for the Active Travel Scheme. ENNIS’ €1.8m Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd is expected to commence construction this summer.
Revised plans submitted to renovate Mountshannon Community Hall
*Mountshannon. PLANS have been lodged with Clare County Council that could see Mountshannon Community Hall demolished and replaced with a new facility.
Burren Distillery granted permission for new dry store & bonded warehouse in Ballyvaughan
*Burren Distillers. THE BURREN DISTILLERY has been granted planning permission for a new dry store and bonded warehouse at their site in Ballyvaughan.
Audit raises questions of Council’s governance following management of Bunratty deal
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. GOVERNANCE standards of Clare County Council have come under scrutiny over the manner in which a deal to purchase land in Bunratty was carried out.
Council paid €8m to acquire two pieces of land adjacent to Cliffs of Moher
*The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre. MORE THAN €8m was spent by Clare County Council on two sites adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre.
‘People need to put their hand in their pocket we need more hotels in West Clare’ – councillors stress need to increase overnight stays in Clare
*Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG) said the private sector must step up to provide more hotels in Clare. STRONGER EFFORTS need to be made to keep tourists in Clare for overnight stays while a former Deputy Mayor of Clare has said it is up to the business community to “put their hand in their pockets” and …
Daly’s appointment as Council Chief Executive ratified
Gordon Daly. Photograph: Eamon Ward. TUAMGRANEY’S Gordon Daly’s appointment as Chief Executive of Clare County Council has been ratified by elected members of the local authority.
Clare becomes first county in Ireland certified as sustainable tourism destination
*Moylussa. CO CLARE is the first county in Ireland to be certified as a sustainable tourism destination.
