Hotel Doolin get green light for extension
HOTEL DOOLIN has been granted the green light to an extension to its first and second floor resulting in the addition of 27 bedrooms.
Clare county council
Value of nuns’ convent & lands set to soar
*The Sisters of Mercy grounds along Bóthar na Trócaire. THE MARKET value of a convent and adjoining land owned by an order of nuns in Ennis is set to soar.
Clampdown needed on bus operators using rat runs to get to Cliffs of Moher
*Buses en route to the Cliffs of Moher. BUS OPERATORS who did not use allocated routes to the Cliffs of Moher should not be allowed to part at the visitor centre, a North Clare councillor has argued.
Council rebuff Clare GAA housing rezoning bid for ‘a large area of land’ in Clareabbey
*Clare GAA’s HQ in Clareabbey. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council has rebuffed a bid by Clare GAA to have “a large area of land” at Clarecastle near Ennis rezoned for housing.
Old backyard service water connections to be replaced in Hermitage
OVER 550m of ageing and problematic backyard service water connections in Hermitage are to be replaced.
‘Well runs dry’ for East Clare water scheme
“THERE IS A PRICE FOR DEVELOPMENT, it will eventually cause a crisis,” a county councillor warned when supporting calls to aid homeowners on group water schemes.
Shannon Airport Group anxious to transfer Shannon Heritage sites to Council
*CEO of The Shannon Airport Group, Mary Considine. Photograph: Eamon Ward TRANSFER OF FOUR SHANNON HERITAGE sites to Clare County Council “as soon as possible” remains the objective of The Shannon Airport Group.
Vitalograph to create 72 jobs following €1.2m purchase of Ballymaley building from Council
*CEO of Vitalograph Ireland, Frank Keane AN INVESTMENT OF €5m is to result in the creation of 72 new jobs with Vitalograph Ireland purchasing the Ballymaley Enterprise and Innovation Centre from Clare County Council.
‘We don’t want Éire Óg A vs Éire Óg B to be our future county finals’ – developer led wastewater infrastructure can halt rural depopulation
*Darren O’Brien and Conor O’Halloran embrace at the final whistle of the 2021 Clare SFC final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ADDITION OF PRIVATE DEVELOPER LED wastewater infrastructure is key to haling the decline of 51 towns and villages in Clare who face the risk of depopulation in its absence.
Fianna Fáil councillors silence attempt to discuss potential Council loan for transfer of Shannon Heritage sites
*Monday’s meeting of the local authority saw tensions raise between some councillors. FIANNA FÁIL COUNCILLORS silenced an attempt by an Independent councillor to get Clare County Council to publicly debate the merits of taking out a loan to acquire the four Shannon Heritage sites in the county.