Time to say thank you to our Tidy Towns volunteers
TIDY TOWNS volunteers across Clare are to be acknowledged for their efforts in improving the aesthetics of towns and villages all over the county.
Clare county council
Council to take charge of Doonbeg road serving two houses and farmyard
A DOONBEG road serving two houses and a farmyard is to be taken over by Clare County Council.
Housing for All policy destined for failure warns Shannon councillor
*Cllr Gerry Flynn pictured at the Shannon Loop. Photograph: Eamon Ward A SHANNON councillor has warned that the Housing for All Government policy is destined for failure and will not support individuals and families trying to rent or purchase affordable homes in the county.
Decision on Blake’s Corner oral hearing likely to be ‘months away’
AN OUTCOME on an oral hearing held by An Bord Pleánala held in June to explore future options for Blake’s Corner will not be known “for some months yet,” senior officials in Clare County Council have conceded.
ShannonDoc figures not adding up – O’Brien
*Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF). Photograph: Martin Connolly SENIOR MANAGEMENT of ShannonDoc are being pressed to justify its lack of services in Clare given its current financial standing.
Roslevan residents anxious on potential housing imbalance
*Traffic on the Tulla Rd in Roslevan. Photograph: Gary Collins ANXIETY is growing among Roslevan residents over a potential imbalance in the provision of the type of housing in the area.
Opposition to prospecting licences growing in Tulla & Bunratty as window for submissions extended
STRONG OPPOSITION to the awarding of prospecting licences in Tulla and Bunratty is stemming from environmental groups and local politicians.
Memorial unveiled to Mike McKee at Shannon Town Park
*Janette McKee films the memorial event at Shannon Town Park with her mother Eileen in the background alongside Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). Photograph: Eamon Ward A PLAQUE has been unveiled in memory of the late Mike McKee in the Shannon Town Park.
Council defend decision to exclude media from Rural SPC meeting on County Development Plan
*Rural Development Director of Service, Leonard Cleary. Photograph: Arthur Ellis PLANNING OFFICIALS led the call for members of the media to be excluded from a recent meeting of Clare County Council’s Rural Development Strategic Policy Committee (SPC).
Drivers finding it difficult to turn right at Clare Rd
ADDITION of a filter light to improve traffic flow at the Clare Road in Ennis are to be considered.