Councillors hopeful Crowe will be knighted if Cratloe footpath progresses
*Cllr John Crowe. Photograph: Eamon Ward A Clare councillor could be knighted fellow elected representatives have quipped should a footpath link be installed in Cratloe.
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Wider conversation into data centres needed as further information sought from developers
Further information has been sought by Clare County Council into plans for a €1.2bn data centre in Ennis while local activists have said engaged discussions are needed into the future role of these facilities.
Pyrite could damage bid for €8m maritime centre in Kilrush
An €8m application to build a maritime training centre in Kilrush could be scuppered due to pyrite.
Aldi get green light for second Ennis store
Permission for a second Aldi store in Ennis has been granted by Clare County Council.
Absence of landing location for air ambulance in Kilkee criticised
A dedicated air ambulance landing location in Kilkee is needed to compensate ambulance wait times in West Clare, a county councillor has said.
€10k allocation for Carrigaholt footpaths will make village ‘smarter & safer’
€10,000 has been set aside to complete footpath works in Carrigaholt this year.
Footpaths in Shannon must be finished as ‘matter of urgency’
*Cllr Gerry Flynn pictured outside Shannon Town Centre. Photograph: Joe Buckley Work yet to be finished on footpaths around Shannon needs to be completed as “a matter of urgency,” an elected representative has said.
Ennis grandmother on housing list since 2005 tired of telling grandchildren she hasn’t a home
*Philomena Coughlan on the couch of her daughter’s home where she has been living temporarily. Photograph: Natasha Barton An Ennis grandmother on Clare County Council’s housing list since 2005 has said the wait for accommodation is having “an awful impact on my mental health”.
‘It’s there in black & white’ says Deputy Carey in response to Cllr Murphy’s claims of ‘untrue’ pyrite article
*Cllr Paul Murphy and Deputy Joe Carey at Latoon Bridge. A Clare TD has said contents published in a front page story by The Clare Echo are entirely accurate despite claims from a party colleague that aspects were “untrue”.
Emergence of Púca mural ‘ill-timed & disrespectful’ says sculptor
A mural of the controversial Púca sculpture that has appeared in Ennistymon in the past week has been described as “ill-timed” and “disrespectful” by the sculptor of the statue.
