Droichead na Gabhar remains ‘an accident waiting to happen’
A bridge posing dangers to vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists near Lees Road has been labelled as an “accident waiting to happen”.
Clare county council
‘We cannot tolerate Direct Provision any longer’ – Kilkee rep calls for action to prevent future comparison with Mother & Baby Homes
A West Clare councillor has flagged that Direct Provision could be regarded as the modern day equivalent to Mother and Baby Homes if it is not abolished.
248 active travel posts nationwide announced
248 new jobs in local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country have been announced by the Department of Transport.
‘Every town & village’ in Clare needs a bus shelter say councillors
An East Clare councillor has pleaded for bus shelters to be installed in each town and village across the county.
Illaunmanagh barriers to be repositioned
Concrete barriers erected in Illaunmanagh in response to an illegal encampment are to be re-examined.
‘Decrepit state’ of Shannon public lighting not befitting of ‘pioneers that developed town’
Quotations to fix “problematic” lighting at five housing estates in Shannon will be carried out.
‘We need to be ready’ – Clare councillors seek strategy to entice international tourists if COVID vaccine proves successful
Clare’s tourism taskforce is currently finalising an action plan to enhance the county’s ability to entice visitors if the COVID-19 vaccine has the desired result.
Council pressed to issue apology for involvement in Kilrush Mother & Baby Home
Clare County Council have been pressed to make an official apology for their involvement to the Mother and Baby Home in Kilrush.
Importance of staycations stressed as tourism industry prepares for ‘another difficult year’
Clare’s hospitality and tourism industries will once again be reliant on staycations to aid a revival this year in what is going to be another “very difficult year”.
ESB’s sub-station in Knockaderry ‘like a scene from Eastern Europe 20 years ago’
An ESB sub-station located in Ennis has been equated with a scene “from Eastern Europe twenty years ago”.
