Clare county council

New interactive story map showcases the Shannon Estuary as a haven for wintering birds and wetlands

*Shannon Estuary CLARE County Council, together with Kerry County Council and Limerick City and County Council, have launched a new interactive story map celebrating one of Ireland’s most important and biodiverse rich landscapes, the Shannon Estuary. Designed to support education, awareness and public engagement, the map is targeted at local schools and communities living along the …

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Clare allocated almost €900k for weather repairs

CLARE County Council has been allocated €894,122 to cover a substantial portion of the unplanned costs it incurred during last year’s severe winter weather, according to figures released to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney. The funding confirmation came in a written parliamentary reply from James Browne, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who …

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Council call for equality among SNA entitlements

*Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua (FF). Photograph: Éamon Ward CLARE Council members are calling on the Department of Education to review and amend Special Needs Assistants’ (SNA) Health & Safety Leave entitlements. At the Clare County Council January meeting on Monday, Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua (FF) called a motion ensuring SNAs’ full parity with teachers, asking for SNAs …

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Proposal announced for the pedestrianisation of O’Connell St

CLARE County Council has announced its intention to introduce permanent partial pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street, Ennis, set to commence on March 2, 2026. This proposal comes in response to significant public engagement, with almost 90% of participants in a recent survey expressing support for pedestrianisation measures. The proposed change aims to support a vibrant and …

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Drumline residents lodge appeal over HVO generators

*John Nally, Moira McMahon, Bob Enright, Kathleen McMahon, Ruth Enright, Ellen Curley, Mary Murphy and Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley.  RESIDENTS of Drumline are clashing with Clare County Council and have taken their case to An Coimisiún Pleanála.

Councillors take seven months to make Tourism DAC appointments & seek more time to sort Kilrush Amenity Trust

*Cllr Shane Talty (FF) right had raised concerns with DAC representations as far back as April of this year. Photograph: Eamon Ward.  IT HAS taken Clare’s councillors seven months to reach agreement over proposed appointments to the Clare Tourism Development DAC while further time has been sought to finalise who sits on the Kilrush Amenity …

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