Ann Norton recovering following COVID-19 diagnosis
*Ann Norton. Photograph: Eamon Ward A Clare politician has tested positive for COVID-19.
Clare county council
Additional freephone added to Clare’s Covid-19 response team
*John Kerin (Chairperson), Bernadette Haugh (Clare Local Community Development Committee Chief Officer), Sharon Meaney (Clare Volunteer Centre) and Leonard Cleary (Director of Rural Development). A new freephone number has been added to Clare’s Covid-19 Community Response team.
Planned Vandeleur Gardens development offers chance for Kilrush economic & employment growth
*PHOTOGRAPH: Eamon Ward An upgrade to the visitor experience centre at the Vandeleur Walled Garden Centre will also offer opportunities for economic growth and employment in the Kilrush area.
27% of Clare lights upgraded to LED
27% of Clare’s public lighting have been upgraded to Light Emitting Diode (LED), the remainder is expected to be completed in the next two years.
‘Dedicate a week to cleaning Clare signs like Heritage Week’
Road signs that have turned green are to be cleaned following requests from elected representatives.
New lease agreement signed for Loop Head Lighthouse
*Loop Head Lighthouse. Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan A twenty five year lease renewal of Loop Head Lighthouse has been signed. An agreement was reached between Clare County Council and the Commissioner of Irish Lights at the end of February that will see the local authority manage the site for the next quarter of a century at …
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NAMA owned buildings ‘falling into disrepair when people are crying out for houses’
*The derelict Mushroom Factory in Tubber. Photograph Deirdre O’Mahony, Abandoned Clare, publication produced by Gregory Mc Cartney for Abridged magazine 2011 Buildings owned by NAMA in Co Clare are “falling into disrepair” and are contributing to a lack of life in towns and villages across the county. Properties that came into NAMA’s ownership in 2009 …
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Response Forum aims to see Clare come out ‘as best possible’ post Covid-19
‘Dependent individuals’ are being placed at the centre of work undertaken by the newly formed Clare Covid-19 Community Support Response team.
‘Teenagers biggest worry is plastic being dumped in the sea’ – calls for controlled plastic waste collection
Calls for a controlled plastic waste collection systems at “key waterways and strategic locations” in the county are not in the “immediate plans” of the local authority.
Clare Community Response helpine is now live
*Providing telephone sypport for the Clare Community Response Helpline is David Bennett and Helen Moloney of Clare County Council’s Rural Development Directorate. A dedicated community support helpline has been set up in Co Clare to assist members of the public during the current public health emergency.