Clare’s longest standing councillor has hit out at the proposed reduction of General Municipal Allocation (G.M.A.) for the four municipal districts in the country. Cllr PJ Kelly was speaking at Monday’s meeting of the local authority where he tabled a motion which asked “that the C.E.O. reverses his proposal to reduce G.M.A. in forthcoming estates …
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*Photograph: John Mangan In a week where a documentary on whistleblower, Maurice McCabe cast a dark shadow on An Garda Síochána, one member of the force has been hailed for his service to Co Clare. On Monday, a mayoral reception was held for Chief Superintendent John Kerin ahead of his upcoming retirement. Warm tributes were …
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Clare County Council has forked out over €1 million on the travelling community in the last three years. A total of €1,259,103 has been spent by the Council since 2016 and the local authority expects this figure to rise to €1,363,407 by the end of the year. The expenditure is towards accommodation, maintenance, waste collection, …
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There is “devastation” at the decision by Clare County Council to withdraw flood relief plans at Springfield. Speaking at Monday’s meeting of the local authority, Cllr Cathal Crowe criticised environmentalist Peter Sweetman for filing an objection against works in Clonlara which led to the Council deciding to shelf plans for necessary works at the location …
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*Photograph: Eamon Ward A nine member Board of Cliffs of Moher Centre Ltd has been finalised. Clare County Council has announced the appointment of new members to the Board as part of its ongoing commitment to developing the world famous tourist attraction. The new members will be involved in overseeing the policy planning and governance …
Flood relief plans for Springfield have been withdrawn following an environmental objection. Environmentalist, Peter Sweetman a son of former Fine Gael Minister for Finance, Gerard Sweetman and state agency National Parks and Wildlife filed objections against works in Clonlara. Their submissions come three years on from the forced evacuations of residents from their homes in …
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*Promoting the rollout of ‘Ask for Angela’ in Clare L-R: John Kerin, Chief Supt for the Clare Garda Division; Annette Donnellan, Administrator, Clare JPC; Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development; Councillor Mary Howard, Chair of Clare JPC; and Darragh McAllister, Chairman of Clare VFI. Photograph by Eamon Ward Hospitality providers across Clare including bar, restaurant, …
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FIANNA Fáil general election candidate Cllr Cathal Crowe has called for all Clare County Council meetings to be live video streamed. Cllr Crowe has written to Pat Dowling, Chief Executive of Clare County Council asking that his proposal be actioned on. “It’s time that Clare County Council follow the lead taken by other Councils and …
By STUART HOLLY CLARE County Council is inviting ‘Expressions of Interest’ from landowners, developers, building contractors, property owners for properties and land in areas of housing demand across County Clare. Submissions are being sought in relation to lands (serviced and unserviced), sites with or without planning permission, partially completed developments and/or turn key developments in …
By PÁRAIC MCMAHON BY THE end of 2018, Clare County Council will exceed all its housing targets according to CEO, Pat Dowling. Cllr Pat Hayes called for a timeline of details regarding planning permission and the different stages involved in providing housing as a means to inform the people of the county that “Clare County …