ENNIS GP and women’s health advocate Dr Máire Finn and uilleann piper Blackie O’Connell have been unveiled as the grand marshals for the 2025 St Patrick’s Day parade in Ennis.
*Abbey St car park is among the most contentious items of the Ennis 2040 strategy. ELECTED MEMBERS of Clare County Council have said there is a vacuum of information when it comes to Ennis 2040 while attempts by a Fine Gael councillor to block debate on the subject was overruled by Fianna Fáil councillors.
Tristan Casson-Rennie Chief Executive Officer FASD Ireland. Photograph: Natasha Barton. ONE OF Clare’s newest councillors is leading the campaign to have Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) officially recognised by the HSE.
NEW streetlights have been sought on the road from Quilty village to Seafield.
A SIX FIGURE sum was spent on hedge cutting in West Clare, last year according to a senior engineer in Clare County Council.
FLOODING of homes in Liscannor has become an issue following excessive rainfall in recent times.
NEW SPEED limits are now being enforced on rural local roads across the county but some Clare councillors are concerned that simply lowering the speed limits won’t be enough to tackle the ongoing issue of speeding.
*The encampment in Drumbiggle. AN ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENT has rocked up in Clare County Council’s own back garden with one TD criticising the actions as an attempt to leap-frog ahead in a bid to secure local authority housing.
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL have confirmed it will stand down its six community response hubs and the community helpline established following Storm Éowyn.
*Previous flooding in Shannon Town. SHANNON TOWN could be waiting a further five to seven years for construction to commence on its flood defence scheme.