Patrick’s Day parades to highlight Abbey Street car park’s importance as civic space
*Photograph: John O’Neill ABBEY STREET’s importance as a civic space in the heart of Ennis will be highlighted this weekend for the St Patrick’s Day parade.
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Clare political delegations visiting US for St Patrick’s Day must flag America’s aid to Israel’s war on Palestine – Hayes
*Cllr Pat Hayes. Photograph: John Mangan POLITICAL DELEGATIONS from Clare visiting the United States of America for St Patrick’s Day must use the national holiday to address Israel’s “war of terror on Palestine,” a former Mayor of Clare has said.
€320k upgrade sees opening of Ledge 4D Experience at the Cliffs of Moher
A €320,000 upgrade to the virtual reality cliffside experience at the Cliffs of Moher has been completed.
‘Ulterior motive’ accusation thrown at councillors by Chief Exec for ‘persistent concentration’ on Ennis 2040 DAC
*Kevin Corrigan, Pat Dowling, Carmel Kirby. Photograph: Brian Arthur €2.2m of the €10m loan for Ennis 2040 DAC has been spent on company setup, ongoing operating costs, overheads plus the design and planning of four key projects.
‘Dog SWAT team’ needed to clamp down on disgusting behaviour on Clare beaches
*Photograph: John Mangan ONE FINE has been issued in Lahinch beach over the last three years for dog fouling with local politicians insisting members of the public need to be fined in North-West Clare to change behaviour over the “disgusting” amount of dog poo left along beaches and public areas.
Council not delivering on the ‘bread & butter issues’ – Griffin
*David Griffin. Photograph: Joe Buckley ONE of the challengers for a seat on Clare County Council has said he is inundated with complaints on the conditions of footpaths and road networks in the Shannon Municipal District.
Acres Scheme has let down farmers in North Clare
*Members of Burren IFA have met with the Minister for Agriculture. NORTH CLARE farmers have been let down by the Acres Scheme, a local representative has claimed.
Provision of third pedestrian crossing for Lahinch to be explored
*Photograph: John Mangan INSTALLATION of a pedestrian crossing on the main street in Lahinch is to be considered by officials in Clare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
Local media not helping Ennis’ reputation with negative stories says senior Council official
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. LOCAL MEDIA in Clare are not helping Ennis’ reputation by putting out a negative picture about the county town, a senior official in Clare County Council has said.
Future use of current library likely to remain as educational or cultural space
*Clare County Library. A FUTURE use of the current county library which is due to be vacated in the coming months, has yet to be decided.