Fresh calls for installation of solar bins in Shannon
RENEWED CALLS FOR the installation of solar bins in Shannon have been made.
Clare county council
‘Complete jigsaw’ over infill sites posing risk to future housing plans
*Cllr PJ Kelly led the debate at a sitting of Clare County Council. ASPECTS OF PLANNING legislation are creating a “complete jigsaw” to efforts to try secure permission to build a home, an elected representative has stated.
NCT backlog putting drivers at risk
ABSENCE OF A SECOND NCT centre is putting drivers at risk, county councillors have claimed.
Fishermen will be consulted before any improvements to Carrigaholt pier
LOCAL FISHERMAN will be among those consulted if the outside pier at Carrigaholt is to undergo improvement works.
Inis Cealtra visitor centre opening off target & progress of Kilrush Maritime Training Centre ‘lagging’
*The Old Rectory building in Mountshannon. TARGETS for the operation of a visitor centre for Inis Cealtra are set to be missed while the work on a Maritime Training College in Kilrush is “lagging”.
€600k spent on remedial works at Cappahard
AN APPROXIMATE €600,000 has been spent by the local authority on remedial works at Cappahard Estate in Ennis.
Norton rebuffed in effort to get free access to Inagh dump for CE schemes
FREE ACCESS to the county’s main central waste management system will not be given to members of community employment schemes.
Council’s penchant for contractors criticised while roads budget increase will be impacted by inflation
*Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND). Photograph: Natasha Barton HIRING CONTRACTORS instead of utilising internal staff of Clare County Council needs to be dealt with, a Shannon councillor has said.
Ennis National School approved for Active Travel scheme
ENNIS NATIONAL SCHOOL has been chosen as a successful candidate for Active Travel funding this year.
Review of operations at Ennis Hospital including identifying greenfield site sought
*A review has been sought by county councillors. HSE OFFICIALS have been urged to review arrangements at Ennis Hospital including identifying a greenfield site to allow for further development.