Ennis & Shannon granted approval to be included in affordable housing scheme
*Photograph: Joe Buckley APPROVAL has been granted for both Ennis and Shannon to be included in the Affordable Housing Scheme.
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Save Ennis Town group established to fight 2040 plans for Abbey Street & Parnell Street
*John O’Connor speaks from the floor. Photograph: Chris Copley A VOLUNTARY GROUP has been established to fight against plans from the Ennis 2040 DAC to remove public car-parking in Abbey Street and Parnell Street.
Emergency permission sought to remove dead ash trees affected by dieback
*Cllr Pat Burke pictured on his land where ash dieback has destroyed 17 hectares. CRITICISM has been hurled in the direction at the Junior Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity over the delays in removing dead ash trees from plantations.
Cleary to head up Council’s new tourism directorate following addition of Shannon Heritage sites
*Leonard Cleary. Photograph: Eamon Ward LEONARD CLEARY is to head up Clare County Council’s new tourism department following the addition of the four Shannon Heritage sites to its portfolio.
‘West Clare sentenced to death & farming families will be the new homeless’ claims Lissycasey rep
*TII are appealing granted planning permissions to properties on the N68. WEST CLARE’s population has been “sentenced to death” due to current planning legislation, the county’s longest-serving politician has claimed.
Formal complaint issued to Minister as Fianna Fáil CPG members block discussion of Francis St cottages at Council meeting
*Photograph: John Mangan A FORMAL COMPLAINT has been issued to the Minister for Local Government by a Shannon councillor who claims that the Corporate Policy Group (CPG) of Clare County Council have made attempts to “muzzle democrats”.
Council & Shannon Airport Group reach historic agreement but not without one last battle at Bunratty
*Elected representatives and staff of Clare County Council in Bunratty Folk Park. Photograph: Eamon Ward AN AGREEMENT was reached between Clare County Council and the Shannon Airport Group on the handover of the four Shannon Heritage assets in the county to the local authority but not without a final battle.
Success for Cnoc na Gaoithe & Council
CNOC NA GAOITHE cultural centre in Tulla and Clare County Council scooped honours at the LAMA (Local Authority Members Association) All Ireland Community & Council Awards 2023.
‘Nothing on this scale has happened before’ – up to 2,000 fish killed in North Clare
UP TO 2,000 fish have died outside Ennistymon prompting both Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Environment Protection Agency to commence investigations into the matter.
Free autism training webinars kick off in Clare
*Pictured marking the launch of the ‘Clare Autism Aware’ programme are (left to right): Brendan Boyce, Administrative Officer, Rural Development, Clare County Council; Bernadette Haugh, Senior Executive Officer, Rural Development, Clare County Council; Cllr Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Dr Susan Crawford, Get Autism Active; and Deirdre Power, Equality Officer, Human Resources, Clare County …