‘More consumer protection for a kettle than your home’
An NCT like procedure is required when it comes to determining the safety of homes in Ireland, one Ennis councillor has declared.
Cllr Christy Curtin
Fear raised that Chief Supt Gubbins will soon be based in Galway
Concern has been expressed that Clare’s newly appointed Chief Superintendent will not be working in the county for long.
West Clare economic development hindered by ‘hard border around Ennis’
“A draft mortuary notice for West Clare” has been issued by Clare County Council based on it’s economic development plans for the area according to the longest serving elected representative in the county.
Irish Defence Forces ‘owed duty & respect of proper income’
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis Men and women willing to put their lives on the line for their country deserve a better income, Cllr Ann Norton has highlighted.
Change to Clare Bus contract “a grave act of injustice”
A decision from the National Transport Authority (NTA) to take the contract for the county’s rural transport co-ordination unit (TCU) from Clare Accessible Transport (CAT) and award it to Limerick Local Link has been met with widespread hostility and labelled “a grave act of injustice”.
Climate change protesters demand action to protect their future
Five Clare students this week addressed elected representatives of the local authority demanding action on climate change.
Christy bringing the curtain down on political career
*Photograph: Gary Collins Christy Curtin has announced he will retire from politics next month.
‘Shannon not getting its fair share of commercial rates’
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Joe Buckley Almost three quarters of Clare’s commercial rates income of €113 million is sourced from West Clare and Shannon.
Eircodes to help clamp down on illegal dumping in Clare
*Waste being collected from Doonbeg. Photograph: Doonbeg Community Development A fight against Clare’s “scourge of illegal dumping” could utilise Eircodes to clamp down on what it seen to be a big problem across the county.
12% of Clare LIS applications will be completed in 2019
*Labasheeda. Photograph: WestClare.net 250 applications are with Clare County Council for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) but only 30 are expected to be completed in 2019. Funding is provided to County Councils across the country to carry out improvement works on private and non-publicly maintained roads under the LIS. In 2018, €482,000 was allocated to …
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