Provision of full-time lifeguards in June essential to reduce seasonality of West Clare
AVAILABILITY will determine if Clare’s busiest beaches are staffed with lifeguards throughout the month of June.
Cyril Feeney
‘Until people pay for water they won’t respect it’
PEOPLE OF CLARE do not understand or respect water as a resource, a conservation expert has stated.
Air quality in Ennis remains a concern
EFFORTS to tackle poor air quality in Ennis must be intensified, a local representative has said.
Shortage of ‘scientific resources’ preventing Council from increasing water testing at beaches
Absence of “significant scientific resources” will stop Clare County Council from committing to a more stringent bathing water quality testing regime.
Policies to tackle illegal dumping should take note from packaging on cigarettes
Signage similar to that used in discouraging the smoking of cigarettes has been suggested as the model to follow when it comes to cutting down on illegal dumping in Co Clare.
Potential of dezoning lands with no wastewater infrastructure ‘closes the door’ on rural Clare
*O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: John Mangan Rural communities in Clare are at risk of “dying out” with plans to dezone lands in areas without wastewater infrastructure in the upcoming County Development Plan.
Progress with Cluain Ard wastewater system criticised
Lack of progress on improvement works at the wastewater system at Cluain Ard in Kilmaley has been criticised.
Additional staff to be hired to tackle littering in Clare
Additional staff are to be hired temporarily over the summer period to deal with litter management in Clare.
‘Sands have shifted’ – need to review provision of lifeguard service in Clare highlighted
Senior officials in Clare County Council are reluctant to give “any commitments we can’t stand over” when it comes to engaging full-time lifeguards at coastal locations.
Bid to connect Ros Leamhain estate to Tulla Rd sewer ‘a never-ending saga’
Attempts to extend the sewer from a Roslevan estate to the main Tulla Rd have been described as “a never-ending saga”.