Revised bid underway for Burren’s UNESCO status
*Photograph: Martin Kiely REVISIONS to try make an application for the Burren designated as a world heritage site are to be made.
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McNamara responds to claims Independents have ‘easiest gig in Dáil’ & reveals openness to help form future Govt
*Michael McNamara. CLARE TD, Michael McNamara (IND) has said fellow TD Cathal Crowe’s (FF) comments that Independents have the “easiest gig in town” in the current Dáil is wide of the mark and revealed he is not opposed to going into Government with any party if successful at the next General Election.
47 social housing units planned for Kilrush & Kilkee
Photograph: Maura Harvey PLANS are being advanced for the construction of 47 new social housing homes in Kilkee and Kilrush.
Crisis on the cards as mass housing evictions feared for April
“MASS EVICTIONS” will occur in April if the current ban is not extended, local councillors have warned.
Development of affordable housing schemes needs greater priority
*Photograph: Joe Buckley GREATER FOCUS is needed on affordable housing within Co Clare to help more young people get on the property ladder, Deputy Joe Carey (FG) has said.
Shannon Group need to step up to facilitate transfer of Heritage sites
*Bunratty Castle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CLARE TD has said Shannon Airport Group should have to step up and help contribute financially to facilitate a transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council.
Confidence Broadford & Cooraclare’s wastewater wait will end this month
AN ANNOUNCEMENT is expected within the next fortnight on whether Broadford and Cooraclare have been successful in their bid for Government funding for wastewater treatment.
Council were offered a sixth of money sought for Shannon Heritage sites transfer
*Lily Murphy Shannon Heritage Worker. Photograph: Natasha Barton SEVEN MONTHS AFTER a due diligence report was completed by Clare County Council on the Shannon Heritage sites, their future ownership remains in limbo.
Vindication for Bru an Sionna campaigner
*Lorraine Carew. Photograph: Joe Buckley A SHANNON RESIDENT says she feels vindicated after the announcement of a €2.5bn defective building remediation scheme.
Affordable housing scheme ‘urgently needed’ for Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON needs to urgently put forward for an affordable housing scheme, one of the town’s elected representatives has stressed.
