SAFETY concerns have been raised at the Kilmaley junction on the R474, with councillors warning that worsening flooding issues are affecting one of West Clare’s busiest routes.
Photograph: Quilty Village by Ann O’Connell || Inset: Cathaoirleach for the West Clare MD Cllr Michael Shannon (FF) WEST Clare councillors have called for new national rural housing guidelines to be brought into effect as quickly as possible, amid concerns that current planning rules are contributing to the decline of rural communities.
ROAD safety concerns have been raised outside Coolmeen National School, with councillors calling for a safety review amid complaints of speeding motorists approaching the village.
“IT’s damn near impossible”, for people to get a response from the Department of Foreign Affairs over passport renewal timelines, a Clare cllr has claimed. Cllr David Griffin (FF) was speaking at the July meeting of Clare County Council where he motioned that “the Minister for Foreign Affairs implements more transparent timelines and service level …
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*Cllr Pat Burke, Tánaiste Simon Harris, Joe Cooney TD and Cllr Conor Ryan. PEDESTRIANS and cyclists should be made wear hi-vis jackets or vests “in the interest of public safety,” according to a former Leas Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis PARKING restrictions are set to be introduced on the main street of Miltown Malbay for Willie Clancy week and casual trading licences will be issued in the coming weeks.
*Cllr Michael Shannon (FF) has called for an increase in the budget allocation for public lighting in West Clare. Photograph: John Mangan. PUBLIC LIGHTING in North and West Clare has been described as a hot potato election item which has since gone cold.
*Cllr Dinny Gould (IND). Photograph: John Mangan A WEST Clare councillor has called for a member of An Garda Síochána to be “reprimanded” for allegedly using pepper spray on a fourteen year old during the recent fuel protests.
*Cllr Shane Talty (FF) right had raised concerns with DAC representations as far back as April of this year. Photograph: Eamon Ward. IT HAS taken Clare’s councillors seven months to reach agreement over proposed appointments to the Clare Tourism Development DAC while further time has been sought to finalise who sits on the Kilrush Amenity …
*New Quay. “DOES ANYBODY understand it,” were the remarks of Cllr Shane Talty (FF) as North Clare councillors discussed a shared-ownership loan applied to a property in New Quay.