Boy (10) hit by car in Shannon
A TEN YEAR old Shannon boy has been moved by ambulance to Temple Street Hospital where he is in a critical condition.
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Housing Minister criticises objection to upgrade of treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien (FF) with local election candidate David Griffin (FF). OBJECTIONS to the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus has been criticised by the Minister for Housing.
‘Necklace of wind farms tearing families apart’ from Meelick to Bodyke
*Members of the public who were in the gallery for Monday’s Clare County Council meeting. ELECTED representatives of Clare County Council have hit out at plans from energy companies to erect wind turbines from Meelick to Bodyke in six different developments.
Farrell welcomed as he takes over as Council Director in Shannon MD
*Alan Farrell. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s newest director was welcomed with open arms to his first meeting of the Shannon Municipal District.
‘We’ve people coming from Kildare to use Shannon Airport which tells its own story’
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AN INCREASING amount of passengers from the hinterland of Dublin Airport opting to fly from Shannon Airport “tells its own story” on the successful recovery of Shannon from the international pandemic.
‘As long as Israelis are in Gaza we’ll continue to protest on the streets’ – Clare IPSC draw record crowd for New Year’s Eve vigil
MEMBERS OF the Clare branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) have committed to holding weekly demonstrations so long as Israel maintains its presence in Gaza.
‘People have Paddy Power in their pocket’ – enactment of Gambling Regulation Bill sought by Lahinch rep
*The matter was debated at the December meeting of Clare County Council. CLARE’S sole Green Party member on the local authority has led the call for a redistribution of the gambling levy towards social projects.
‘All I want for Christmas is for Israel to stop killing children’ – Clare reps agree on call for ceasefire
Áras Contae an Chláir CALLS for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza have been agreed by elected members of Clare County Council.
‘We need to restore Garda morale & public confidence’ – change to policing model sought by Clare reps
*Photograph: John Mangan A CHANGE of policing model in Ireland is needed to help restore morale in the force and confidence among the public, Clare councillors have stated.
HSE CEO turns down councillors request to hold meeting without the media
*Bernard Gloster. HSE CEO, Bernard Gloster has turned down a request by councillors in Clare to attend a behind closed doors meeting.