Clare CAMHS at risk of collapsing
*Clare CAMHS. CLARE’S child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) is facing a crisis and at risk of collapse, a Shannon representative has warned.
Donna McGettigan
‘HSE have a duty not to put us on a cliff edge’ – Newmarket-on-Fergus locals turn out in force to fight for GP service
*A section of the crowd at the public meeting in Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS needs a medical service fitting of its big and growing population, a public meeting has heard.
Trial hole excavation arranged for rising Bóthar na Rinne
*Photograph: Joe Buckley PARTS OF BÓTHAR na Rinne in Shannon resemble ‘a rollercoaster ride’ according to a local representative.
Donna McGettigan elected Shannon MD Chair
*Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN’s sole member of Clare County Council has been elected as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District for the first time.
Long-term solutions to Gort Rd flooding sought in Shannon
*Gort Rd, Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley BIG SHOWERS of rainfall is consistently causing flooding along the Gort Rd in Shannon, elected representatives have lamented.
Clare hero Bernárd Lynch honoured with civic reception for endless dedication fighting for equal rights
*Cllr Tony O’Brien presents Bernárd Lynch with a civic reception presentation scroll. Photograph: Eamon Ward. ENNIS NATIVE, Bernárd Lynch has been bestowed with the highest honour that Clare County Council can bestow upon a citizen or group, a civic reception.
Govt must acknowledge Clare ‘has taken enough’ refugees & asylum seekers – Flynn
*International protection applicants at Magowna House in Inch. Photograph: John Mangan GOVERNMENT need to acknowledge that Co Clare “has taken enough” persons seeking asylum and refuge from the war in Ukraine, a Shannon councillor has said.
‘It will take a big disaster for things to change in fire service’
*Photograph: John Mangan A CLARE COUNCILLOR who works as a retained firefighter in Ennistymon has warned it will take “a disaster” before change is forthcoming in the pay and conditions of those working in the service.
Clare TDs ‘cannot stand by as waiting lists & cancellations spiral out of control’ – McGettigan
*Former party colleagues, Violet Anne Wynne TD (IND) and Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). CLARE’s TDs need to act amid record waiting times and cancellations across the UL Hospitals Group, the county’s sole Sinn Féin member of Clare County Council has said.
Drumgeely dipping a source of frustration in Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley COMMITMENT has been issued by the local authority to resolve the issue of dipping roads in Drumgeely which is causing flooding in the area.
