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.
Donna McGettigan
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.
Illaunmanagh cemetery flooding to be tackled
*Photograph: Joe Buckley ONGOING FLOODING on the right-hand side of the car park in Illaunmanagh cemetery has led to staff in the burial grounds unit of Clare County Council committing to investigate the matter.
Ennis & Shannon granted approval to be included in affordable housing scheme
*Photograph: Joe Buckley APPROVAL has been granted for both Ennis and Shannon to be included in the Affordable Housing Scheme.
‘West Clare sentenced to death & farming families will be the new homeless’ claims Lissycasey rep
*TII are appealing granted planning permissions to properties on the N68. WEST CLARE’s population has been “sentenced to death” due to current planning legislation, the county’s longest-serving politician has claimed.