*The Drumgeely Flats were among the first buildings constructed during the creation of Shannon Town. Photograph: Joe Buckley OFFERING a link with the River Walk and Drumgeely would be “a big thing” for one of the oldest areas of Shannon.
*Corrib Drive. Photograph: Joe Buckley ROAD MARKINGS in Corrib Drive which were “obliterated during resurfacing” are to be renewed.
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward MICHELANGELO’s services would be warranted in Shannon given the amount of paintwork required to signs in the town, a local representative has quipped.
CO CLARE has been “tarnished” by the absence of toilet facilities on the M18.
“HUGE PROBLEMS” associated with dog fouling have been ongoing in Newmarket-on-Fergus for “at least twenty years,” a local representative has claimed while a voice activation system to remind owners to remove the faeces belonging to their canines is leaving Shannon residents sleepless.
*Crowds at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Shannon earlier this year. Photograph: Joe Buckley AN APPEAL for a video to be created showcasing the positives of Shannon Town led to a minor clash between elected representatives with one councillor quipping that she was “the Queen of Facebook”.
WORKS TO COMBAT difficulties outside the county’s main crematorium and Shannon’s biggest graveyard are to be completed by early September while the “ethnic status” of Travellers gives them “massive power” and weakens the ability to clamp down on illegal encampments, a local authority meeting has heard.
*Purcell Park in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley RESIDENTS are to be met as appeals to remove the gateway system from Purcell Park to Cluain Airne intensify due to motorists “playing chicken” and regular complaints of speeding.
FUTURE VIABILITY of the Shannon Aviation Museum can be enhanced through the addition of signage on the county’s main road network.
*Shannon Banks. A “BRAIN DRAIN” is impacting on the South Clare region falling under the auspices of the Shannon Municipal District.
