AIB’s move to go cashless in four Clare branches ‘a slap in the face to rural Ireland’
FOUR MAJOR AIB BRANCHES in Clare are to be turned into cashless outlets from the end of September.
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Council passes motion urging Minister O’Brien to declare housing emergency
*Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Darragh O’Brien (FF) in Drumline. Photograph: Joe Buckley MINISTER FOR HOUSING, DARRAGH O’BRIEN (FF) will be requested to declare a housing emergency following the passing of a motion in Clare County Council.
Clare GAA ‘out of tune’ in failure to embrace county’s traditional music reputation – councillors
*The Tulla Pipe Band in Cusack Park on county final day. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CLARE GAA is out of tune when it comes embracing the county’s reputation as the home of traditional music.
Begley breaks ground again becoming Shannon MD Chair
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND). Photograph: Eamon Ward HAVING BECOME the first Mayor of Clare from Clonlara, Cllr Michael Begley (IND) has repeated the same feat but this time as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District.
Planning row over Cluainin Apartments aggravates Shannon councillors
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A SOUTH CLARE representative has warned that the closure of the entrance to Cluainin Apartments in Shannon “could end up causing a death”.
Fine tuning needed for policy around No Mow May
A MORE FINELY TUNED policy is required when it comes to the ‘No Mow May’ policy in Clare according to county councillors.
Calls for mobile bottle bank in Shannon squashed
SHANNON LEISURE CENTRE will not be used as the location for a mobile bring bank site in the town, despite pleas from local representatives.
Squeezed middle in trouble with ‘destroyed’ private housing market
AN ENNIS DEVELOPER has warned that the private housing market “is being destroyed”.
Another safe crossing sought outside The Comp
ASSESSMENTS ARE to be conducted at the mini roundabout outside St Patrick’s Comprehensive School and leading to the Shannon Town Park with a local representative predicting “somebody will be hurt” if action is not taken.
‘The whole world is watching us’ – dedicated team to aid Ukrainian response in Clare
*The former offices of Shannon Development is now home to 100 Ukrainians. Photograph: Joe Buckley A DEDICATED TEAM within Clare County Council is to be established to co-ordinate a response in each of the Municipal Districts to the arrivals of displaced Ukrainians.