*Cllr Donna McGettigan. Photograph: Joe Buckley COUNCILLORS that missed the vote for the contentious Budget attempted to log on to the virtual meeting but were disrupted due to technical difficulties.
SHANNON schools and the homes belonging to Board of Management members in the town were targeted by anti-vaxxers and anti-mask protesters within the past week.
FARMING groups such as the IFA have “a greater role to play” to encourage landowners to meet their obligations when it comes to hedge cutting on roads across Co Clare.
ENGAGEMENT with Corrib Drive residents has been flagged as crucial if traffic calming measures are to be advanced in Shannon.
*Anti-dumping initiative funds saw green waste removed from Rossbracken this year. Photograph: Joe Buckley GREEN waste is being dumped illegally throughout Shannon with members of the public ignorant to the fact that they are breaking the law, elected representatives have flagged.
IN LIGHT of a rising number of accidents on the M18, the installation of opening gates on sections of the centre median of the motorway have been requested.
SHANNON councillors “got awful stick” from the public on the potential of bollards being introduced at a busy junction in the town.
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward Bulk buying by vulture funds needs to be prohibited by the Minister for Housing, a Shannon representative has argued.
Senior officials in Clare County Council have disputed claims that there is a crisis in the County Fire and Rescue Service.
Children in Clare are being curtailed from extra-curricular activities and trips due to “crippling back to school costs”.