Reopening of Crusheen rail stop not in Dept’s plans but still under review
*Crusheen’s rail stop was on the agenda in the Seanad. NO PLANS exist to reopen the railway station in Crusheen, senior officials in the Department of Transport have said.
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Rural bus routes enhanced in Clare
THREE BUS ROUTES in Clare are to be enhanced as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for 2023 with two new services announced for the county.
‘I didn’t get it wrong on Shannon Heritage funding announcement’ insists Crowe
*Cathal Crowe at the Shannon Heritage Workers Protest at Bunratty Folk Park. Photograph: Natasha Barton A CLARE TD has insisted he “didn’t get it wrong” on the transfer of the Shannon Heritage sites despite promising “a good deal for workers” before Christmas which later transpired as the Government offering Clare County Council a sixth of …
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Minister Ryan says Heritage sites cost will be agreed but warns Council can’t give figures & walk away
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, Eamon Ryan (GP) has committed that the cost dispute delaying the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council “will be agreed very shortly” but insisted the local authority can’t ‘give figures and walk away’.
Moneypoint to convert from coal to oil & decommissioning delayed
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon MONEYPOINT will convert from coal to oil as part of a key aspect of the Government’s Climate Action Plan for 2023.
Ennis Data Centre decision due in January
*A proposed artwork for the Ennis Data Centre. AN BORD PLEANÁLA are set to make a decision on the €450m Ennis Data Centre in less than two months.
East Clare still without EV charging points but Minister Ryan adamant area has ‘big opportunity’
*Eamon Ryan. Photograph: Eamon Ward MINISTER for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan (GP) has insisted East Clare has “a big opportunity” when it comes to electric vehicles despite the absence of a single EV charging point in the area.
Shannon Airport’s role to expand under National Aviation Plan – Transport Minister
*Further detail on the National Aviation Plan is to be unveiled next month. SHANNON AIRPORT’s role in handing international traffic is set to increase as part of a review of the National Aviation Plan, the Minister for Transport has indicated.
‘Exciting future’ predicted as Killaloe Bypass & Shannon Bridge Crossing ploughs ahead
“AN EXCITING FUTURE” has been signalled with the turning of the sod for the new Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Improvement Scheme.
ESB to announce replacement for Equinor at Moneypoint in ‘near future’ says Minister Ryan
PHASE ONE of ESB’s plans to turn Moneypoint into a renewable energy hub has received the thumbs up from the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan (GP) who also announced that a replacement for Equnior is to be unveiled in the near future.
