*An architect’s drawing of a potential new look at the Drumgeely Roundabout. An area bounding the N19 in Shannon has the potential to become an amenity for walking and cycling, a county councillor has suggested.
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward A Shannon councillor has clashed with senior officials in Clare County Council on the pace at which two key projects for the town are moving at.
Irish Water and the Environmental Protection Agency have been criticised for their “failure” to protect Kilkee.
Planning permission for a controversial wind farm in Cahermurphy has been rejected by Clare County Council.
Clare councillors have overwhelmingly voted in favour of maintaining the local property tax (LPT) at fifteen percent above the standard rate.
Members of a group opposed to a West Clare wind farm are confident Clare County Council will not give the green light to the development.
Additional staff are to be hired temporarily over the summer period to deal with litter management in Clare.
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: John Mangan Fresh calls have been made by Clare councillors for the Chief Executive of the local authority to be added to the Board of Shannon Group.
No acknowledgement has been issued to Clare County Council from either the Taoiseach and Tanáiste to a request to hold a meeting with the county’s first citizen, Council Chief Executive and Oireachtas members to discuss the future of Shannon Airport.
*Photograph: Wind Aware Clare. Divine intervention would fail to suffice when it comes to planning applications in West Clare, a county councillor has claimed.
