€1.3m development of Lees Rd track to begin in April
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL will commence a €1.3m upgrade of track and field facilities at Lees Rd next month.
Gordon Daly
‘Most outrageous plan in the world’ – councillors formally object to proposal to pipe water to Dublin
*A formal objection has been lodged by councillors. EAST CLARE councillors have formally objected to plans to extract water from the River Shannon to pipe Dublin’s leaking water network and have received the backing of fellow councillors from across the county for their stance.
Abbey Street, Harvey’s Quay & Post Office Field projects removed from Ennis 2040 strategy
*Save Ennis Town protesting against Ennis 2040 plans for Abbey Street and Harvey’s Quay. CONTROVERSIAL PLANS to develop on public car parks in Abbey Street and Harvey’s Quay (Parnell Street) have been officially scrapped from the Ennis 2040 Strategy along with a mooted boardwalk along The Post Office Field.
Co Clare named European Volunteering Capital 2027
Sharon Meaney, Manager of Clare Volunteer Centre; Gabriella Civico, CEV; Cllr Paul Murphy, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council; Brendan Boyce, Integration Support Co-ordinator, Clare County Council, at the award ceremony in Barcelona. CO CLARE has been named the European Volunteering Capital 2027.
Who said what as Clare County Council decided to hike up commercial rates by 8%
*Clare County Council passed its Budget for 2026 this week. BUSINESSES across Clare are agitated with elected members and the Executive of Clare County Council following their decision to increase commercial rates by 8%.
Record €200m Council budget passed with 8% hike in commercial rates
Áras Contae an Chláir AN EIGHT percent increase in commercial rates has been approved by elected members of Clare County Council.
Council Budget proposes 8% hike in commercial rates
Abbey Street in Ennis. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. AN EIGHT percent increase in commercial rates is to be proposed by Clare County Council.
LNDR can unblock UL and bring South Clare SDZ plans for University Town back to life
*University of Limerick PLANS for Europe’s first twenty first century university town will remain shelved unless the second phase of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) is brought back to life.
Cliffs of Moher revenue ‘is all invested back into Co Clare’ insists Chief Executive
*The Cliffs of Moher. REVENUE generated by the Cliffs of Moher is invested back into Co Clare, the Chief Executive of Clare County Council has insisted.
Council hire LDA’s O’Donoghue in bid to accelerate housing activation
*Sinéad O’Donoghue. AS PART of its efforts to ramp up housing delivery, Clare County Council have announced the appointment of a new senior officer.