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.
Gordon Daly
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.
Offshore energy progress off Shannon Estuary ‘will be slower than people thought but we must build blocks like stronger West Clare road network’
*The Shannon Estuary. HOUSING, increased investment in Co Clare and harnessing the potential of the Shannon Estuary are among the three goals that the Chief Executive of Clare County Council is targeting success in his seven year term.
Council Chief tight-lipped on exodus from tourism team
*Stephen Hanley. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s Chief Executive has declined to comment on the exits of high-profile personnel within their tourism directorate.
Housing focus of Chief Daly will see Council try sell parcels of land to private developers
*Gordon Daly. Photograph: Eamon Ward HOUSING delivery and activation is the big focus of Clare County Council’s new Chief Executive but no extra staff have yet been allocated to the housing unit of the local authority.
Council Chief confirms Ennis 2040 review focused on giving ‘certainty & clarity’
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. PUBLIC consultation will be ramped up as part of a review of the Ennis 2040 plan while the Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Ennis 2040 DAC is likely to remain in the post for the foreseeable future.
Pain of Ennis public realm works will be ‘worth the inconvenience’
ENNIS’ long-running public realm works “will be worth the inconvenience” according to the Chief Executive of Clare County Council who said the benefits will be visible “for decades to come”.
Council ‘actively reviewing sites in its ownership’ to provide motorhome camping facilities
A report on motorhome carping was previously completed by consultants for the Council in December 2023. DEFICITS of motorhome camping facilities in Clare can be tackled to extend the tourism season in the county, county councillors have said.