Grant application submitted for multi-million euro Kilrush indoor sports arena
A GRANT application has been submitted for a multi-million euro indoor sports complex in Kilrush.
Ian Lynch
West Clare reps seek emergency meeting with Uisce Éireann over water woes in Miltown Malbay
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis AN EMERGENCY MEETING with Uisce Éireann has been requested by councillors in West Clare following a second water outage in Miltown Malbay.
‘We’ve been called environmental bandits’ – balance needed between protecting biodiversity & cutting of hedges and grass
*Hedge cutting. A “BALANCING ACT” needs to be found in protecting biodiversity while managing hedge and grass cutting in West Clare.
Rita makes history as female Chair of West Clare MD
*Cllr Rita McInerney (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLLR RITA McInerney (FF) has made history by becoming the first female Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District.
TII moving ‘phenomenally slow’ to make Cranny Cross safer
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IRELAND (TII) have been criticised at moving at “a phenomenally slow pace” for trying to bring about road improvements at Cranny Cross.
O’Callaghan to become next Mayor of Clare as roles agreed for next term
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley ON Friday, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) will be elected as the county’s first citizen.
‘I don’t mind a dogfight’ – Rita romps to victory in remarkable campaign
*Cllr Rita McInerney (FF) is hoisted in the air. Photograph: Joe Buckley A REMARKABLE first preference vote from Cllr Rita McInerney (FF) saw her secure a strong mandate from the people of West Clare to represent them over the next five years.
‘It is down to party management that we lost a seat in West Clare’ – Murphy misses out on second term
*Cillian Murphy analyses the tally with Patrick Keane. Photograph: Joe Buckley FIANNA FÁIL’s chances to hold a majority on Clare County Council slipped through their fingers but they also managed to see one of their top-performing councillors in the guise of Cillian Murphy (FF) lose out on his bid for re-election.
Access road to Seafield Pier to be repaired
REPAIRS are due to be completed to the access road leading to Seafield Pier in advance of the bathing season.
Stance of Kilrush LEA candidates on the West Clare Greenway
*A section of the West Clare Greenway CONSTRUCTION on the €80m West Clare Railway Greenway is anticipated to start during the course of the next Council term and will be one of the biggest projects for West Clare.