Daktronics enter redundancy consultation putting 100 jobs at risk in Ennistymon
100 jobs are under threat in Ennistymon with Daktronics entering a redundancy consultation process.
Joe Cooney
Close to 1,000 Clare herds restricted by bovine TB over five years
Almost 1,000 herds in County Clare were placed under restriction because of bovine TB over the five years to the end of 2025, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture.
Speed limit reduction proposed for Darragh ‘accident blackspot’
A LONG-RUNNING campaign for road safety improvements in Darragh has received a boost after Clare County Council proposed reducing the speed limit on a section of the N68. The reduction, which applies to the N68 (Ennis to Kilrush Road) at Darragh, would see the speed limit lowered from 100km/h to 80km/h as part of Clare …
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Interim & long-term projects moving forward to build capacity at Clareabbey plant
INTERIM and long-term projects to increase capacity at Clareabbey wastewater treatment plant are progressing.
Contractor will be appointed for Broadford & Cooraclare schemes four years after inclusion in €50m pilot
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon A CONTRACTOR is to be appointed in 2027 for wastewater schemes in Broadford and Cooraclare, four years after their inclusion in a €50m pilot.
Additional respite capacity planned with bed nights to double in Barefield
*Minister Norma Foley (FF) officially opening Enable Ireland’s Hazeldine facility in Barefield last November. Photograph: Natasha Barton ADDITIONAL respite services are to be provided in Barefield, Kilrush, Miltown Malbay and Shannon.
New rural housing guidelines can reinvigorate parts of Clare
PARTS of Co Clare are to be reinvigorated following the publication of new guidelines for rural planning.
Lands to be unlocked in Ennis for development of 1300 homes
TWO MAJOR ENNIS housing projects have been approved under the Government’s new €1bn Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund (HIFF).
‘Significant announcement’ for Shannon promised by Minister
SHANNON is set to receive a major jobs boost later this summer.
Councillors give their support to joining a group to implement Local Economic and Community Plan 2024-2030
CLLRS Michael Shannon (FF) and Tom O’Callaghan (FF) gave their support to joining a working group to implement the Local Economic and Community Plan 2024-2030 in a recent council meeting. The Fianna Fáil duo were seconded to the position by Lahinch native cllr Bill Slattery (FG). In a meeting at Clare County Council headquarters in …