East Clare reps fearful upgrade of Tulla junction is parked
*Photograph: Taka Aylelower UPGRADES to the footpath at the junction for SS Peter & Paul Church in Tulla are likely to be parked, elected representatives in East Clare have lamented.
Joe Cooney
Scariff Regeneration Project granted €524k last year stalling as acquisition of car park site not completed
*The Market Square in Scariff. ACQUISITION OF A 42 space car park in Scariff has not yet been completed and remains integral to the Regeneration Project already granted €524,000 in funding.
Increased costs will not see Killaloe Bridge & Bypass project become like Children’s Hospital
*Works are ongoing for the Killaloe Bypass. INCREASED costs for the Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Upgrade will not see it mirror a replica to the National Children’s Hospital.
‘Dangerous overtaking’ in Drewsborough flagged
*Drewsborough Rd. DRIVER BEHAVIOUR needs to be modified in Tuamgraney and Scariff, an elected representative has said while expressing caution with instances of overtaking on a 50km limit stretch on the Drewsborough Rd.
Emergency permission sought to remove dead ash trees affected by dieback
*Cllr Pat Burke pictured on his land where ash dieback has destroyed 17 hectares. CRITICISM has been hurled in the direction at the Junior Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity over the delays in removing dead ash trees from plantations.
‘West Clare sentenced to death & farming families will be the new homeless’ claims Lissycasey rep
*TII are appealing granted planning permissions to properties on the N68. WEST CLARE’s population has been “sentenced to death” due to current planning legislation, the county’s longest-serving politician has claimed.
Bigger crowds & matches strengthen argument to improve sight lines & pedestrian access to Dr Daly Park
*Dr Daly Park. Photograph: Natasha Barton BIGGER CROWDS attending matches at the revamped Dr Daly Park in Tulla has been cited in the call to improve sight lines on junctions in close proximity to the grounds.
Addition of new tourism sites stresses need to better leverage county’s offering
*Pat Dowling & Cllr Cillian Murphy, the Kilkee councillor said the Council is now one of the biggest international tourism operators. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL is now one of the biggest international tourism operators and must flex its muscles to compete with leading Irish destinations such as Killarney, Galway and Dublin.
Bridgetown ‘gone well beyond the time’ for speed surveys
*Bridgetown. BRIDGETOWN is “gone well past the time for traffic speed surveys,” the Mayor of Clare has said.
Fine Gael hungry to win back Breen’s seat in Clare
*Fine Gael are to begin plotting their campaign for the next General Election. FINE GAEL will strongly target winning back the Dáil seat it lost in the Clare constituency three years ago, sitting TD Joe Carey (FG) has said.