Dirty signage not bringing positive impression of East Clare in the right direction
*Road signage in Tulla. CONDITIONS OF signage along the roads of East Clare are not supplementing the ‘heavy investment’ in tourism in the region.
Joe Cooney
‘Complete jigsaw’ over infill sites posing risk to future housing plans
*Cllr PJ Kelly led the debate at a sitting of Clare County Council. ASPECTS OF PLANNING legislation are creating a “complete jigsaw” to efforts to try secure permission to build a home, an elected representative has stated.
NCT backlog putting drivers at risk
ABSENCE OF A SECOND NCT centre is putting drivers at risk, county councillors have claimed.
Dooley confident Broadford & Cooraclare fit the bill for wastewater pilot as ongoing wait slammed locally
CONFIDENCE has been voiced by a Government representative that both Broadford and Cooraclare fit the criteria to be included in a €20m pilot wastewater scheme.
Broadford’s Moroney nominated as challenger to O’Brien, O’Callaghan & Hayes as Fianna Fáil begin election prep
*Fianna Fáil’s sitting councillors in East Clare, Tony O’Brien, Alan O’Callaghan and Pat Hayes. NOMINATIONS have closed for prospective candidates within Fianna Fáil’s East Clare Comhairle Ceanntair to contest next year’s local elections.
‘We’re a hurling county’ – caution advised on calls to remove all ash trees
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE’S STANDING as a hurling county underlines the need for caution following calls to remove all ash trees.
Speed limit signs ‘causing confusion’ in East Clare
SPEED LIMIT SIGNS are “causing confusion” in East Clare according to a Whitegate representative.
Bridgetown students unable to walk or cycle to school due to safety concerns
*Photograph: PL Chadwick ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES are preventing students from walking or cycling to school in Bridgetown.
Land & plant ownership in Kilmurry may hinder future housing developments
*The Ballymulcashel estate in Kilmurry. DEVELOPERS ARE INTERESTED in new housing schemes in Kilmurry but the area’s only wastewater treatment plant is in private ownership risking a dezoning of lands in the upcoming County Development Plan.
Bid ongoing to reduce speed limit by Raheen Steiner school
*The busy R463 regional road from Tuamgraney to Killaloe. COMMERCIAL AND PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY has been referenced in a bid to reduce the speed limit in Tuamgraney.
