‘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.
Joe Cooney
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.
Business case for reopening Crusheen rail stop ‘stronger than ever’
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONFIDENT that the business case for reopening the Crusheen stop on the Western Rail Corridor is stronger than ever.
Morgan Lahiffe appointed as Council’s first climate action co-ordinator
*Morgan Lahiffe (far right) becomes the Council’s first climate action co-ordinator. Photograph: Ruth Griffin BAREFIELD’S MORGAN LAHIFFE has been appointed as the new climate action co-ordinator within Clare County Council.
Footpath works in Tulla may have paused but funds remain in place
*Photograph: Natasha Barton WORKS ARE ONGOING for the remaining section of footpath improvements in Tulla.
‘Sky high bills’ for some Clare businesses with rates revaluation
*The impact to towns and villages will be “seriously damaging”, local elected representatives have cautioned. SOME CLARE BUSINESSES face “sky high” bills with work underway on a rates revaluation.
O’Callaghan believes experience in business & community will help him to try fill Nestor’s shoes
Antoinette Considine congratulates Tom O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’S NEWEST COUNCILLOR has expressed his hope that his experience in businesses and working with communities will stand to him.