Brakes put on calls for Killanena speed limits
NO ACCELERATION OF PLANS to alter speed limits will be made until after the next review which is scheduled to occur during 2023.
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‘Very dangerous’ embankment at Killaderry to be raised
*Cllr Joe Cooney. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ROADSIDE EMBANKMENTS are to be raised at Killaderry on the main Broadford to Sixmilebridge road.
Hedge cutting remains a thorny subject in East Clare
*Photograph: Chris Copley 135 EAST CLARE landowners were contacted over a three month period last year reminding them of their obligation to hedge cutting while the local authority had pledged to commence legal process for personnel that neglect their duties in this area.
No commitment to improve ‘boggy’ section of East Clare Way
*O’Callaghans Mills is one of the villages included in the East Clare Way. Photograph: John Mangan A “BOGGY ROAD” along the East Clare Way has not made the cut for this year’s schedule of works.
Visitor centre for Inis Cealtra/Holy Island planned to be operational by end of next summer
“STEADY PROGRESS” has been made on the Inis Cealtra project with plans on foot to open the Old Rectory building in Mountshannon as a visitor centre by the third quarter of next year.
Disgraceful treatment of older drivers slammed by Shannon councillors
SHANNON COUNCILLORS have said the Road Safety Authority is “in need of a geography lesson” while strong criticism has been voiced at staff within the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) for their treatment of older drivers.
€575k footpath improvements for Tulla omits O’Reilly Park
FUNDING TO THE TUNE OF €575,000 will see major footpath upgrades across Tulla but efforts to include O’Reilly Park in the works have been rejected.
New residential zoned land tax poses headache as Development Plan consultation continues
CERTAINTY and clarity is needed regarding a residential zoned land tax that will come into play with the upcoming County Development Plan.
Takeover of Shannon Heritage sites ‘the single biggest tourism development’ for Clare
AN URGENT MEETING with the Taoiseach surrounding Clare County Council’s takeover of the Shannon Heritage tourism sites has been requested in what has been described as “the single biggest tourism development” for the county.
1,000 plus Ukrainians likely to arrive in Clare as Council urged to use ‘discretion’ with accommodation
CLARE could be welcoming up to 1,000 Ukrainian people to live in the county, as violence continues to devastate Eastern Europe.