FARMING groups such as the IFA have “a greater role to play” to encourage landowners to meet their obligations when it comes to hedge cutting on roads across Co Clare.
SIX roads in East Clare were upgraded this year under two different improvement schemes.
*Henchy’s Cross. Photograph: John Mangan TRUCKS and lorries are ‘flying into the air’ by Henchy’s Cross due to a “bad dip” in the road, a county councillor has cautioned.
VACANT Council owned properties in Whitegate are set to be occupied before Christmas.
*Supporters of the Clooney/Quin intermediate camogie team. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SAFETY is to improve at the junction leading to the grounds of Clooney/Quin GAA club.
*Photograph: John Mangan Rural Clare’s ability to have a sustainable future is under a serious threat, county councillors have warned.
Leaving the National Planning Framework as it stands is “a death sentence to rural Clare,” the county’s longest serving politician has predicted.
Signage similar to that used in discouraging the smoking of cigarettes has been suggested as the model to follow when it comes to cutting down on illegal dumping in Co Clare.
Population allocations set out in the National Planning Framework (NPF) and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES) adopted by the three Regional Assemblies need to be urgently revised, Clare councillors have warned.
Towns and villages along the Wild Atlantic Way must capitalise on a predicted increase in visitor numbers by installing charging points for electric vehicles, a West Clare councillor has said.