No budget to improve O’Callaghans Mills estate
*Cllr Joe Cooney. Photograph: Ruth Griffin REPAIRS to an O’Callaghans Mills housing estate will have to wait due to a lack of budgetary resources.
Joe Cooney
Deduction to farm payment suggested for landowners failing to comply with hedge cutting obligations
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 upgraded in East Clare under separate schemes this year
SIX roads in East Clare were upgraded this year under two different improvement schemes.
Trucks & lorries ‘flying into the air’ by Henchy’s Cross
*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.
Council owned vacant properties in Whitegate to be occupied by Christmas
VACANT Council owned properties in Whitegate are set to be occupied before Christmas.
Safety measures for junction leading to grounds of Clooney/Quin GAA club
*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.
Development of serviced sites suggested to save rural Clare from ‘fatal’ policies
*Photograph: John Mangan Rural Clare’s ability to have a sustainable future is under a serious threat, county councillors have warned.
National Planning Framework ‘a death sentence to rural Clare’
Leaving the National Planning Framework as it stands is “a death sentence to rural Clare,” the county’s longest serving politician has predicted.
Policies to tackle illegal dumping should take note from packaging on cigarettes
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 projections for Clare need urgent action
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.