‘To hell with the environment when road safety is concerned’ – Whitegate councillor
Strong criticism has been voiced of landowners across Co Clare labelled as an “absolute disgrace” for failing to cut their hedges.
Joe Cooney
Reducing cost of disposing mattresses won’t bring down illegal dumping – Council
Reducing the charges for the disposal of mattresses will not necessarily result in less illegal dumping, senior officials in Clare County Council have flagged.
Cooney flags road safety concerns in Scariff
*Cllr Joe Cooney. Photograph: Eamon Ward A need to improve sight lines on an approach road to Scariff has been highlighted.
Potential of extending Raheen Hill footpath to Tuamgraney to be explored in 2022
Funding is to be sought next year to continue the footpath from the bottom of Raheen Hill into Tuamgraney.
Remedial works sought for ‘boggy’ road in Kilkishen
Remedial works have been requested for a Kilkishen road described as “boggy”.
7 month delay to completion of County Development Plan agreed
A seven month delay to the completion of the Clare County Development Plan has been agreed by local councillors.
Increased growth of Two Mile Gate predicted
*Photograph: Colm Nestor ‘Thronging crowds’ to Two Mile Gate have been welcomed as staycationers continue to choose Clare as their go-to destination while renewed appeals for traffic calming by the amenity and in Ogonnelloe have been lodged.
‘It will help create the centre Clooney has been crying out for’ – appointment of contractor for works imminent
*Photograph: PL Chadwick An appointment of a contractor is imminent for a project of works to take place in Clooney.
Accessibility issues in Clarisford flagged
Work has begun on the clearing of overgrown bushes and weeds between St Anne’s Community College and Clarisford in Killaloe.
Current traffic calming measures in Tuamgraney ‘not fulfilling their requirements’
Present traffic calming measures on approach roads to Tuamgraney “are not fulfilling their requirements,” a county councillor has claimed.