*Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG). Photograph: John Mangan. A SENSE of betrayal has been felt by elected members of Clare County Council after the local authority paid €8m for two plots of land adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher without consulting county councillors.
A PILOT bus service for the Burren and Cliffs of Moher is expected to commence at the beginning of May and “will only work if people use the bus”.
*Photograph: Brendan Cusack. LISDOONVARA’s post office has been saved at the eleventh hour.
*Joint captains Alex Leyden and Conor Rynne. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile ENNISTYMON COMMUNITY SCHOOL go in search of their first All-Ireland football title this weekend.
*The DigiClare Hub in Ennistymon. ENNISTYMON’s DigiHub has a current annual total growth value of €3.8m and contributes €5.7m to the North Clare economy on a yearly basis.
MANAGEMENT of the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk do not expect it to reopen fully for this year’s tourist season.
*Hags Head on the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk. AFTER MANY false dawns, the eagerly awaited Tobin Report, a management plan for the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk is to be presented to Clare County Council officials in two weeks.
*Martin Conway with Simon Harris and Leo Varadkar. INPUT from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG) will shed light on any questions surrounding the 2018 controversy involving Senator Martin Conway (FG) prior to his selection as a General Election candidate, a West Clare councillor has said.
*Visitors at the Cliffs of Moher. VISITOR numbers at the Cliffs of Moher are up eight percent while plans to run a shuttle bus from surrounding villages to the tourist attraction in 2025 represent “an exciting and big project” and a draft of the new strategy for the walking trail is “due imminently”.
*The Crisis Management Team meeting at Aras Contae an Chlair during Ophelia. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL can “step up” its communications during extreme weather events according to elected representatives.
