‘We need to stop hush hushing the word suicide’ – Cllr seek more funding for awareness campaign
SPENDING ON SUICIDE AWARENESS needs to match the funding for road safety campaigns, elected representatives have said.
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‘A folk hero in North Clare who worked tirelessly for the common man’ – tributes paid to late Martin Lafferty
FORMER COUNTY COUNCILLOR, Martin Lafferty has been remembered as an individual who put humanity, empathy and what he believed in at the centre of his life.
Current manner of housing Ukrainians not sustainable warns Council Chief Exec
*Treacy’s Oakwood Arms Hotel in Shannon is among the hotels in Clare housing Ukrainians. CLARE’S CURRENT MANNER of accommodating Ukrainian refugees is not sustainable, the Chief Executive of Clare County Council has said.
Council’s penchant for contractors criticised while roads budget increase will be impacted by inflation
*Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND). Photograph: Natasha Barton HIRING CONTRACTORS instead of utilising internal staff of Clare County Council needs to be dealt with, a Shannon councillor has said.
North Clare becoming a hotspot of sustainable energy communities
NORTH CLARE is “only at the beginning” of its attempts to make the area enriched by sustainable communities while 525 cars in Doolin and Lisdoonvarna will have to go electric over the next decade to half private vehicle emissions.
Revised bid underway for Burren’s UNESCO status
*Photograph: Martin Kiely REVISIONS to try make an application for the Burren designated as a world heritage site are to be made.
Open goal for offshore investment off Co Clare despite chill factor for external investors
CLARE is standing in front of an open goal but is kicking the ball towards the corner flag when it comes to securing investment for offshore energy.
Action sought to clamp down on ‘harrowing’ dog attacks
STRICTER ENFORCEMENT of by-laws could see the amount of dog attacks “dramatically reduced”.
Crisis on the cards as mass housing evictions feared for April
“MASS EVICTIONS” will occur in April if the current ban is not extended, local councillors have warned.
Movement away from hotels for refugee accommodation has been too slow – Carey
*Bunratty Castle Hotel is among the hotels in Clare where Ukraine refugees are residing. MOVEMENT to use accommodation other than hotels to house refugees has been done too slow in Ireland, a Government TD has said.