Council issue formal apology for involvement in County Clare Nursery
An apology has been issued by Clare County Council for its role in the operation of the county’s only Mother and Baby Home, 89 years on from its closure.
Joe Garrihy
Remote working results in extra Kilkee residents prompting call to fund repairs of Cliff Walk
Kilkee has over 200 extra residents in the coastal location due to an increase in remote working.
‘Urgent review’ of planning policy must acknowledge need for mixed housing tenure
A mixed housing tenure is essential, Clare councillors have said in a call for an urgent review of the planning policy relating to the development of residential property.
‘Every town & village’ in Clare needs a bus shelter say councillors
An East Clare councillor has pleaded for bus shelters to be installed in each town and village across the county.
Council pressed to issue apology for involvement in Kilrush Mother & Baby Home
Clare County Council have been pressed to make an official apology for their involvement to the Mother and Baby Home in Kilrush.
Every effort to be made to add shallow-depth pool to €5.5m SeaWorld Lahinch development
SeaWorld Lahinch are seeking between €600,000 and €800,000 in order to finalise construction of a shallow-depth pool for babies and small children as part of a €5.5m development of the facility.
‘We need to do more than call them heroes’ – Clare elected reps call for frontline workers to receive financial reward
Clare councillors are leading the call for frontline workers during the current pandemic to receive “tangible recognition”.
‘Outdated’ wind energy guidelines ‘a failure of successive Governments’
An update for the fourteen year old wind energy guidelines for Co Clare has been sought.
Wait for funding for flood management works in Belharbour ongoing for 21 months
Efforts to secure a suitable source of funding for flood management works in Belharbour have been ongoing for the past 21 months.
Absence of ‘proper wastewater treatment’ leading to demise of rural villages – Cooney
Failure to install ‘adequate infrastructure’ in Clare’s rural communities will accelerate their demise, local councillors have warned.
