€11m to be invested in new Ballyvaughan wastewater treatment plant
AN INVESTMENT OF €11m in a new wastewater plant for Ballyvaughan has been confirmed.
Joe Garrihy
Fine Gael battle in North Clare one of the ‘most interesting aspects’ for local election
*Selected Fine Gael candidates, Cllr Joe Garrihy and Bill Slattery with Madeline Taylor-Quinn and Ciaran Cannon. FINE GAEL’s ‘grudge match’ in North Clare has been underlined as one of the “most interesting aspects” of the local elections in the county.
16 beach operatives for North & West Clare this summer
*Photograph: John Mangan SIXTEEN beach operatives will be employed by Clare County Council in North and West Clare during the 2024 summer season.
Bill breaches poster rules and faces prospect of €3000 fine
*Posters for Bill Slattery went up earlier than permitted across North Clare. ELECTION mode kicked off in North Clare with one candidate in the Ennistymon local electoral area breaching the Litter Pollution Act by erecting posters early.
The Electoral Chair: A sitting councillor may fall in North Clare & Fine Gael factions
*Gerry Reidy, Páraic McMahon, Ger Kennedy and Marie McMahon. NORTH CLARE is forecast to see a sitting councillor lose their seat for the second election in a row.
‘Remember you are there to serve the people’ – 125 years of democracy celebrated in Clare
*Photograph: Eamon Ward 125 years of local democracy in Clare was acknowledged on Monday.
‘Young drivers the problem’ claim councillors as efforts made to put road safety on curriculum
*Photograph: Joe Buckley 61 PEOPLE have been killed so far on Irish roads this year yet Clare County Council does not have a road safety officer, it emerged this week.
Delays on development of Doolin Pier visitor centre causing frustration
*Doolin Pier. DELIVERY of the Doolin Pier visitor building “has gone on too long,” frustrated representatives in North Clare have said of the ongoing delays.
Traffic management plan to be implemented for opening of new Ennistymon school
*An artist’s impression of Ennistymon Community School. STAFF resources “at strategic locations” will be provided by Clare County Council to assist with traffic management for the opening of Ennistymon Community School in what has been described as “one of the largest investments ever in North Clare”.
Fresh calls to fight for Doolin’s designation as bathing area
*Swimmers at Doolin Pier. A FRESH bathing water assessment to help Doolin become a designated bathing area, a North Clare representative has maintained.