Clare women suffering from gynaecology crisis with Ennis waiting lists second longest in Ireland
WOMEN IN CLARE are suffering from “a crisis” in gynaecology waiting lists which are the second longest in the country.
Joe Killeen
Uncertainty hangs over €1.8m allocation for Cahercon awarded in 2018
Cahercon House. Photograph: Ann Marie Hanrahan CONFUSION surrounds the spending of an allocation of €1.8m for the Clare Maritime Economic Zone (MEZ) project in Cahercon.
Efforts to make ‘major improvement’ by extending Miltown Malbay footpath
A SUBMISSION is to be made to the National Transport Authority (NTA) to extend the footpath out the Ennis Rd in Miltown Malbay.
‘If they had it in Kerry it would be paved in gold’ – vocal calls to make Doolin safer
*Photograph: John Mangan “DOOLIN is in the eye of the storm” with regard to the quantity of work involved in the Cliffs of Moher strategy, a senior official in Clare County Council has remarked.
‘Fanore is seen as a vital cog’ – Council confident of further improvements
FACILITIES at Fanore beach “are lacking when compared with other popular beaches in the county,” a councillor has claimed.
Creation of slow roads can multiply success of Greenway in West Clare
DEVELOPMENT of community centric ‘slow roads’ has the potential to make West Clare a leading cycling destination in tandem with the construction of a Greenway.
Ennis accounts for 34% of housing target during Co Development Plan prompting worry of rural Clare’s ‘demise’
NUMEROUS towns and villages in Co Clare ‘are facing their demise’ over the lifetime of the 2023 – 2029 County Development Plan, a Whitegate representative has warned with the local authority tasked with providing 4,500 new houses during its lifetime.
Lough Derg extraction plans poses ‘potential devastation for Clare’
EXTRACTING WATER from Lough Derg for use in Dublin could have yet “a detrimental effect” on the county, local councillors have warned.
New residential zoned land tax poses headache as Development Plan consultation continues
CERTAINTY and clarity is needed regarding a residential zoned land tax that will come into play with the upcoming County Development Plan.
Takeover of Shannon Heritage sites ‘the single biggest tourism development’ for Clare
AN URGENT MEETING with the Taoiseach surrounding Clare County Council’s takeover of the Shannon Heritage tourism sites has been requested in what has been described as “the single biggest tourism development” for the county.