Rail spur to Shannon Airport back on track after inclusion in €165bn National Development Plan
A rail spur to Shannon Airport is among the most significant Clare aspects to the €165bn National Development Plan (NDP).
John Crowe
Councillors hopeful Crowe will be knighted if Cratloe footpath progresses
*Cllr John Crowe. Photograph: Eamon Ward A Clare councillor could be knighted fellow elected representatives have quipped should a footpath link be installed in Cratloe.
Shannon Banks to undergo continued improvements this year
Continued improvements are to be made to the road surface in Shannon Banks, this year.
Closer consideration needed for ‘looping’ in housing developments
Housing developments should be restricted when “looping” is involved, South Clare elected representatives have stated.
‘You nearly have to turn off the engine of the car to see what is coming’ – danger of Parteen road flagged
“Several near misses” at a Parteen road junction have led to calls for the installation of traffic calming measures.
‘People living in fear’ because of Sixmilebridge encampment – O’Callaghan
*The illegal encampment at Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Joe Buckley An illegal encampment that has been in situ in Sixmilebridge for over seven months is causing “huge frustration” in the locality, elected representatives have stated.
Tributes paid to Superintendent McDonagh ahead of retirement
*Supt Brendan McDonagh overseeing operations at Shannon Garda Station ahead of the visit of Donald Trump in 2019. Photograph: Gerry Mooney Tributes have been paid to a prominent Clare Garda ahead of his upcoming retirement.
‘Ongoing flooding at extensive Newmarket-on-Fergus dairy farm’
Ongoing flooding problems at “a very extensive dairy farm” in Newmarket-on-Fergus have led to appeals for repairs and upgrades to the access road to it.
Recent housing development heighten safety concerns in Castlecrine
A footpath extension with lighting in Sixmilebridge has been requested to make the area safer following recent housing developments.
‘Government not helping one iota to keep Shannon Airport open’
As levels of international travel continue to grow, Clare’s first citizen has requested that free parking be trialled at Shannon Airport while a long-standing councillor has accused the Government of offering no assistance to keep the doors open at the international airport.
