‘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.
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‘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.
Ongoing ban on visitors at A&E ‘disgraceful’
Clare councillors have voiced concern with the ongoing ban on visitors at the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
7 month delay to completion of County Development Plan agreed
A seven month delay to the completion of the Clare County Development Plan has been agreed by local councillors.
Sixmilebridge’s ‘dirty streets’ leads to call for weekly visit of road sweeper
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Dirty streets in Sixmilebridge has prompted a request for Clare County Council’s road sweeper to visit the village once a week.
Sixmilebridge rep urges Dept of Health to fund defibrillators for all Clare community groups
Funding for communities groups throughout Clare has been sought for defibrillators and training from the Department of Health.
