Emergency funding sought for West Clare roads
EMERGENCY FUNDING TO HELP with road repairs in West Clare has been sought from the Department of Transport.
John Leahy
70% of road network getting gritted with salt in current cold snap
*Photograph: John Mangan 1,400 TONNES OF SALT has been used in gritting roads across Co Clare in the past week as part of efforts to minimise the risk to road users during the current cold snap.
Kelly references King Henry VIII in bid to reduce Caherea speed limit
KING HENRY was quoted by a West Clare councillor in his bid to reduce the speed limit outside Caherea National School.
Council insist €4.5m of €5.9m Active Travel allocation will be spent by end of 2022
*Safe Routes to Schools are among the eligible criteria for Active Travel funding. €4.5M OF A €5.9M of an allocation for Active Travel will be spent in Clare by the end of this year, local authority officials have insisted.
Coolmeen’s growth in housing, traffic & school numbers cited in bid to reduce speed limit
GROWTH IN COOLMEEN HAS been flagged in the argument to reduce the speed limit in the West Clare village.
Drivers maintaining dual-carriageway speed limit on Phayers Rd
SPEEDING ON PHAYERS RD in Meelick has come under the spotlight with signs to be erected reminding motorists of the current limit in place.
‘We’ve had two years to get our roads ready for them’ – improvements for West Clare roads sought for summer season
ACTION is needed on a damaged part of the N68 at Knockalough to ensure it is remedied before the summer season.
Clare schools to close on Friday for Storm Eunice
SCHOOLS IN CLARE are to close on Friday with the county placed under a Status Red weather warning while bus services will be suspended.
Public advised to avoid Clare coast during Storm Eunice
*Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan CO CLARE has been placed under a Status Red weather warning from 3am to 11am tomorrow (Friday).
Market Clare as home of traditional music in county signs
BRANDING Clare as the home of traditional music and dance can draw extra visitors to the county, a local representative has affirmed.
