Changes at the top in Clare County Council
*Leonard Cleary, Noeleen Fitzgerald, Pat Dowling, Anne Haugh, Carmel Kirby and Jason Murphy. SUBSTANTIAL changes to the management of Clare County Council are to be made as part of a vast reshuffle.
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€625k Destination Towns initiative completed with aim of improving dwell time & accessibility in Ennistymon
*Pat Dowling, Chief Executive of Clare County Council and Siobhan King, Client Services Officer at Failte Ireland with (back) from left Leonard Cleary, Director of Tourism Development and West Clare MD; Enda McNamara, Senior Executive Engineer, Clare County Council; John O’Malley, Senior Executive Officer, Clare County Council; Cllr Shane Talty, PJ Carmody, Project Manager, Clare …
‘To say we’ve been left on the hind tit is a fact’ – North Clare reps fume over six month wait to fill senior post
*Photograph: John Mangan FRUSTRATION IS close to boiling point for North Clare councillors over the six month wait to fill the post of senior executive officer for the local authority in Ennistymon.
Proper engagement can stop Chinese whispers around Doolin Pier
*Photograph: Tina O’Connell DOOLIN PIER’s use as a swimming destination can no longer be ignored with Chinese whispers an obstacle at the North Clare location.
Bye-laws adopted to ban overnight parking for camper vans in Loop Head & Lisdoonvarna
*Public consultation on the plans ended last month. BYE-LAWS have been adopted to prohibit overnight camping on roads and public places in Lisdoonvarna plus the Loop Head Lighthouse car park.
‘Put wheels in motion’ for NCT centre in Kilrush Minister told
*Drivers in Clare have been dealing with backlogs for some time. WEST CLARE REPRESENTATIVES have contacted Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) to try “put the wheels in motion” to open an NCT centre in Kilrush.
Munster final awaits Clare in Mallow
*Lucy Shanahan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A MUNSTER FINAL awaits for Clare’s minor ladies footballers.
Efforts ongoing to bring Kilkee Courthouse back to life in new guise
*Cllr Gabriel Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton NEW USES FOR the old courthouse in Kilkee are to be considered.
Fishermen will be consulted before any improvements to Carrigaholt pier
LOCAL FISHERMAN will be among those consulted if the outside pier at Carrigaholt is to undergo improvement works.
Kilrush & Shannon Estuary can make a splash in dolphin tourism & research
*The matter was discussed at the March sitting of the West Clare Municipal District. FUNGIE’s role in attracting visitors to Dingle can be replicated in Kilrush and the Shannon Estuary, a local councillor has affirmed.