*Brendan Wall. Photograph: Joe Buckley Shannon’s Brendan Wall has been elected as the new Chairman of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Soccer League (CSSL) while a provisional return date for action has been set.
Between €10,000 to €15,000 per week is projected to be spent by Clare County Council in providing additional resources to coastal amenities to cope with a forecasted staycation surge.
Present infrastructure at Whitestrand Beach in Doonbeg is not serving the area well, a West Clare representative has maintained.
Close attention needs to be paid to lighting surrounding piers in North and West Clare.
Parts of North and West Clare will pilot an autism strategy for the county.
A Government scheme providing funding for local authorities to carry out improvement works on private and non-publicly maintained roads has been brandished as “not fit for purpose” by a North Clare councillor.
A West Clare castle rooted in history has the potential to become a “grade A” heritage project.
Kilkee has over 200 extra residents in the coastal location due to an increase in remote working.
An appointment of technical advisors to work on the planning and detailed design of a 20km section of the West Clare Greenway between Kilrush and Kilkee is expected to be announced in March while councillors have stressed the need to connect to towns and villages to maximise its chance of success.
Plans to erect a memorial to the mothers and babies from the County Clare Nursery are progressing.
