Success of Clare’s climate action plan will depend on national funding
*Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE’s Climate Action Plan has been adopted with strong endorsement from county councillors but its success relies on funding from a national level.
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‘Incompetent driving & licences for life’ lambasted by Murphy in defence of Ennis cycling lanes
*Cllr Paul Murphy. Photograph: Eamon Ward. A CLARECASTLE representative has said incompetent driving from older motorists and not armadillos is causing problems in Clonroadmore.
€2.2m spent on Ennis 2040 strategy to date
*Leo Varadkar launching the Ennis 2040 Strategy. Photograph: Paul Corey €2.2m has been spent to date on the Ennis 2040 economic and spatial strategy.
Buttermarket building not big enough to accommodate Howard’s request for designated councillor offices
*Waterpark House. ADEQUATE room does not exist at present to accommodate a designated public counter for Ennis Municipal District councillors to deal with constituents at the Buttermarket building in Drumbiggle.
Revisions to Abbey St car park plans already causing a stir before public consultation
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon PLANS FOR the controversial Abbey Street car park development as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy are to go on public consultation next week and are already causing a stir.
‘Misleading’ messaging of Ennis 2040 plans with Council works criticised
*Ennis 2040. COMMUNICATION on public realm projects alongside an update for the Ennis 2040 Strategy in an official Clare County Council document is “misleading” while a county councillor has said elected members sitting on the DAC continues to be “a conflict of interest”.
Lifting passenger cap at Dublin Airport would be ‘illogical’
*Photograph: Joe Buckley ALLOWING DUBLIN Airport to lift its passenger cap by 8 million would be “illogical,” a Clare councillor has stated.
‘We need to restore Garda morale & public confidence’ – change to policing model sought by Clare reps
*Photograph: John Mangan A CHANGE of policing model in Ireland is needed to help restore morale in the force and confidence among the public, Clare councillors have stated.
No harmony with Ennis Cllrs as O’Callaghan forced to withdraw motion on use of Abbey St car park for Comhaltas
*Primary school students involved in the 2023 Fleadh Nua. IT MAY have been one degree outside but within the Council Chamber, temperatures were once again rising among Ennis Municipal District councillors on Tuesday morning.
Sitting councillors in Ennis push to have designated area only for election posters
*Photograph: John Mangan SITES have been identified in Ennis which may serve as a designated area for election posters.