*Garry Miley. A MOVE TOWARDS a centralised planning system is evident in a recent directive issued to Clare County Council over its County Development Plan.
*Cllr PJ Kelly. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE’S LONGEST-SERVING politician has warned that a directive issued by the Junior Minister for Local Government and Planning has signalled “the end of rural Clare”.
Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG), Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and Cllr Paul Murphy (FG). FINE GAEL’S SITTING TRIO OF COUNCILLORS have all been nominated to contest next year’s local elections in the Ennis Municipal District.
*TII are appealing granted planning permissions to properties on the N68. WEST CLARE’s population has been “sentenced to death” due to current planning legislation, the county’s longest-serving politician has claimed.
*Joe Carey (FG). Photograph: Chris Copley CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications.
*Interim CEO of the IDA, Mary Buckley, LTTS CEO Michael Malewski and Junior Minister, Kieran O’Donnell. LUFTHANSA TECHNIK TURBINE SHANNON (LTTS) have opened a new engine parts and accessories repair (EPAR) facility in Shannon.
AN APPROXIMATE €600,000 has been spent by the local authority on remedial works at Cappahard Estate in Ennis.
*Deputy Joe Carey (FG). Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD Joe Carey (FG) has confirmed he will be standing in the next General Election despite Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG) once again overlooking him for a Junior Ministry.
REMEDIAL WORKS ARE TARGETED to be completed by the end of this year for houses at Derg View, Scariff.
*Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) flanked by Shannon Group CEO Mary Considine and former Shannon Group Chair, Pádraig Ó Céidigh. FRESH INFORMATION has emerged surrounding Pádraig Ó Céidigh’s sudden resignation as Chairman of Shannon Group.
