Lovely entrance to O’Callaghans Mills at risk of removal
*The entrance to O’Callaghans Mills. REMOVING a tree lined landscape on “a lovely entrance” to O’Callaghans Mills “would be a shame”, a senior engineer in Clare County Council has said.
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Limerick to Scariff Greenway ‘has gone off the agenda’
*Ogonnelloe is among the expected connection points. A 43km greenway planned for East Clare “has gone off the agenda,” a former Mayor of Clare has lamented.
‘I had to Google knotweed, I thought of PJ Kelly & that it was something you would smoke’ – very limited levels of funding for invasive species in East Clare
GROWTH OF invasive species is occurring at “huge levels” in East Clare while funding for its removal and treatment is “very limited”.
‘There’s a pothole in the Mills too’ – East Clare Cllrs told ‘put on the helmets’
TWO EAST CLARE councillors were advised to ‘put on their helmets’ after digs were fired over the presence of potholes in respective parishes.
‘He’s brought millions into East Clare’ – tributes paid to departing top Council official
*Brian McCarthy. Photograph: Eamon Ward. ONE OF Clare County Council’s top officials who has been credited with “bringing millions into East Clare” is leaving the local authority to become a Director of Service with Limerick City and County Council.
Future of Limerick to Scariff Greenway left ‘in no man’s land’
*Contracts for designing the Greenway were signed in June 2021. FUTURE of the Limerick to Scariff Greenway is “in no man’s land”, frustrated elected representatives in East Clare have said.
‘Take the money off Ennis councillors they don’t seem to be able to use it for Active Travel’ – Cllr Hayes
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF). Photograph: Tom Micks A LONG-SERVING East Clare councillor has said his Ennis counterparts “don’t seem to be able to use” funds allocated for Active Travel and it should be stripped off them.
Bedlam at Ballycuggeran – illegal parking leads to two hour delays & series of fines issued
TWO HOUR delays were experienced by East Clare residents due to massive backlogs at Ballycuggeran on Saturday.
Hayes accusses Tipperary councillor of spreading ‘misinformation’ on Killaloe to Ballina pedestrianisation
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF). Photograph: Ruth Griffin. AN EAST CLARE representative has accused a Tipperary councillor of spreading “misinformation” about the trial pedestrianisation of the bridge linking Killaloe and Ballina.
Trial pedestrianisation period announced for Killaloe to Ballina Bridge
PEDESTRIANISATION is to be trialled from the end of July to the middle of October on the old bridge linking Killaloe and Ballina.