Mountshannon infrastructure ‘inappropriate’ for wheelchair users
*Photograph: John Mangan AN APPEAL has been made to repair sections of footpath in Mountshannon as the area is currently “inappropriate” for wheelchair users.
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Bridgetown students unable to walk or cycle to school due to safety concerns
*Photograph: PL Chadwick ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES are preventing students from walking or cycling to school in Bridgetown.
Land & plant ownership in Kilmurry may hinder future housing developments
*The Ballymulcashel estate in Kilmurry. DEVELOPERS ARE INTERESTED in new housing schemes in Kilmurry but the area’s only wastewater treatment plant is in private ownership risking a dezoning of lands in the upcoming County Development Plan.
Thomas Street works targeted for mid January completion
FOOTPATH WORKS in Killaloe are scheduled to be completed by the middle of January.
Bid ongoing to reduce speed limit by Raheen Steiner school
*The busy R463 regional road from Tuamgraney to Killaloe. COMMERCIAL AND PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY has been referenced in a bid to reduce the speed limit in Tuamgraney.
‘Oh deer’ – huge population prompts East Clare rep to call for cull
*Photograph: John Mangan SANTA CLAUS and his trusted twelve reindeer are preparing to visit homes across the world but their relations in the deer family are proving to be “a real issue” in East Clare.
Business case for reopening Crusheen rail stop ‘stronger than ever’
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONFIDENT that the business case for reopening the Crusheen stop on the Western Rail Corridor is stronger than ever.
Morgan Lahiffe appointed as Council’s first climate action co-ordinator
*Morgan Lahiffe (far right) becomes the Council’s first climate action co-ordinator. Photograph: Ruth Griffin BAREFIELD’S MORGAN LAHIFFE has been appointed as the new climate action co-ordinator within Clare County Council.
Start date for Scariff social housing scheme delayed
*The Feakle Rd in Ballyminoge in Scariff. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SCARIFF’s planned social housing scheme has met an early hiccup with the construction date delayed.
‘No ordinary grave digging’ in Scariff with scaffolding at Moynoe Cemetery remaining
SCAFFOLDING’S ONGOING presence at a Scariff cemetery is resulting in “no ordinary grave digging”.
