‘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.
Killaloe Municipal District
‘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.
Burke elected Killaloe MD Cathaoirleach in historic setting of Inis Cealtra visitor centre
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF) and Cllr Pat Burke (FG). WITHIN his own parish of Mountshannon, Cllr Pat Burke (FG) became Cathaoirleach of the Killaloe Municipal District for the third time.
‘Sometimes I wonder do we have anything else to talk about’ – traffic calming stuck on the agenda in East Clare
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG). Photograph: Martin Connolly “SOMETIMES I wonder do we have anything else to talk about,” remarked Cllr Pat Burke (FG) at the latest sitting of the Killaloe Municipal District.
Killaloe has ‘real chance’ to market itself as gateway to East Clare & the county
*Photograph: Noreen Finn ONGOING investment in Killaloe has underlined the opportunity to market the East Clare town as “the gateway to Co Clare”.