Local submission ‘may delay’ Tulla social housing
*Photograph: Tulla Tidy Towns A planned delivery of 22 social housing units in Tulla is facing a potential delay.
Killaloe Municipal District
‘Social housing residents should not be pulled from rural areas’
*Social housing in Feakle. Up to 150 dwellings in six different parts of Clare are being investigated for ownership to determine future uses.
‘Holy Island can be a world class tourism destination’
*Lough Derg as seen from Holy Island. Photograph: Niall Culligan Hopes remain high that Holy Island will be “a game-changer” in developing East Clare’s tourism offering but elected representatives have acknowledged the timeline for the project’s delivery is “dragging on a bit”.
Arbitration & bats cause slight delay to Killaloe Bridge & Bypass
Conversations in parts of East Clare on the long awaited Killaloe Bypass are a daily occurrence, landowners using their right of going down the arbitration route and East Clare bats have slightly delayed the project.
‘If you pull in you mightn’t be able to pull out’ – Cooney critical of Broadford passing bays
*Fermoyle Mor, Broadford. An East Clare road “in poor condition” will not be considered for resurfacing or the introducing of additional passing bays in the next two years.
‘Tulla cannot become known for dereliction’
There are 26 vacant properties within Tulla village and a further 23 in the parish.
Council to continue with current grass cutting policy
Clare’s current grass cutting policy for houses in estates owned by the Council is to be continued for the foreseeable future with a senior engineer observing that community groups tend to be “much more attentive” when taking on a role than paid employees.
Kilkishen speeding ‘getting worse’
Speeding problems in Kilkishen “are getting worse”, elected representatives have warned with some “near-misses” in the village recently.
Tulla dereliction is ‘daunting & disgraceful’
*A vacant property in Tulla. Photograph: Páraic McMahon Derelict houses and empty properties in the heart of Tulla are contributing to “a daunting feeling” for locals and passers by.
Colour of Feakle social housing scheme ‘archaic & institutional’
Thirteen social houses being built in Feakle have been described as “institutional and archaic” due to the chosen colour scheme.
