Limerick City ‘cowboys’ blamed for illegal dumping at 12 O’Clock Hills
Illegal dumping at the 12 O’Clock Hills is being carried out by “cowboys” from Limerick City, a Clare councillor has claimed.
Killaloe Municipal District
Burke requests section of road by back-gate to be included on roadworks programme
*Cllr Pat Burke. Photograph: Gary Collins A section of road on land owned by one East Clare councillor is to be nominated for inclusion in the 2020 roadwork’s programme.
Scariff businesses ‘at risk of closing due to lack of parking’
*Photograph: Eoin O’Hagan. Parking has been highlighted as “a serious problem” in Scariff with businesses flagging that they may have to close if it is not solved.
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.
‘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.
