Preferred route corridor for Limerick to Scariff Greenway to be finalised in May
*Lough Derg as visible from the hills of East Clare. A PREFERRED route for the Limerick to Scariff Greenway will be finalised in May.
Killaloe Municipal District
Lack of connectivity from heart of Tulla to GAA grounds & funeral home ‘a major issue’
*Tulla. CONNECTIVITY and accessibility in Tulla has come under focus.
191 submissions made to An Bord Pleanála over Oatfield wind farm
*Signs opposing the development in Broadford. 191 valid submissions have been made to An Bord Pleanála regarding Ørsted’s plans to construct 11 wind turbines in Oatfield.
RRDF application submitted for Scariff town centre regeneration project
*Photograph: Martin Connolly CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL have submitted the application for RRDF funding for a town centre regeneration project in Scariff.
Cllr O’Gorman says Pyrite Chair ‘turning her back on the people she represents’ by running for Sinn Féin
*Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley A FORMER MAYOR of Clare has said the founder of the Clare Pyrite Action Group is ‘turning her back on the people that she represents’ by running for Sinn Féin as a local election candidate.
‘Startling’ population growth of Crusheen will aid case to reopen rail station
*Crusheen railway station. WORK has commenced on the preparation of a socio-economic study on the benefits of reopening the Crusheen railway station.
‘A let-down to rural Ireland’ – Clare councillors slam inaction on solving Ballycar flooding
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE’s first citizen has slammed the inaction from relevant authorities for failing to fix the historical flooding problems at Ballycar.
Abandoned boats, swan signage & illegal dumping flagged at Mountshannon Harbour
*Photograph: John Mangan THREE issues need to be dealt with at Mountshannon Harbour according to local representative, Cllr Pat Burke (FG).
‘We’re getting shiny brochures but not engagement’ – East Clare reps slam windfarm proposals
*An impression of the Lackreach Wind Farm. ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES have criticised energy companies for producing “shiny brochures” but failing to engage with politicians on their proposals.
Scariff library to be named after Edna O’Brien
SCARIFF LIBRARY is to be named after legendary novelist and Tuamgraney’s finest playwright Edna O’Brien. Born in December 1930 to farmer Michael O’Brien and Lena Cleary in Drewsborough, Tuamgraney, Edna has gone on to become one of the country’s greatest writers of all-time and among the biggest literary giants across generations. In 1960, her first novel, …