External candidate will be appointed as next Chief Executive of Clare County Council
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s next Chief Executive will be an external candidate, The Clare Echo has learned.
Leonard Cleary
Galway City Council hosts first bilingual meeting
Irish Officer, Marcus Ó Conaire, assisting Cllr Donal Lyons (IND) with a Gaeilge translation before the start of Galway City Council’s first fully bilingual meeting. Photograph: Cormac MacMahon HISTORY WAS made on Monday when Galway City Council hosted a fully bilingual meeting.
Galway leaders meet to try secure backing for regional projects
SENIOR OFFICIALS and Elected Members from Galway City and County Councils and Galway Chamber of Commerce met at The Galmont Hotel on Wednesday morning to discuss opportunities for leveraging government support for key strategic priorities for Galway and the wider North-Western Region.
Interim Chief Executive of Council to be appointed next month
*Chief Executive Pat Dowling and Director of Economic Development, Carmel Kirby. Photograph: John O’Neill. AN INTERIM Chief Executive of Clare County Council is to be appointed at the beginning of December.
Affordable housing options discussed between developers & Galway local authorities
*Pictured at the one-day seminar on affordable housing at the Menlo Park Hotel (l-r) Liam Conneally, Chief Executive of Galway County Council; Louise Esler of Galway City Council’s Housing Department; John Waters of Galway County Council’s Housing Directorate; and Leonard Cleary, Chief Executive of Galway City Council. Photograph: Andrew Downes. SENIOR OFFICIALS from Galway City …
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Local authorities and Chamber collaborate on key strategic opportunities for Galway
*Cait Noone addressing attendees. REPRESENTATIVES of Galway City Council, Galway County Council and Galway Chamber held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss opportunities to collaborate and engage on strategic opportunities for Galway city and county, including the delivery of largescale infrastructure projects such as the N6 Ring Road.
Work commences on St Flannan’s College extension with Knockanean NS to be accommodated on site
WORK on the development of a 30,000 square feet extension of St. Flannan’s College has commenced after the Department of Education approved the development of new classroom space at the Ennis secondary school.
Tributes to Corofin’s Cleary as he bids farewell to Council
*Outgoing Director of Services at Clare County Council and newly appointed Chief Executive of Galway City Council, Leonard Cleary receiving a presentation from John O’Malley, SEO of West Clare MD, and staff of West Clare MD, Clare Tourism and the Rural Development Directorate at Vandeleur Walled Garden & Visitor Centre in Kilrush. Photograph: Eamon Ward …
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New facilities get go-ahead for Loop Head Lighthouse
PLANNING APPROVAL has been granted to Clare County Council by An Bord Pleanála for the development of new visitor experience facilities at Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience.
‘Stressed, sleepless & in a state of trauma’ Clare councillors hit out at ‘the ethnic minority’ over new illegal encampment
*Clancy Park is now home of an illegal encampment. ENNIS RESIDENTS are “stressed and sleepless in a state of trauma” following the emergence of a new illegal encampment.