‘Embarrassing’ state of footpaths, kerbs & parking slammed in Liscannor
*Photograph: John Sheridan LISCANNOR’s public parking, footpath and kerbing is in an “embarrassing condition”, a North Clare councillor has blasted.
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Councillors ‘still in shock’ over €8m spend by Council on land by Cliffs of Moher
*Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG). Photograph: John Mangan. A SENSE of betrayal has been felt by elected members of Clare County Council after the local authority paid €8m for two plots of land adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher without consulting county councillors.
Council paid €8m to acquire two pieces of land adjacent to Cliffs of Moher
*The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre. MORE THAN €8m was spent by Clare County Council on two sites adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre.
‘Does the word honour mean anything’ – Council criticised for failing to fulfill Liscannor land agreement
*Cllr Bill Slattery (FG). Photograph: John Mangan A NORTH CLARE councillor has questioned the local authority on whether they know the meaning of the word honour while voicing criticism of the failure to follow through on a land agreement in Liscannor.
Council publish 264-page Tobin Report on Cliffs of Moher coastal walk
AFTER MUCH anticipation, Clare County Council published the 246-page report charting the future management plan for the Cliffs of Moher Walk.
Tobin Report recommends Council take full ownership of Cliffs of Moher walk & flags €460k per annum maintenance fees
A DRAFT report on the management of the Cliffs of Moher walking trail has recommended that full ownership of the walkway be taken over by Clare County Council.
‘Only the swings are working at disgraceful Lahinch playground’ slams Slattery
*Lahinch Playground. LAHINCH playground’s present state is “disgraceful” with a North Clare councillor claiming that only the swings are functioning properly.
Council explores “mechanism” for distributing 25MB Tobin Report on Cliffs Coastal Walk
*The Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk. DELAYS have been encountered in circulating the new management plan for the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk as senior officials in Clare County Council have been unable to send a digital copy of the report due to its size.
Liscannor photographer wins competition celebrating twenty years of Global Geoparks Network
Liscannor’s Anja Kolic pictured with her winning entry in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark photography competition. Photograph: Eamon Ward. A LISCANNOR-based photographer has been named overall winner of a photography competition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN).
Rivals Newmarket Celtic & Avenue Utd to meet in Clare Cup quarter-finals
*Eoin Hayes and Jamie Roche in action. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE SOCCER’s big two Newmarket Celtic and Avenue Utd have been drawn against each other in the quarter-finals of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup.