*A formal objection has been lodged by councillors. EAST CLARE councillors have formally objected to plans to extract water from the River Shannon to pipe Dublin’s leaking water network and have received the backing of fellow councillors from across the county for their stance.
*The Parteen Basin where water will be piped to Dublin. CO CLARE will get no benefit from supplying water to Dublin and surrounding counties as part of a multi-billion proposal, councillors have claimed.
*Shannon Airport. PROVISION of a rail link for Shannon Airport offers ‘massive potential’ for the Airport and region but the “pussy footing” around proposals needs to stop, Clare County councillors stressed this week.
*Cllr Shane Talty (FF) right had raised concerns with DAC representations as far back as April of this year. Photograph: Eamon Ward. IT HAS taken Clare’s councillors seven months to reach agreement over proposed appointments to the Clare Tourism Development DAC while further time has been sought to finalise who sits on the Kilrush Amenity …
DONAL CAREY’s service to political life has been hailed with the send-off received at his recent funeral fitting for his contribution to the county.
*Shannon Town. LESS HEADACHES would arise if a provisional grass cutting contract for the year was published for Shannon and South Clare.
*University of Limerick PLANS for Europe’s first twenty first century university town will remain shelved unless the second phase of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) is brought back to life.
*Cllr Ian Lynch (IND). A CLARE councillor has urged his colleagues to send a strong message to the Government by going Independent in the fight to get a new hospital built in the county.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON’s ongoing wait to have a flood relief scheme in place continues to leave homeowners unable to insure their properties.
*Councillors in the Shannon MD. Photograph: Eamon Ward. PLANS by Transport Minister, Darragh O’Brien (FF) to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is “very bad news” and “very damaging” for Shannon Airport and Cork Airport, the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District has said.