*Photograph: John Mangan A CLARE COUNCILLOR who works as a retained firefighter in Ennistymon has warned it will take “a disaster” before change is forthcoming in the pay and conditions of those working in the service.
*Photograph: Patrick Thomas Howard REPAIRS to the L-3068 from Brennan’s Cross to Meelick Church have been added to the current schedule of works in the Shannon Municipal District.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley BUS POLES are to be installed in Drumgeely in what is hoped will limit any potential disputes between bus drivers and the public.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley APPROVAL has been granted for both Ennis and Shannon to be included in the Affordable Housing Scheme.
*TII are appealing granted planning permissions to properties on the N68. WEST CLARE’s population has been “sentenced to death” due to current planning legislation, the county’s longest-serving politician has claimed.
*An update was given to elected members of the Shannon MD. SHORTCUTS will not be taken when advancing the €30m Shannon Town and Environs Flood Relief Scheme, senior officials in Clare County Council have said.
OUTSIDE INFLUENCE has dictated the County Development Plan, elected representatives have said with Clare’s longest serving politician declaring “it is not our plan”.
*Moneypoint. AN APPROXIMATE €3.5bn needs to be spent developing the grid up to 2030 with Moneypoint still viewed as offering excellent transfer capabilities.
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND). Photograph: Eamon Ward A FORMER MAYOR OF CLARE has said young people are afraid to socialise in parts of the county because of the fear placed on them to take drugs.
BULKY WASTE collected by Clare County Council over the past five years has a combined total value of approximately €50,000.
