Meelick road repairs given the go-ahead
*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.
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Bus poles a priority on Drumgeely Rd
*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.
Ennis & Shannon granted approval to be included in affordable housing scheme
*Photograph: Joe Buckley APPROVAL has been granted for both Ennis and Shannon to be included in the Affordable Housing Scheme.
‘West Clare sentenced to death & farming families will be the new homeless’ claims Lissycasey rep
*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.
2030 target for completion €30m Shannon flood relief scheme
*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.
‘This is not our plan’ – councillors criticise outside influence behind County Development Plan
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’s transfer capabilities still central as investment to grid to hit billions
*Moneypoint. AN APPROXIMATE €3.5bn needs to be spent developing the grid up to 2030 with Moneypoint still viewed as offering excellent transfer capabilities.
Young people afraid to socialise in parts of Clare because drugs are forced on them claims ex Mayor
*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.
€50K in bulky waste collected by Council in five years
BULKY WASTE collected by Clare County Council over the past five years has a combined total value of approximately €50,000.
Shannon deserves temporary digital hub before big URDF application
PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION of the One Shannon Hub, a temporary digital hub needs to be established within the town, elected representatives have argued.