Clare County Council named local authority of the year & winner of two Arts awards
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL scooped three awards at the Chambers Ireland Excellence Awards.
Michael Begley
Vicky Phelan leaves behind a powerful legacy
TRIBUTES from across the country have been paid to cervical check campaigner, Vicky Phelan.
‘We don’t want Éire Óg A vs Éire Óg B to be our future county finals’ – developer led wastewater infrastructure can halt rural depopulation
*Darren O’Brien and Conor O’Halloran embrace at the final whistle of the 2021 Clare SFC final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ADDITION OF PRIVATE DEVELOPER LED wastewater infrastructure is key to haling the decline of 51 towns and villages in Clare who face the risk of depopulation in its absence.
Council insist €4.5m of €5.9m Active Travel allocation will be spent by end of 2022
*Safe Routes to Schools are among the eligible criteria for Active Travel funding. €4.5M OF A €5.9M of an allocation for Active Travel will be spent in Clare by the end of this year, local authority officials have insisted.
Renaming of Clare roundabouts to be considered to attract international attention
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A NUMBER OF ROUNDABOUTS in Clare are to be considered for renaming in a bid to “enhance the marketability of the county for tourism and benefit of Shannon International Airport”.
Nestor made his Mark in local politics – councillors predict Cloughleigh man will become an Archbishop
*Mark Nestor celebrating his election to Clare County Council in 2019. Photograph: Martin Connolly A STANDING OVATION was extended to Cllr Mark Nestor (FF) as he attended his final Council meeting on Monday with his colleagues predicting he will one day become an Archbishop.
Giant Hogweed ‘getting out of control’ in South Clare
INVASIVE SPECIES such as Giant Hogweed are “getting out of control” in parts of South Clare.
Project to nominate pedestrian walkway for Clonlara can commence
DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE is to be ordered for Clonlara while construction of a pedestrian walkway will be considered for the South-East Clare village.
Council appoint Murphy as Director of Service to lead Ukrainian response
AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE within Clare County Council to lead the county’s response to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Begley breaks ground again becoming Shannon MD Chair
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND). Photograph: Eamon Ward HAVING BECOME the first Mayor of Clare from Clonlara, Cllr Michael Begley (IND) has repeated the same feat but this time as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District.
