How Clare’s TDs voted as Varadkar is elected Taoiseach for second time
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey CLARE’S TDs were split when it came to the voting in favour or against the Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar (FG) becoming Taoiseach.
Michael McNamara
Council left out in the cold with no contact made by Govt or Shannon Airport Group to change their mind on Heritage sites transfer
*Shannon Heritage workers protesting outside Bunratty Castle. Photograph: Natasha Barton NO CONTACT HAS BEEN made to Clare County Council by any Government Department or Shannon Airport Group since it announced its withdrawal from the planned transfer of Shannon Heritage absence in the absence of State funding.
‘It is within our right’ – elected reps seek delay to Shannon Group sale
*Quin Rd Business Park. SHANNON AIRPORT GROUP need to delay the sale of public areas and services in the Quin Road Business Park, elected representatives have stressed.
Moneypoint to convert from coal to oil & decommissioning delayed
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon MONEYPOINT will convert from coal to oil as part of a key aspect of the Government’s Climate Action Plan for 2023.
New record set on amount of domestic abuse calls in Clare
A RECORD BREAKING NUMBER of calls were made to Gardaí in Clare relating to domestic abuse but the county has the lowest amount of domestic violence criminal cases.
Glory for Gentlemen Syndicate in JP Prenderville Memorial Cup
Supporters Michael Ryan (Kilmihil) and Seamus Crowley (Cooraclare) with owners Finbarr Keating (Cree), Tom Browne (Cree), Frank Finucane (Kilmihill), John Reidy (Cooraclare), trainer Tom O’Connor (Tarbert) and JP Prenderville (cup sponsor) A CLARE SYNDICATE took the spoils in the JP Prenderville Memorial Cup.
Holy Island visitor centre go ahead gives East Clare its time to shine
*Holy Island (Inis Cealtra). EAST CLARE TOURISM is set to be put on the map following the allocation of funding to create a visitor centre at Holy Island (Inis Cealtra).
Fine Gael local election candidate joins Violet-Anne’s political staff
*Mike Taylor. Photograph: Martin Connolly FINE GAEL member and 2019 local election candidate, Mike Taylor has joined the political team of Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND).
Shannon Heritage workers protest to get definitive timeframe & certainty on takeover
*Dolores Broderick leading the protest. Photograph: Natasha Barton SHANNON HERITAGE WORKERS have vented their frustration at the inability of Government representatives to provide them with any timeframe regarding a potential transfer of tourism sites in Clare.
Electricity generation from coal at Moneypoint up this year
AN INCREASE OF EIGHT PERCENT in the amount of electricity generated by coal so far this year at Moneypoint has been recorded.
