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.
Michael McNamara
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.
‘Bureaucratic Departmental pass-the-potato’ delaying transfer of Shannon Heritage sites as liaison manager sought
*Knappogue Castle. CORRESPONDENCE has been issued to the Taoiseach seeking the appointment of a liaison officer to accelerate the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites.
‘It’s not over’ says Taoiseach but Council set to walk away from talks to take over Shannon Heritage sites
*Bunratty Castle. GOVERNMENT FUNDING will not be provided to Clare County Council to take over Shannon Heritage sites in the county, a breakfast briefing of local councillors was informed on Wednesday morning even though the Taoiseach has said the matter is not over.
Green light given to large scale 19 turbine wind farm in East Clare
*The wind farm is located on a 750 hectare site. AN BORD PLEANÁLA has given the green light to Coillte for contentious plans for a large scale 19 turbine wind farm in east Clare that will have the capacity to power 66,500 homes annually.
Taoiseach insists Government are ‘getting on with’ transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council
*Bunratty Castle. Photograph: Paschal Brooks ISSUES SURROUNDING the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites remain unresolved while discussions continue between Government Departments, Shannon Airport Group and Clare County Council.