*Knappogue Castle. CORRESPONDENCE has been issued to the Taoiseach seeking the appointment of a liaison officer to accelerate the transfer of 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.
*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.
*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.
BALLYEA’S Nugent clan had double delight at the kennels in Galway over the weekend.
*Action begins this weekend in the Clare SHC with four games down for decision on Saturday. It may be argued that the GAA is more political than political organisations themselves, off-the-field antics can certainly strengthen this theory across multiple aspects of the Association.
AIB will not proceed with proposed changes to make 70 branches cashless including four in Co Clare.
FOUR MAJOR AIB BRANCHES in Clare are to be turned into cashless outlets from the end of September.
AVERAGE BED NUMBERS at Ennis Hospital have remained unchanged since February 2020 whole an increase in attendances at its Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) has been recorded.
A THIRD SUMMER SEASON is to be lost for the Shannon Heritage sites due to the slow pace at which Governmental Departments are handling their transfer to Clare County Council.
