Lack of bus routes preventing more visitors coming to Clare
More integrated bus services are required in Clare to boost tourism and improve ease of access for rural residents, an elected representative has stated.
Miltown Malbay
Unhappiness in Miltown with transfer of asylum seekers to Ennis
Locals in Miltown Malbay are upset with the manner in which eleven asylum seekers were suddenly transferred to the new Direct Provision centre in Ennis this week.
‘Ennis will be a supportive environment for Direct Provision residents’
One elected representative has said ‘Ennis’ history of welcoming refugees’ will be visible when the first of sixty four asylum seekers arrive to the county town later this month.
64 single residents to be housed at Ennis Direct Provision centre
A new direct provision centre is to open in Ennis and will house up to 64 single residents.
Joseph Woulfe to contest General Election in Clare
*Joseph Woulfe Chairman of the Clare Beef Plan, Joseph Woulfe has confirmed he will be contesting the next General Election as an Independent candidate.
Playing Munster club in Miltown ‘something special’ for Eoin Cleary
*Eoin Cleary takes on Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill For Eoin Cleary, the turning point with the current St Josephs Miltown crop goes back to November 2013.
OPINION: “We are lucky” – Miltown Direct Provision resident
*Miltown Malbay’s Direct Provision residents enjoyed a trip to Galway recently. Innocent Iroaganachi is an asylum seeker living in Miltown Malbay, he wrote for The Clare Echo about the warm reception extended by the people of the West Clare town and how lucky they feel to be in Co Clare.
Remote working to be considered for some of Council’s 970+ staff
*Clare County Council’s digital hub in Kilrush. A policy on remote working within Clare County Council is to be prepared for 2020 as the local authority contemplates letting some of its 970 plus staff carry out their daily jobs from hubs across the county and in their own home.
Clare GAA contact Gardaí over online abuse & are considering banning media from future meetings
An Garda Síochána have been asked by Clare GAA to investigate continuous abuse of Board Officers and are said to be considering excluding members of the media from attending future meetings alongside club delegates.
Miltown make it to Munster semi-finals
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It took extra time for St Josephs Miltown to secure their place in the Munster Club SFC semi-finals.