Council proceeding with plans for new car park in Bodyke
*The site of the proposed car park. PLANS to construct a new car park in Bodyke are to be lodged by Clare County Council.
Pat Burke
Tourism & commercial facility given go-ahead at Williamstown Harbour
*Williamstown Harbour. WILLIAMSTOWN HARBOUR in Whitegate is to be revitalised after conditional planning permission was granted for the development of a major tourism and commercial facility.
Conway must be supported say Fine Gael colleagues in Clare
*Martin Conway with Simon Harris and Leo Varadkar. INPUT from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG) will shed light on any questions surrounding the 2018 controversy involving Senator Martin Conway (FG) prior to his selection as a General Election candidate, a West Clare councillor has said.
Ryan Line is reopened as Conor & James take seats on County Council
*Cllr Conor Ryan (FG) and Cllr James Ryan (SF). CLARE’S newest councillors have taken their seats on the County Council for the first time.
Ryan selected by Fine Gael members to take Cooney’s seat on Clare County Council
*Conor Ryan (FG). O’CALLAGHANS MILLS native Conor Ryan (FG) has been selected to take the seat of Joe Cooney TD (FG) on Clare County Council.
Four candidates in the frame for Cooney’s Council seat in ‘Mills Civil War’
*Joe Cooney TD (FG). Photograph: John Mangan JOE COONEY’s TD (FG) election to Dáil Éireann has ignited plenty of competition within the Fine Gael ranks to take his seat on Clare County Council.
‘We all miss PJ Kelly’ – Council meeting adjourned as politicians remember Lissycasey native
*Mourners at the funeral of PJ Kelly in Lissycasey. Photograph: Tom Micks MONDAY’s meeting of Clare County Council was fully adjourned as a mark of respect to the late PJ Kelly (FF).
East Clare ‘seriously depleted’ of Council maintenance staff
*Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) once again flagged the lack of Council staff in East Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward EAST CLARE is “seriously depleted” of maintenance staff working for Clare County Council.
Council getting the ‘two fingers’ from overnight campers in Mountshannon
*Overnight camping in Mountshannon. “DRONE videos” are being sent from parts of East Clare in areas where camping is prohibited encouraging people to bring their tents and pitch up, a county councillor has claimed.
‘I haven’t seen a Garda speed check on East Clare roads in two years’
*East Clare representatives including Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) called for a tougher approach on speeding. Photograph: Eamon Ward. EAST CLARE representatives have lambasted the lack of a Garda presence while hitting out at the repeated instances of speeding on roads from Killaloe to Killanena.
