Cutbacks introduced at loss-making Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
*TikTok influencer Eoin Reardon has been let go from Bunratty. CUTBACKS have been introduced in Bunratty Castle & Folk Park.
Pat Dowling
Council external audit raises red flag & shows €1.6m spend on three Ennis 2040 projects
*€1.6m was the expenditure on Ennis 2040 in 2023, primarily on three projects, two of which have been paused. A POLICY to maintain proper controls, governance and procedures in Clare County Council as recommended by an external audit has not been implemented and has missed its timeline for completion.
Audit raises questions of Council’s governance following management of Bunratty deal
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. GOVERNANCE standards of Clare County Council have come under scrutiny over the manner in which a deal to purchase land in Bunratty was carried out.
Council paid €8m to acquire two pieces of land adjacent to Cliffs of Moher
*The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre. MORE THAN €8m was spent by Clare County Council on two sites adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre.
Tobin Report recommends Council take full ownership of Cliffs of Moher walk & flags €460k per annum maintenance fees
A DRAFT report on the management of the Cliffs of Moher walking trail has recommended that full ownership of the walkway be taken over by Clare County Council.
New Ennistymon car park will have more than 42 spaces & could open this summer
*Monastery Lane in Ennistymon. ENNISTYMON’s new car park will have more than 42 parking spaces according to hopeful officials in Clare County Council.
Partial reopening of coastal Cliffs walk is ‘best case scenario’ for 2025 tourist season
MANAGEMENT of the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk do not expect it to reopen fully for this year’s tourist season.
Dowling says Shannon Heritage risk will pay off for Clare & ‘legal loopholes’ to blame for slowing down projects
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward DEPARTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling said the risk in acquiring the Shannon Heritage tourism sites is paying off for the county and criticised “legal loopholes” for slowing down works on projects such as Blake’s Corner.
Opposition to Ennis 2040 was ‘to be expected’ says Council Chief who insists plan will proceed despite COO exit
*Carmel Kirby, Kevin Corrigan and Pat Dowling. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s departing Chief Executive has said opposition to aspects of the Ennis 2040 strategy was “to be expected”.
Corrigan tenders resignation as Ennis 2040 COO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of Ennis 2040 DAC, Kevin Corrigan has tendered his resignation.
