Construction to begin on €6m Scariff social housing scheme before Christmas
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin SENIOR OFFICIALS IN Clare County Council are hopeful to start construction on a €6m social housing scheme in Scariff in the next three weeks.
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Council’s 2023 Budget of €151.8m adopted with commercial rates unaffected but community grants cut
*A special meeting was held on Friday to adapt the Budget. A €151.8M BUDGET has been adopted by Clare County Council
East Clare still without EV charging points but Minister Ryan adamant area has ‘big opportunity’
*Eamon Ryan. Photograph: Eamon Ward MINISTER for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan (GP) has insisted East Clare has “a big opportunity” when it comes to electric vehicles despite the absence of a single EV charging point in the area.
East Clare landowners need to ‘roll up their sleeves & cut their hedges’
*”A major culture change is needed,” Cllr Pat Burke (FG) believed. Photograph: Ruth Griffin AN APPROXIMATE BUDGET of €53,000 has been allocated to the Killaloe Municipal District for hedge cutting this year.
Clare farming delegations set to raise ACRES concerns with Minister
*Minister McConalogue had been due to visit Clare but the briefing is now to be held in Dublin. FARMING DELEGATIONS from Clare are meeting with the Minister for Agriculture today (Tuesday) amid mounting concerns regarding the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) and its impact on the county.
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).
‘There has been certain delays but also extreme delays’ – false dawns broadband rollout voiced
*Criticism of the pace of the NBP’s delivery in Clare was voiced by county councillors. DELAYS with the roll-out of broadband as part of the €2.9bn National Broadband Plan have been criticised by Clare councillors with NBI officials admitting they are eleven months off where they had intended to be at the start of the …
Cnoc na Gaoithe preserving the culture of Tulla & East Clare
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin REDEVELOPMENT of an old convent and primary school building in Tulla into a cultural hub has been described by one Minister as “a gamechanger” for the locality.
Warm welcome home for Michael Blake & Aga Khan trophy in Tuamgraney
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin MICHAEL BLAKE enjoyed a hero’s welcome when he returned to Tuamgraney on Wednesday evening with the Aga Khan trophy, the most famous piece of silverware in showjumping.
Councillors vote to retain highest rate of local property tax in Clare
*The vote was held on Monday in the Council Chamber. A VOTE TO REDUCE the local property tax rate in Clare was resoundingly defeated on Monday and instead councillors opted to keep the highest rate for the next two years.
