Be a tourist in Co Clare this weekend
FOR THE fourth year running ‘Be a tourist in your own county’ returns to Co Clare.
Paul Murphy
‘Take it outside if ye want to go at it’ – heated exchange sees Burke & Guilfoyle clash over fuel crisis in Council chamber
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG) and Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). “TAKE IT outside if ye want to go at it,” the Mayor of Clare told two elected members of the County Council during a heated exchange over the fuel protests.
Inaugural Ennis easter festival begins
Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council Cllr Paul Murphy and Gerard O’Rourke, Maheera Mamun, Patrick Kilker and Daria Naimov of CBS Ennis pictured in O’Connell Square at the launch of the inaugural Ennis Easter Festival. Photo credit: Eamon Ward. ENNIS’ inaugural Easter festival takes place today (Saturday).
Mid-West Hospital campaign initiate judicial review over plans for Raheen hospital
*Marie McMahon. Photograph: Martin Molloy A LOCAL health group is to initiate a judicial review into the Government’s decision to reconfigure hospital services in the Mid-West.
€350k emergency tender fire vehicle added to Clare fleet
Cllr Paul Murphy Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council with Carmel Kirby, Director of Service Clare County Council, Gordon Daly, CEO, Adrian Kelly, Chief Fire Officer, Noel Howard, Managing Director HPMP , Eric Treacy, Sales Rep Westward Scania and JP McGrath Station Officer with the new Emergency appliance at Ennis Fire station. Photograph by Eamon Ward …
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‘Most outrageous plan in the world’ – councillors formally object to proposal to pipe water to Dublin
*A formal objection has been lodged by councillors. EAST CLARE councillors have formally objected to plans to extract water from the River Shannon to pipe Dublin’s leaking water network and have received the backing of fellow councillors from across the county for their stance.
‘Our politicians have let us down on health care’
*Dr Tom Nolan. Photograph: Tom Micks. CLARE’s politicians have “let us down” when it comes to fighting for better health services in the county.
‘Put down the microphone’ – Clare TD Crowe told ‘sit down & don’t speak’ at health meeting
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: Tom Micks A CLARE TD was told to sit down “and please put down the microphone” when attempting to speak at a public meeting discussing the future of healthcare in the Mid-West region.
Pedestrian crossing plans for Clareabbey ‘not safe for cyclists, pedestrians or motorists’
*An artist’s impression of the pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout. PLANS to install a pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout “will not be safe for pedestrians or cyclists”.
Councillors take seven months to make Tourism DAC appointments & seek more time to sort Kilrush Amenity Trust
*Cllr Shane Talty (FF) right had raised concerns with DAC representations as far back as April of this year. Photograph: Eamon Ward. IT HAS taken Clare’s councillors seven months to reach agreement over proposed appointments to the Clare Tourism Development DAC while further time has been sought to finalise who sits on the Kilrush Amenity …