‘Remember you are there to serve the people’ – 125 years of democracy celebrated in Clare
*Photograph: Eamon Ward 125 years of local democracy in Clare was acknowledged on Monday.
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‘Young drivers the problem’ claim councillors as efforts made to put road safety on curriculum
*Photograph: Joe Buckley 61 PEOPLE have been killed so far on Irish roads this year yet Clare County Council does not have a road safety officer, it emerged this week.
An ‘economic push’ can help Shannon Airport relieve pressure from Dublin
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AN “economic push” needs to be given to Shannon Airport by new Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) and his Cabinet colleagues to relive ongoing pressure on Dublin Airport.
Economic contribution of Smithstown Industrial Estate needs to be recognised
*Photograph: Joe Buckley ORGANISING of a project to recognise the economic importance of the Smithstown Industrial Estate to the region is to commence.
Surplus solution prompts councillors to row back on claims Flynn was breaking rules with GMA spend
*Cllr PJ Ryan (IND) & Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND). Photograph: Natasha Barton AS THE COUNTDOWN begins to the local elections on June 7th, The Clare Echo this week examines one of the subjects causing debate among county councillors, the General Municipal Allocation.
‘A let-down to rural Ireland’ – Clare councillors slam inaction on solving Ballycar flooding
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE’s first citizen has slammed the inaction from relevant authorities for failing to fix the historical flooding problems at Ballycar.
Slow pace continues for primary care centres in Ennistymon & Sixmilebridge
*The primary care centre on Station Rd is the only one of four Clare facilities first announced in 2021 to have opened. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS for the delivery of primary care centres in Ennistymon and Sixmilebridge are to be finalised this year, HSE officials have said.
Post-office network going from ‘crisis to crisis’ warn Clare postmasters
*Cllr Tom O’Callaghan. IRELAND’s post office network is going from “crisis to crisis”, postmasters based in Co Clare have said.
‘Petty’ Limerick reps turning down 3,500 jobs by delaying progress of Clare & UL SDZ
*University of Limerick’s campus. “PETTY” Limerick councillors have been blamed with delaying efforts to create a new university town within Co Clare that estimates creating 3,500 jobs.
Success of Clare’s climate action plan will depend on national funding
*Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE’s Climate Action Plan has been adopted with strong endorsement from county councillors but its success relies on funding from a national level.
