Pyrite homeowners ‘living in purgatory
*Photograph: Joe Buckley PEOPLE IN HOMES damaged by pyrite “are living in purgatory,” a Kilrush councillor has claimed.
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‘Pure luck no major accident has occurred’ at busy Newmarket-on-Fergus junction
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS representative has warned of “a major accident” along the village’s busiest route.
‘Don’t forget the Council also have to keep the lights on’ – Howard seeks significant additional funds for local authority
*Cllr Mary Howard. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL must also be considered “in the equation” for the cost of living crisis, an Ennis representative has said while calling for “significant additional funding” to be provided to the local authority.
O’Callaghan believes experience in business & community will help him to try fill Nestor’s shoes
Antoinette Considine congratulates Tom O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’S NEWEST COUNCILLOR has expressed his hope that his experience in businesses and working with communities will stand to him.
ESB hope to announce Equinor replacement within a month & start Green Atlantic construction by end of decade
*Planning is envisaged to be obtained by 2026 with construction hoped to commence thereafter. A REPLACEMENT PARTNER FOR EQUINOR to develop a major wind farm off the coast of West Clare is to be announced next month.
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
Affordable housing scheme ‘urgently needed’ for Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON needs to urgently put forward for an affordable housing scheme, one of the town’s elected representatives has stressed.
Shannon flood relief scheme needs timelines and urgency
*Flooding in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley MORE DEFINITE timelines are needed regarding the completion of the Shannon Town & Environs Flood Relief Scheme.
Assurances offered to Shannon Heritage workers as talks continue
*Cllr Gerry Flynn with Shannon Heritage workers at a recent demonstration. Photograph: Natasha Barton SHANNON AIRPORT GROUP have been slammed by county councillors for running the infrastructure at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park fall into “into the ground”.
New exhibition of dev’s dodge formally launched
*Éamon de Valera looks inside the Dodge car that was owned by his grandfather, former President Éamon de Valera. A FORMAL LAUNCH of the exhibition of Éamon de Valera’s Dodge limousine in the newly renovated space at Clare Museum took place on Sunday.