*Cllr Gerry Flynn responds to Cathal Crowe TD. Photograph: Natasha Barton A SHANNON representative has called on senior management in Clare County Council “to stand up and be counted” to finalise the transfer of four Shannon Heritage sites to the local authority.
*Lily Murphy makes a point. Photograph: Natasha Barton SHANNON HERITAGE workers have slammed the level of communication they have received from Shannon Airport Group as uncertainty looms over the proposed transfer of the tourism sites in Co Clare.
*Dolores Broderick leading the protest. Photograph: Natasha Barton SHANNON HERITAGE WORKERS have vented their frustration at the inability of Government representatives to provide them with any timeframe regarding a potential transfer of tourism sites in Clare.
ADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS must exist at the Ennis Injury Unit to prevent sudden closures.
*Monday’s meeting of the local authority saw tensions raise between some councillors. FIANNA FÁIL COUNCILLORS silenced an attempt by an Independent councillor to get Clare County Council to publicly debate the merits of taking out a loan to acquire the four Shannon Heritage sites in the county.
*An Bord Pleanála have come under the spotlight in recent months. CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN lost in An Bord Pleanála, Clare councillors have stated while calling for it to be replaced by “a competent authority”.
*Cllr Joe Cooney. Photograph: Ruth Griffin AN EAST CLARE councillor has encouraged National Broadband Ireland (NBI) not to omit nursing homes in the rollout of the National Broadband Plan (NPB).
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A NUMBER OF ROUNDABOUTS in Clare are to be considered for renaming in a bid to “enhance the marketability of the county for tourism and benefit of Shannon International Airport”.
*Mark Nestor celebrating his election to Clare County Council in 2019. Photograph: Martin Connolly A STANDING OVATION was extended to Cllr Mark Nestor (FF) as he attended his final Council meeting on Monday with his colleagues predicting he will one day become an Archbishop.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley COMMUNITY INPUT is key to make a mooted masterplan for Newmarket-on-Fergus a success.