Frances Street focus in discussions between Kilrush Chamber & West Clare MD
*Frances Street. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PLANS to improve Frances Street in Kilrush are in the offing while the Kilrush town centre first plan is at draft stage
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Limerick brothers from Afghanistan latest tragedy at notoriously dangerous Blue Pool
*Blue Pool. VICTIMS of a fishing tragedy in Doonbeg were two brothers living in Limerick City.
‘Please refuse this nonsense’ – Trump Doonbeg ballroom plans stalled by sole objector in Longford
*A proposed impression of the ballroom in Doonbeg. PLANS by the US President Donald Trump owned Trump Doonbeg resort in Doonbeg to construct a ballroom have been stalled by a sole objector living in Co Longford.
MD of Trump resort Joe Russell selected as Grand Marshal for Doonbeg parade
*Joe Russell. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. GENERAL MANAGER of the Trump owned resort in West Clare, Joe Russell has been selected as the Grand Marshal for the St Patrick’s Day parade in Doonbeg.
Doonbeg’s Rita elected Vice Chair of new Regional Health Forum
*Maria Bridgeman, Cllr Michael Collins (FF) and Cllr Rita McInerney (FF). CLLR RITA McInerney (FF) has been elected as the first Vice-Chairperson of the new Regional Health Forum.
‘They have everything else inside the Pale they don’t need the River Shannon’
*The Parteen Basin where water will be piped to Dublin. CO CLARE will get no benefit from supplying water to Dublin and surrounding counties as part of a multi-billion proposal, councillors have claimed.
Ex Mayor Ryan elected Chair of Clare LCSP
*PJ Ryan. Photograph: Natasha Barton FORMER MAYOR OF Clare, PJ Ryan has been elected as the Chairperson of the new Clare Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP).
Doonbeg Men’s Shed latest local group to support Trump’s ballroom plans in West Clare
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. DOONBEG’s Men’s Shed has emerged as the latest local group to support plans for a new ballroom at US President Donald Trump’s owned Trump Doonbeg golf resort in West Clare.
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 …
Quick wins need to be delivered to maintain momentum for ten-year Kilrush plan
Artist’s impression of improvements at the key urban node at the Toler street junction with Frances Street. QUICK wins must be “copper fastened” for Kilrush’s town centre first plan, a document which has been labelled “a once in a generation opportunity” for the West Clare town.