Clare to have record long ballot paper for General Election
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE is to have its longest ever ballot paper for a General Election with a total of nineteen candidates already declared.
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‘Another kick in the teeth for West Clare’ – Kilrush indoor sports complex & Kilkee diving centre miss out on funding
A MULTI-MILLION euro indoor sports complex in Kilrush and a Centre of Excellence for diving and snorkeling in Kilkee failed to receive a single penny in the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund.
The Electoral Chair: Fine Gael scramble is a shambles | Fianna Fáil’s trio | Mná vote
*Eugene Drennan, Geraldine Gregan and Páraic McMahon. FINE GAEL’s scramble to find a second General Election candidate in Clare continues as the field begins to firm up across the county.
‘It is a psychological impact as much as anything else when you lose services’ – future of Clare post offices under threat
*The post office at the Market in Ennis is to close. 300 post offices are facing closure without the assistance of State funding, a Clare postmaster has said.
People of Ballyvaughan & Lisdoonvarna ‘let down’ after giving céad míle fáilte
*The Hyrdo Hotel in Lisdoonvarna is one of the accommodation providers hosting refugees. AN EXIT STRATEGY is needed with a clear timeline on when Clare hotels and accommodation providers used to house asylum seekers and refugees can return to the tourism market.
Shannon Airport must strike to capitalise on passenger cap at Dublin
*Shannon Airport. SHANNON AIRPORT needs to fight back against a potential lifting of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, councillors in Clare have argued.
Design drafted for extension to Doughmore car park
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. DOUGHMORE BEACH has become “a victim of its own success” with designs now completed for an overflow section.
‘You’re being sold a pup’ Kilkee locals told over Uisce Éireann’s plans for treatment plant
*Impact to the Kilkee Cliff Walk has been flagged as a concern by locals. UISCE ÉIREANN’s proposals for a wastewater treatment plant in Kilkee “will be out of date before it is built,” one of the country’s most prominent chartered civil engineers has said.
West Clare ‘falling behind’ on greenway delivery claims Keating
*Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG). Photograph: Natasha Barton. WEST CLARE is “falling behind” on plans to deliver a greenway along the tracks of the iconic railway line.
Carrigaholt man waited two hours and a half for ambulance & went to hospital via helicopter
AN ELDERLY MAN in Carrigaholt had to wait two and a half hours for an ambulance to arrive after sustaining an injury earlier this month.