Survival of tourism businesses in North Clare at ’emergency situation’
*Photograph: Martin Connolly LAHINCH and Kilkee have not had recorded a good tourist season this summer according to elected representatives.
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Fianna Fáil receive three nominations before General Election selection convention
*Photograph: Joe Buckley THREE NOMINATIONS have been received by Fianna Fáil ahead of their selection convention to finalise their General Election ticket.
‘Ennis is this common yet mystical place we call home’ says newly appointed Papal Nuncio
*Apostolic Nuncio, Séamus Horgan with Leas Cathaoirelach of Clare County Council, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling. NEWLY ORDAINED Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, Séamus Horgan was celebrated with a mayoral reception from Clare County Council.
Formal agreement sought for street cleaning in John Paul Estate
*Cllr Ian Lynch. Photograph: John Mangan FORMAL AGREEMENTS are needed to ascertain terms for street cleaning within John Paul Estate in Kilrush.
Planning permission approved for Ennistymon public realm works but concerns flagged on parking scarcity & ‘choked town’
*Ennistymon. 45 new car parking spaces are to be delivered in Ennistymon by the end of 2025 but concerns that traffic will be “choked” in the North Clare town prior to then have been voiced.
‘It is just a nod and a wink at the moment’ – frustration building over lack of traffic plan in Miltown Malbay
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. FRUSTRATION has been voiced with the lack of progress made on the implementation of traffic management solutions in Miltown Malbay.
Fianna Fáil gearing up for General Election with nominations opening for convention
*Clare’s Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members, Cathal Crowe TD & Senator Timmy Dooley take a selfie with the party’s councillors in the Shannon MD, Pat O’Gorman, Rachel Hartigan and David Griffin. FIANNA FÁIl are gearing up for the General Election as they set their eyes on reclaiming a second seat in Co Clare.
The Electoral Chair: Kilrush local electoral area election outcome analysed
*Cllr Dinny Gould (IND) was the first candidate elected in the Kilrush LEA. Photograph: Joe Buckley DUBBED as the bloodbath prior to the local elections, the Kilrush LEA lived up to its billing.
‘Chaos & heartache’ with rash nature of relocating refugees
*Photograph: John Mangan REFUGEES leaving war-torn countries have are being moved “without any consideration,” Clare councillors have said while once again slamming the lack of consultation from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
Campervans flouting the system in Lahinch – Slattery
*Cllr Bill Slattery (FG). Photograph: John Mangan CAMPERVANS are flouting the system in Lahinch by paying €20 to leave their vehicles abandoned in the coastal town, a county councillor has claimed.