Garvey appointed as Green’s new Seanad leader
*Senator Roisin Garvey (GP). Photograph: John Mangan CLARE SENATOR Roisin Garvey (GP) has taken up the role of the Green Party’s leader in the Seanad.
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Ennis Data Centre decision due in January
*A proposed artwork for the Ennis Data Centre. AN BORD PLEANÁLA are set to make a decision on the €450m Ennis Data Centre in less than two months.
Further disabled parking spaces will improve universal accessibility of Ennis town centre
*A total of 78 disabled parking spaces are currently documented as being located in the Ennis MD. 78 disabled parking spaces are currently located across the Ennis Municipal District, with the vast majority of this figure located in the county town.
Greens announce scientist Bridget Ginnity as new Ennis rep
BRIDGET GINNITY has been selected as the Green Party representative for the Ennis electoral area.
Opening hours of pubs in Clare to be extended under new legislation
OPENING HOURS of pubs in Clare are to be extended while the county has not been included in a new initiative to support the development of a vibrant and diverse night-time economy across the country.
Hiring of Clare biodiversity officer will help county in emergency
*The biodiversity garden in Shannon. Photograph: Arthur Ellis A NEW BIODIVERSITY OFFICER is to be appointed in Co Clare.
Council insist €4.5m of €5.9m Active Travel allocation will be spent by end of 2022
*Safe Routes to Schools are among the eligible criteria for Active Travel funding. €4.5M OF A €5.9M of an allocation for Active Travel will be spent in Clare by the end of this year, local authority officials have insisted.
Garvey calls for action as ambulance required at Cusack Park for second week in a row
*Photograph: John Mangan AN AMBULANCE was required at Cusack Park for the second week in a row, prompting calls for a stand-by presence to be in operation at the county grounds.
Environmentalists to appeal Data Centre decision & Cllr warns we don’t want a repeat of Athenry
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton APPEALS TO AN BORD PLEÁNALA are to be launched following the granting of planning permission for a €1.2bn data centre on the outskirts of Ennis.
Waived transport fees can lower pollution at schools
PARENTS MUST ACT NOW to avail of waived school transport fees for the coming school year.
