New lighting sought for Quilty
NEW streetlights have been sought on the road from Quilty village to Seafield.
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Seasonal dog warden appointed as Council enhance paw patrol on Clare beaches
Annette Kenny, Seasonal Dog Warden, and Ciara Daffy, Environmental Community Warden, Clare County Council, at Lahinch Beach. EXTRA DOG control patrols are to be conducted across Clare beaches this summer.
Access road to Seafield Pier to be repaired
REPAIRS are due to be completed to the access road leading to Seafield Pier in advance of the bathing season.
Blue Flag & Green Coast awards for 14 Clare spots
FOURTEEN Clare locations have been awarded Blue Flags and Green Coast awards for the upcoming 2024 bathing season.
Crane at Carrigaholt Pier can keep people in fishing industry
*Calls for the installation of a crane in Carrigaholt were made at the recent meeting of the West Clare MD. INSTALLING A CRANE at the outside pier in Carrigaholt could be the difference in keeping people in the fishing industry, a county councillor has argued.
Eight Clare beaches retain Blue Flag but Cappa loses out
EIGHT CLARE BEACHES have retained Blue Flags for the 2023 bathing season while Cappa has lost its status.
‘We can’t stick our heads in the sand’ – Council acknowledge need to improve Seafield facilities
*Seafield, COUNCIL OFFICIALS have admitted they can’t keep their head in the sand on the need to make further improvements at Seafield.
Record number of volunteers collected 2.5 tonnes of litter for Big Beach Clean in Clare
*Volunteers in Seafield. A RECORD number of volunteers were out in force for annual Big Beach Clean weekend with an estimated 2.5 tonnes of litter collected in Clare.
Quilty feeling the brunt of ‘climate change consequences’ as wait for coastal protection continues
*Damage in Quilty and Seafield following the storms of 2014. QUILTY AND parts of West Clare “are the forefront of the consequences of climate change,” the Cathaoirleach of the local electoral area has stressed.
Coastal resources in Clare ‘must improve’ to match success of Wild Atlantic Way
*Photograph: Martin Connolly Increased investment is needed on mobility and parking for Clare routes along the Wild Atlantic Way to maximise the positive consequences of the footfall attached to the tourism trail.
