‘Successful catch rate’ for Gardaí with speeding drivers on Kilkee approach
GARDAÍ are recording a “successful catch rate” when it comes to monitoring speeding into Kilkee from the Doonbeg direction.
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Water supply in West & North-West Clare ‘at breaking point’
‘MONEY IS being poured down the drain’ with frequent repairs to bursts and leakages in Doonbeg, a West Clare representative has remarked while the water supply for the west and north of the county is “at breaking point,” another councillor has claimed.
Clampdown needed on bus operators using rat runs to get to Cliffs of Moher
*Buses en route to the Cliffs of Moher. BUS OPERATORS who did not use allocated routes to the Cliffs of Moher should not be allowed to part at the visitor centre, a North Clare councillor has argued.
‘We don’t want Éire Óg A vs Éire Óg B to be our future county finals’ – developer led wastewater infrastructure can halt rural depopulation
*Darren O’Brien and Conor O’Halloran embrace at the final whistle of the 2021 Clare SFC final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ADDITION OF PRIVATE DEVELOPER LED wastewater infrastructure is key to haling the decline of 51 towns and villages in Clare who face the risk of depopulation in its absence.
Public have lost confidence in An Bord Pleanála as replacement authority sought
*An Bord Pleanála have come under the spotlight in recent months. CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN lost in An Bord Pleanála, Clare councillors have stated while calling for it to be replaced by “a competent authority”.
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.
Indoor facility touted for development of Active Kilrush sports complex
AN INDOOR FACILITY is among the plans for the development of the Active Kilrush Sports Complex.
Nestor made his Mark in local politics – councillors predict Cloughleigh man will become an Archbishop
*Mark Nestor celebrating his election to Clare County Council in 2019. Photograph: Martin Connolly A STANDING OVATION was extended to Cllr Mark Nestor (FF) as he attended his final Council meeting on Monday with his colleagues predicting he will one day become an Archbishop.
Wastewater infrastructure crucial to survival of Clare’s towns & villages
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS are critical to sustaining populations of towns and villages in the county, a Corofin representative has stressed.
Litter survey a setback for Lahinch & Doolin but positive for Mountshannon
MOUNTSHANNON continues to be one of the cleanest harbours in the country in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey which found both Lahinch Beach and Doolin Pier to be moderately littered.