Contractors ‘won’t go near’ collapsing road in Fahanlunaghtamore
CONTRACTORS “won’t go near” a North Clare road which is at risk of collapse.
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Inagh’s Mary Crawford elected first female chair of Fianna Fáil’s Clare branch
*File pic: Mary Crawford with Billy Kelleher MEP and Gerry Reidy. INAGH’s Mary Crawford has been elected as the first female Chair of Fianna Fáil’s Clare branch with the party’s AGM hearing if any apologies have been sent by Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) to the county following the Presidential election.
Fiery Fianna Fáil AGM could be on the cards as members left ‘hurt’ over Presidential election
*Photograph: Joe Buckley DISCONTENT within Fianna Fáil is expected to come to the surface in Co Clare this week for the AGM of the party’s branch.
Fianna Fáil Cllrs say party HQ has lost connection with grassroots
*Junior Minister, Timmy Dooley (FF) and Cllr David Griffin (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley PROBLEMS were evident from the very beginning of the Presidential Election campaign for Fianna Fáil with county councillors in Clare claiming the party has lost its connection with the grassroots.
‘Calamity’ for Fianna Fáil & Clare Cllrs mixed on future of Taoiseach Martin
*Cllr Pat Daly (FF) with Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF). Photograph: Natasha Barton. FIANNA FÁIL’s Presidential election campaign was “a calamity from start to finish” but the majority of Clare councillors believe a knee-jerk reaction should be avoided and that Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) should remain as party leader.
Pilot Burren/Cliffs Explorer review ongoing with addition of Ennistymon stop ‘a no brainer’
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. REVIEWS on the pilot season of the Burren and Cliffs Explorer must realise that the inclusion of an Ennistymon spur for 2026 is “a no brainer,” one county councillor has stressed while another has said there was a “positive pile-on” for the shuttle service.
High Court quash Ennistymon relief road judicial review but nothing is plain sailing at Blake’s Corner
*Blake’s Corner. Photograph: Bob Singer A HIGH COURT decision has dismissed an application to bring a judicial review challenge against the CPO for the Ennistymon inner relief road.
Formats of U21 championships to change with competition start deferred
*Lissycasey’s Michael Kelly and Michael Nash of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in action in last year’s U21A final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FORMATS for the U21 championships in hurling and football will change, days before the football competition was due to kick off.
Clare TD says relocating Ukrainian students could be key to saving Furglan NS
*Furglan NS. ENROLLING UKRAINIAN students will be explored as a mechanism to save Furglan NS, a Clare TD has said.
Scope for 40 extra parking spaces on Lahinch site formerly touted for skate park
*Photograph: John Mangan THIRTY to forty extra car parking spaces can be provided in Lahinch by clearing away waste ground on a site previously touted for a skate park.