Calculated costs for Shannon flood relief scheme up from €30m to €40m
*Shannon Town. Photograph: Joe Buckley ESTIMATED COSTS for the Shannon Town and environs flood relief scheme have already jumped from €30m to €40m.
Shannon Municipal District
Council responsible for maintenance of Free Zone not Shannon Commercial Properties says engineer
*Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL and not Shannon Commercial Properties are responsible for maintenance in the privately owned Shannon Industrial Estate, it has emerged.
‘Calling it affordable housing is wrong because it is not affordable’
*Photograph: Joe Buckley NAMING the affordable housing scheme as such is misleading county councillors in Shannon have argued given the stringent eligibility criteria surrounding it.
Boy (10) hit by car in Shannon
A TEN YEAR old Shannon boy has been moved by ambulance to Temple Street Hospital where he is in a critical condition.
‘Petty’ Limerick reps turning down 3,500 jobs by delaying progress of Clare & UL SDZ
*University of Limerick’s campus. “PETTY” Limerick councillors have been blamed with delaying efforts to create a new university town within Co Clare that estimates creating 3,500 jobs.
Housing Minister criticises objection to upgrade of treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien (FF) with local election candidate David Griffin (FF). OBJECTIONS to the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus has been criticised by the Minister for Housing.
Farrell welcomed as he takes over as Council Director in Shannon MD
*Alan Farrell. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s newest director was welcomed with open arms to his first meeting of the Shannon Municipal District.
Fianna Fáil add 21 year old Rachel Hartigan to ballot in Shannon Municipal District
*Rachel Hartigan. FIANNA FÁIL have announced the addition of Ardnacrusha’s Rachel Hartigan as a candidate in the Shannon Municipal District for the local elections in June.
Pat Barry enters local election race as Independent candidate
*Pat Barry. RETIRED civil servant, Pat Barry (IND) has announced he will be contesting next year’s local elections as an Independent candidate in the Shannon Municipal District.
€48k wasted on attempts to build bandstand in Bunratty
*The site where a structure for a bandstand had been installed. ALMOST €50,000 has been wasted by Clare County Council on attempts to construct a bandstand in Bunratty.