Sporting amenities will be ‘a saviour’ for a lot of Clare people post lockdown
Three Sports Capital Fund applications were returned in a bid to bolster sporting amenities and facilities for the benefit of mental health in Clare post lockdown.
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Council’s repair & lease scheme labelled a failure
Clare County Council’s Repair and Lease Scheme (RLS) has been described as a failure.
€643k allocation for Clare under Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme
*Photograph: Patrick Browne Clare County Council has received an allocation of €643,785 as part of the 2021 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for social housing.
Sewerage issues in 52 Clare settlements ‘like Armageddon’
Serious issues relating to 52 unsewered settlements in Clare has been likened to Armageddon.
New contract for Co Library to be issued in July
A new contract for the construction of the Clare County Library is to be issued in July.
Developer flags concern with sewage system for social housing in Newmarket-on-Fergus
Social housing units in Newmarket-on-Fergus will be completed two years before a Shannon treatment plant is ready to receive sewage from the houses, a construction representative has cautioned.
Developer hits out at Newmarket-on-Fergus infrastructure
“Major infrastructural deficits” will prevent future housing projects in Newmarket-on-Fergus, a Clare developer who has a housing development before An Bord Pleanála has warned.
Councillors frustrated by social housing
*Cllr PJ Ryan. Photograph: Martin Connolly Housing officials are frustrating Clare councillors who are now seeking a greater input into the allocation of social housing units by the local authority.
‘Social housing can’t cope with demand of addressing accommodation needs’
Potential homeowners are experiencing ‘extreme difficulties’ in attempting to rent or purchase property.
Co-opted Sinn Féin councillor unlikely to sit until February meeting
Sinn Féin are expected to fill the Clare County Council seat belonging to the late Cllr Mike McKee this month.