Occasional Railway Bridge flooding causing ‘major damage’ to vehicles
*Flooding at the Railway Bridge in January of this year. Vehicles have been damaged as a result of occasional flooding at the Railway Bridge on the Rossmanagher Road.
Tom Mellett
Council planning to upgrade cycling infrastructure in Newmarket-on-Fergus
Plans are under examination within the Shannon Municipal District on the upgrading of cycling infrastructure from Latoon to Clonmoney in Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Full footpaths in Sixmilebridge prompt calls for better lighting in Shannon Rd estate
Footpaths in Sixmilebridge “are full every night” prompting calls for improvements to lighting in the area by an elected representative.
‘Misunderstanding’ leads to escalated tensions between Cratloe residents over road works
“Disenfranchised residents” in Cratloe need to be accommodated with one residence impacted by a failure to complete works along a section of road.
Flynn ‘peed off’ over transition between Council engineers
*Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Joe Buckley A Shannon councillor has said he is ‘peed off’ with the transition problems associated with changing engineers within local government.
Surface dressing of ‘smooth roads in Clare painful to see’
A proposed spend of close to €130,000 on surface dressing by Clare County Council has been labelled “painful” by one elected member of the local authority.
Volume of traffic at Gleann Cora ‘has tripled’
A Newmarket-on-Fergus housing estate was the subject of three motions at the March meeting of the Shannon Municipal District.
Limerick’s All-Ireland success may encourage ‘urgent’ works at Clonlara footbridge
Limerick’s title as All-Ireland senior hurling champions may result in a more positive approach from Limerick City and County Council to upgrade a footbridge on the border, a Clare councillor has quipped.
‘Wonderful work’ ongoing in Newmarket-on-Fergus
Recent improvement works in Newmarket-on-Fergus have been welcomed locally as “wonderful” while further plans for The Fair Green in the village are to be carried out this year.
‘Considerable deterioration’ of Sixmilebridge main street
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Sixmilebridge’s main street requires resurfacing even though “essential maintenance” on the route has been carried out in recent days.