Project to nominate pedestrian walkway for Clonlara can commence
DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE is to be ordered for Clonlara while construction of a pedestrian walkway will be considered for the South-East Clare village.
Tom Mellett
Roots from trees causing trouble in Sixmilebridge
*Photograph: Joe Buckley REPAIRS to the footpath on Kilmurry Rd in Sixmilebridge are to be carried out after damage was caused from the roots of trees in the vicinity.
‘We don’t want to go back to Famine times’ – wild weeds a concern in Shannon MD
A RETURN “to Famine times when we’re spraying the potato” has been teased by a Shannon councillor if a move away from herbicides is made within the local authority.
‘The whole street is standing out’ – Sixmilebridge makeover praised
*Photograph: Joe Buckley WORKS IN SIXMILEBRIDGE need an overall view given the locality’s population increase over the past ten years, the village’s sole representative on Clare County Council has said.
‘Heavier rainfall’ heightens need for more drainage works in Carrigoran
A NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS representative has cited “heavier” rainfall in recent years as part of his bid to secure the granting of drainage works in Carrigoran.
Unacceptable delay to improve safety by dual carriageway in Cratloe
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IRELAND’s (TII) delay in replacing road markings in Cratloe has been labelled as unacceptable by elected representatives.
Sixmilebridge & Bunratty pedestrian route part of Shannon Greenway plans
A PEDESTRIAN ROUTE between Bunratty and Sixmilebridge will be incorporated in plans for the Shannon Greenway.
Begley breaks ground again becoming Shannon MD Chair
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND). Photograph: Eamon Ward HAVING BECOME the first Mayor of Clare from Clonlara, Cllr Michael Begley (IND) has repeated the same feat but this time as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District.
Improvement sought to sight distance on Newmarket-on-Fergus road ‘walked 365 days a year’
ADDITION OF NEW HOUSES on a road “walked 365 days a year” has prompted calls for the sight distance to be improved.
Planning row over Cluainin Apartments aggravates Shannon councillors
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A SOUTH CLARE representative has warned that the closure of the entrance to Cluainin Apartments in Shannon “could end up causing a death”.