Recognition sought for Shannon native Dani Hunter elected Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon
*Cllr Dani Hunter. A SHANNON woman who is the youngest ever Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon is in line to be honoured in her native town.
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Accessibility issues in Collins Park flagged
*Photograph: Joe Buckley DIFFICULTIES in navigating footpaths in a Shannon estate for a wheelchair resident have been flagged by local councillors.
‘Gardaí can tell if we’ve penalty points in two minutes but don’t know about domestic abuse history’ – domestic violence register introduction backed in Clare
*Cllr David Griffin (FF) brought the matter before the Council. CLARE COUNCILLORS are seeking the introduction of a domestic violence register.
Council officials told to ‘cop on’ & stop acting like mavericks in Shannon
*Cllr Tony Mulcahy (FG). Photograph: Eamon Ward. OFFICIALS in the Shannon Municipal District have been told to “cop on” and stop acting like mavericks by one county councillor.
O’Gorman praised for ‘exceptional term’ as Shannon MD Cathaoirleach
*Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward AN “exceptional” term as Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District has been completed by Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF) according to senior officials in the local authority.
Crowe elected Chair of Shannon MD for third time
*Newly elected Cathaoirleach of the Shannon MD Cllr John Crowe (FG) with his predecessor Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF). Photograph: Páraic McMahon. CLLR JOHN Crowe (FG) has been elected as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District for the third time.
Councillors declare €106k in election expenses
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A TOTAL of €106,352.35 was the spend by the 28 elected members of Clare County Council in their declaration of expenses for last year’s local elections.
Phoenix House to be used for student accommodation in Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley PHOENIX HOUSE located in the heart of Shannon Town is to be used for student accommodation.
Off-street parking to be explored for Drumgeely
*Photograph: Joe Buckley PROVISION OF off-street parking is to be explored in Drumgeely.
‘We’ve over €360m of timber lying on the ground’
*Cllr Joe Killeen (FF) and Dave Whelan assessing the amount of fallen trees in Inagh. Photograph: Tom Micks OVER €360m worth of timber is lying on the ground leading a North Clare councillor to call for the expediting of felling licence applications.