Approval granted for €44m Killaloe Bypass and Shannon River Crossing
APPROVAL has been granted for the long-awaited Killaloe Bypass and Shannon River Crossing project.
Tony O’Brien
Population projections for Clare heighten fear for less post offices & teachers but more sporting amalgamations
*Action from the Minor B hurling final which was referenced at Clare County Council level. Photograph: Ruth Griffin POPULATION projections for the county as they stand “will be the end of rural Clare,” an elected representative has claimed.
Special bins for dog poo to be considered in Killaloe
POTENTIAL of installing special bins in Killaloe for dog excrement is to be explored.
‘This isn’t a Co Board meeting’ Mayor informs councillors
*Journalist and proud Townie Joe Ó Muircheartaigh embraces Aaron Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s first citizen was forced to remind elected representatives that they were attending a meeting of the County Council and not the County Board at this month’s sitting.
Concern voiced on retention of firefighters in Fire & Rescue Service
Senior officials in Clare County Council have disputed claims that there is a crisis in the County Fire and Rescue Service.
Killaloe Bypass & Bridge Crossing ‘ the single biggest influence on entire East Clare community’
Construction of the Killaloe Bypass and Shannon Bridge Crossing has been signalled as “the single most biggest influence on the entire community of East Clare”.
Clare councillors seek global ban on fracking
Almost a decade on from becoming the first local authority in the country to introduce a ban on fracking, Clare County Council has now called on the Government to introduce a global ban.
‘I can’t wait until the day when we get to stop asking about speed surveys’ – Cllr O’Callaghan
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan. Photograph: Eamon Ward. An East Clare councillor has said he is counting down the days until elected representatives don’t have to be looking for speed surveys.
7 month delay to completion of County Development Plan agreed
A seven month delay to the completion of the Clare County Development Plan has been agreed by local councillors.
Increased growth of Two Mile Gate predicted
*Photograph: Colm Nestor ‘Thronging crowds’ to Two Mile Gate have been welcomed as staycationers continue to choose Clare as their go-to destination while renewed appeals for traffic calming by the amenity and in Ogonnelloe have been lodged.