Discussion on levy for extraction of Lough Derg water to Dublin raises tempers among Clare councillors
Local councillors clashed over calls to set up a financial levy “if and when” water from Lough Derg is abstracted to Dublin.
Tony O’Brien
Councillors seek greater input to allocation of social housing
Clare councillors are keen to have a greater involvement when it comes to the allocation of social housing within the county.
Sewerage issues in 52 Clare settlements ‘like Armageddon’
Serious issues relating to 52 unsewered settlements in Clare has been likened to Armageddon.
Children in illegal encampments ‘need more protection & support’
Support and protection for children living in illegal encampments is lacking according to an elected representative from North Clare.
Community must have maximum benefit from Carrownagowan Wind Farm as major development progresses
One of East Clare’s biggest projects has moved a step closer with elected representatives of the local authority approving a planners report for the development of the Carrownagowan Wind Farm.
Killaloe’s ‘infrastructure deficiencies’ on disability access to be flagged through Mobility Plan
‘Infrastructure deficiencies’ in the area of disability access across Killaloe will be flagged in an upcoming mobility plan.
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.
Clubs to decide will it be U-19, U-20 or U-21
Clare GAA has set up a special committee to liaise with clubs as to what competition should be run for players between 17 and 21.
Traffic danger outside Bodyke school ‘frightening’
‘Frightening’ scenes are being witnessed in Bodyke with ‘increasing danger’ in the vicinity of Bodyke national school on a frequent basis.
West Clare reps call for planning contributions to be lowered in rural areas
Positive discrimination towards rural Clare in the guise of reduced planning contributions has been put forward by West Clare representatives as a means of tackling population decline.