Disappointment but no surprise as Lahinch loses Blue Flag status
LAHINCH has lost its status as a Blue Flag beach due to a reported drop in water quality.
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Save Kilkee Cliff Walk campaign to go before High Court with reports of Harris family donations
*Kilkee. OVER €77,000 has been raised to fund the legal challenge against a proposed wastewater treatment plant in Kilkee.
‘Most outrageous plan in the world’ – councillors formally object to proposal to pipe water to Dublin
*A formal objection has been lodged by councillors. EAST CLARE councillors have formally objected to plans to extract water from the River Shannon to pipe Dublin’s leaking water network and have received the backing of fellow councillors from across the county for their stance.
By-laws drafted for Inis Cealtra after not so Holy behaviour on island
ENFORCEMENT is essential for bye-laws on camping and overnight parking in East Clare.
‘They have everything else inside the Pale they don’t need the River Shannon’
*The Parteen Basin where water will be piped to Dublin. CO CLARE will get no benefit from supplying water to Dublin and surrounding counties as part of a multi-billion proposal, councillors have claimed.
High Court clears way for Ennis’s largest ever private housing scheme
THE High Court has cleared the way for the construction of the largest ever private housing scheme proposed for Ennis. This follows Ms Justice Emily Farrell dismissing the High Court challenge by engineer, Michael Duffy against the decision by An Coimiúsin Pleanála (ACP) to grant planning permission to Glenveagh Homes in April 2023 for the €65m 289 unit scheme on …
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Plans lodged for multi-billion water extraction project at Parteen Basin
*Parteen Basin. UISCE ÉIREANN have lodged plans for the State’s largest-ever water project which will see water drained from the Parteen Basin on the River Shannon to supply the capital.
Disruption over Tulla Rd Active Travel scheme has left locals & businesses ‘very unhappy’
*Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF) flagged the matter. DISRUPTION caused by the Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd in Ennis has left local residents and businesses “very unhappy” according to elected representatives.
East Clare reps feel ignored over long-standing requests to meet Uisce Éireann & Gardaí
*Parteen Basin. UISCE ÉIREANN have failed to honour a long-standing request to address elected members in East Clare to discuss funding shortfalls and plans to extract water from Lough Derg.
Waste disposal to cost Supermac’s €2k per week at Banner Plaza over environmental legal challenge
*The Banner Plaza. Photograph: Joe Buckley AN ESTIMATED €26,000 will be paid on interim waste disposal measures to keep the Banner Plaza operational.