Clare officers returned to posts on Mid-West Active Retirement committee
Two Clare officers were returned to their positions on the Mid-West Active Retirement committee.
‘Unreal criminality’ in Newmarket-on-Fergus leads to rising concern in village
*Photograph: John Mangan Rising crime in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus has prompted concern from local residents.
‘Short-sighted’ to omit pubs from outdoor dining scheme
Ineligibility of publicans to apply for outdoor dining grants from the Irish Government has been slammed as “short-sighted”.
ON THE FARM: Lack of ambition dilutes attractiveness of forestry sector
*Jack Enright & Joe Melody happy to see the sheds emptied for the spring. A strong forestry sector must be attractive for farmers but currently there is little ambition for the sector from Government, Joe Melody writes.
Spread of COVID-19 in all parts of Clare stays below national rate
All electoral areas in Clare have a lower 14 day incidence rate than the national equivalent.
Clare children waiting two years prior to COVID-19 for access to speech & language therapy – Crawford
*Cllr Susan Crawford. Children in Clare are waiting up to two years for speech and language therapy, an elected representative has flagged.
Ogonnelloe looking to the future with three year development plan
*Donal O’Connor. Ogonnelloe is planning for the future with the draft of a three year community development plan circulated to local residents.
Shannon Airport cannot afford for Dept of Transport to make another wrong appointment
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Three options are being assessed by the Department of Transport when it comes to filling the vacancy of the Shannon Group Chair.
Career best for Cooney’s Border Electric
*Gary Cooney. Photograph: Eamon Ward A career best was recorded by Border Electric in Limerick on Saturday night while Flyers Iniesta was the only Clare dog to reach the next round of the Con and Annie Kirby Memorial.
No additional ambulance services this summer for West Clare despite failure to meet HIQA response target times last year
No additional resources have been sought by the National Ambulance Services (NAS) for the West Clare area.
