Clare needs to push hard for active travel posts
Clare needs to put forward a strong case for the hiring of active travel officers in the county.
Clare needs to put forward a strong case for the hiring of active travel officers in the county.
Absence of waste recycling facilities “on the southern side of Ennis” have led to calls for the installation of a bottle bank to cater for residents in this part of town.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A shortage of serviced sites in Shannon to construct private housing developments is leading to more younger people leaving the town, elected representatives have warned.
Limerick’s title as All-Ireland senior hurling champions may result in a more positive approach from Limerick City and County Council to upgrade a footbridge on the border, a Clare councillor has quipped.
Current lockdown restrictions are to remain in place until after Easter week where an easing of measures will slowly come into effect.
*Photograph: John Mangan Less than five new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Co Clare for the second day in succession.
*Photograph: PL Chadwick A €2m extension of Raheen Community Hospital is underway which will result in the building of a new ward.
A Clare councillor has highlighted with the HSE instances of individuals with suicidal thoughts being discharged from hospitals in Ennis and Limerick.
Recent improvement works in Newmarket-on-Fergus have been welcomed locally as “wonderful” while further plans for The Fair Green in the village are to be carried out this year.
Dramatic drops in the level of income among the Clare public has led to three local elected representatives seeking a waiver of the tax bill for workers on the pandemic payment.