Clare to turn green for St Patrick’s Day parades
*Photograph: John O’Neill CLARE TURNS green this weekend with St Patrick’s Day parades taking place across the county.
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Locals unhappy about losing bus route
Councillors Michael Shannon (FF) and Joe Killeen (FF) called on Clare County Council on Tuesday to outline their proposed tourism offering in West Clare.
1,500 without water as storm effort continues
THE IMPACT of the historic levels of damage caused by Storm Éowyn is still being felt across Clare, almost a week after it first made landfall on the 23rd of January.
Design drafted for extension to Doughmore car park
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. DOUGHMORE BEACH has become “a victim of its own success” with designs now completed for an overflow section.
‘I’ll get out & stop the buses myself’ – Slattery slams speculation of double deckers at Blake’s Corner
*Cllr Bill Slattery (FG). Photograph: John Mangan A CLARE councillor has said he will stand out in the middle of the road to stop ‘double decker’ buses if plans for them to try transit through Blake’s Corner come to fruition.
Blue Flag & Green Coast awards for 14 Clare spots
FOURTEEN Clare locations have been awarded Blue Flags and Green Coast awards for the upcoming 2024 bathing season.
The Electoral Chair: Ennistymon local electoral area debate
*Six of the seven candidates in the Ennistymon LEA with The Clare Echo’s Páraic McMahon. OUR second election debate on The Electoral Chair put the spotlight on the Ennistymon local electoral area.
16 beach operatives for North & West Clare this summer
*Photograph: John Mangan SIXTEEN beach operatives will be employed by Clare County Council in North and West Clare during the 2024 summer season.
Uisce Éireann fined €5,000 after treatment plant caused ‘ecological tragedy’
*Photograph: John Mangan AN IRON SLUDGE discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard.
Normal water supply returning to parts of North & East Clare
NORMAL water supply is returning to parts of North and East Clare following bursts in recent days.
