Fresh calls for installation of solar bins in Shannon
RENEWED CALLS FOR the installation of solar bins in Shannon have been made.
Gerry Flynn
‘Complete jigsaw’ over infill sites posing risk to future housing plans
*Cllr PJ Kelly led the debate at a sitting of Clare County Council. ASPECTS OF PLANNING legislation are creating a “complete jigsaw” to efforts to try secure permission to build a home, an elected representative has stated.
‘A folk hero in North Clare who worked tirelessly for the common man’ – tributes paid to late Martin Lafferty
FORMER COUNTY COUNCILLOR, Martin Lafferty has been remembered as an individual who put humanity, empathy and what he believed in at the centre of his life.
Current manner of housing Ukrainians not sustainable warns Council Chief Exec
*Treacy’s Oakwood Arms Hotel in Shannon is among the hotels in Clare housing Ukrainians. CLARE’S CURRENT MANNER of accommodating Ukrainian refugees is not sustainable, the Chief Executive of Clare County Council has said.
NCT backlog putting drivers at risk
ABSENCE OF A SECOND NCT centre is putting drivers at risk, county councillors have claimed.
Council’s penchant for contractors criticised while roads budget increase will be impacted by inflation
*Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND). Photograph: Natasha Barton HIRING CONTRACTORS instead of utilising internal staff of Clare County Council needs to be dealt with, a Shannon councillor has said.
‘I fear for rural Clare’s future’ admits Burke
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG). Photograph: Martin Connolly RURAL CLARE’s future came into focus at a special meeting of Clare County Council whereby the County Development Plan was adopted.
Open goal for offshore investment off Co Clare despite chill factor for external investors
CLARE is standing in front of an open goal but is kicking the ball towards the corner flag when it comes to securing investment for offshore energy.
€50K in bulky waste collected by Council in five years
BULKY WASTE collected by Clare County Council over the past five years has a combined total value of approximately €50,000.
Shannon deserves temporary digital hub before big URDF application
PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION of the One Shannon Hub, a temporary digital hub needs to be established within the town, elected representatives have argued.
