More toilet facilities needed as visitors to Clare grow
Temporary toilet facilities and additional parking needs to be sourced for popular attractions and walking trails in the county, Clare councillors have said.
Gerry Flynn
Discussion on levy for extraction of Lough Derg water to Dublin raises tempers among Clare councillors
Local councillors clashed over calls to set up a financial levy “if and when” water from Lough Derg is abstracted to Dublin.
Backlog for medical assessments fuelling anxiety woes
Overcrowding at the region’s main hospital has not gone away despite the onset of a pandemic, a Barefield representative has flagged while up to 90 percent of patients have been waiting for over a year for scheduled care which is causing anxiety within the county.
‘No loyalty to its country of origin’ – Clare councillors worried about Aer Lingus’ future in Shannon
Clare councillors are “worried” with the thought process of Aer Lingus management and the potential impact for the airline’s employees at Shannon Airport.
Town Park to become ‘focal point’ of Shannon Masterplan
Shannon Town Park is intended to be placed as a “focal point” for the area.
‘They will tell you to cycle & look at birds and bushes but won’t give infrastructure’ – councillors call for positive discrimination for rural Clare
*O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: John Mangan Infrastructure for surrounding communities must come hand in hand with allocation of millions of euros for the development of Greenways in Co Clare, local councillors have said.
Sporting amenities will be ‘a saviour’ for a lot of Clare people post lockdown
Three Sports Capital Fund applications were returned in a bid to bolster sporting amenities and facilities for the benefit of mental health in Clare post lockdown.
‘Misunderstanding’ leads to escalated tensions between Cratloe residents over road works
“Disenfranchised residents” in Cratloe need to be accommodated with one residence impacted by a failure to complete works along a section of road.
Primary school pupils key to curbing dumping problems in Shannon
Primary school children have been identified as the potential saviours to curb the rates of illegal dumping and littering within Shannon.
Flynn ‘peed off’ over transition between Council engineers
*Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Joe Buckley A Shannon councillor has said he is ‘peed off’ with the transition problems associated with changing engineers within local government.
