Flynn shaking the trees to get more contractors in Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley APPOINTING one tree contractor for the entire Shannon Municipal District is insufficient, a county councillor has claimed.
Gerry Flynn
Continuous rock pelting in Boreen heightens call for greater visible Garda presence in Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley HOUSES in Finian Park are “continuously being pelted” with rocks and stones, a Shannon representative has highlighted with criticism growing over the lack of Garda presence in the town.
‘Ulterior motive’ accusation thrown at councillors by Chief Exec for ‘persistent concentration’ on Ennis 2040 DAC
*Kevin Corrigan, Pat Dowling, Carmel Kirby. Photograph: Brian Arthur €2.2m of the €10m loan for Ennis 2040 DAC has been spent on company setup, ongoing operating costs, overheads plus the design and planning of four key projects.
Post-office network going from ‘crisis to crisis’ warn Clare postmasters
*Cllr Tom O’Callaghan. IRELAND’s post office network is going from “crisis to crisis”, postmasters based in Co Clare have said.
Council responsible for maintenance of Free Zone not Shannon Commercial Properties says engineer
*Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL and not Shannon Commercial Properties are responsible for maintenance in the privately owned Shannon Industrial Estate, it has emerged.
‘Seldom used section’ of Local Government Act could stall Ennis 2040 warns Cllr Kelly
*Ennis 2040. CLARE’s longest serving politician has hinted that “a seldom used” section within the Local Government Act may be examined to halt the Ennis 2040 strategy.
‘Calling it affordable housing is wrong because it is not affordable’
*Photograph: Joe Buckley NAMING the affordable housing scheme as such is misleading county councillors in Shannon have argued given the stringent eligibility criteria surrounding it.
Boy (10) hit by car in Shannon
A TEN YEAR old Shannon boy has been moved by ambulance to Temple Street Hospital where he is in a critical condition.
‘Petty’ Limerick reps turning down 3,500 jobs by delaying progress of Clare & UL SDZ
*University of Limerick’s campus. “PETTY” Limerick councillors have been blamed with delaying efforts to create a new university town within Co Clare that estimates creating 3,500 jobs.
Housing Minister criticises objection to upgrade of treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien (FF) with local election candidate David Griffin (FF). OBJECTIONS to the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus has been criticised by the Minister for Housing.
