No consultants appointed for Shannon Embankments flood defence work
Consultants have not been appointed for the delivery of flood defence works along the Shannon Embankments.
Gerry Flynn
Shannon grass cutting contractors to be kept under pressure
*Photograph: Shannon Tidy Towns Contractors hired by Clare County Council to carry out maintenance work across the county have been warned that they may not receive payment for their work if it is not conducted to standard.
Estimated €2m in archaeology works putting buyers off Shannon Shamrock site
Potential purchasers of the site previously known as the Shannon Shamrock Hotel have been put off by associated archaeological work believed to be in the region of €2m.
Housing grant scheme to remain closed in Clare until 2020
Housing grant schemes for the disabled and elderly that have been closed for the last nine months in Clare will not be reopened until the conclusion of a national review by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Use of Cliffs of Moher shuttle to influence future rural bus schemes
An end of year review on the shuttle bus service for the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience will be central to determining if a co-ordinated inter-connected mini-bus service can be expanded to other parts of Co Clare.
Master plan to establish incentives for Shannon Town investment
Investment in Shannon Town will be more forthcoming following the conclusion of a master plan for the area, the Director of Economic Development with Clare County Council has stated.
Minister Ross to visit Clare by September- Harty
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross has agreed to visit Co Clare next month according to Independent TD, Dr. Michael Harty.
‘Clare needs to be innovative in tackling housing crisis’
Different approaches must be taken in order to deal with the housing crisis in Clare according to the Chair of the Strategic Policy Committee responsible for housing.
Clare, Limerick & Tipperary being failed by UHL
Further frustration has been voiced with the current health offering for Ireland’s population in the Mid-West.
Medical Card assessment ‘leaving lots of Clare people in the cold’
Policies in place surrounding assessment for accessing a medical card are leaving “a lot of people out in the cold”.
