Council land may be used as lay bys for rural bus stops
Council owned land is potentially going to be used as an additional lay bys to ease the access to public transport for rural dwellers.
John Leahy
Flood plan for Springfield activated by Council
A flood management plan has been initiated by Clare County Council for the area of Springfield in Clonlara.
‘I’m confident I can make a breakthrough’ – Renua’s Conor O’Brien
Renua’s first ever Clare candidate is confident of making a breakthrough for the party following Saturday’s General Election.
Countywide traffic survey not needed say Council
*Traffic congestion in Kilrush. Photograph: Páraic McMahon A requested traffic survey to determine the use of Clare’s road network is not needed, senior officials in the local authority have said.
Local roads deteriorating with emphasis on regional routes – Cooney
*Mullaghmore. Photograph: Clare By Nature Lack of funding will prevent Clare County Council from concentrating solely on improving local and minor roads within the county as part of the schedule of road works.
Council to continue with current grass cutting policy
Clare’s current grass cutting policy for houses in estates owned by the Council is to be continued for the foreseeable future with a senior engineer observing that community groups tend to be “much more attentive” when taking on a role than paid employees.
‘Fear of God’ put into Ennis pedestrians & cyclists
Cyclists and drivers in Ennis have had “the fear of God” put into them while Ireland is suffering from “car addiction”, a recent discussion on traffic calming measures heard.
Unmaintained hedges putting driver’s safety at risk
Motorists are ‘taking their lives into their hands’ by having to travel in the middle of certain roads due to unmaintained hedges in Co Clare.
Miltown Malbay ‘written off the map’
An absence of signs directing motorists to Miltown Malbay has been done deliberately to ‘write the West Clare town off the map’.
South Clare needs ‘more works’ before LNDR is put in place
Improved road facilities must be put in place in Clare prior to the development of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR), Cllr Cathal Crowe has claimed. Meelick native, Crowe proposed at Shannon Municipal District’s January meeting that “Clare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland prioritise in 2019 the provision of a widened carriageway, pedestrian footpath, …
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