*Criticism of the pace of the NBP’s delivery in Clare was voiced by county councillors. DELAYS with the roll-out of broadband as part of the €2.9bn National Broadband Plan have been criticised by Clare councillors with NBI officials admitting they are eleven months off where they had intended to be at the start of the …
*Gordon Shearer of Shell, and Val Cummins and Hugh Kelly of Simply Blue Group pictured at Loop Head lighthouse last November. Photograph: Diane Cusack PLANS FOR A 1.35GW floating wind farm off the coast of Clare have been plunged into jeopardy with the decision of one of the partners to leave the Irish market.
*Aindrias de Staic SEVERAL EVENTS are to be held across the county on Friday for Culture Night.
SCENES FROM WEST CLARE continue to be showcased at a Kilkee exhibition.
*The assault occurred in Kilkee in June 2019. A West Clare man is to plead guilty to a ‘hatchet’ assault on another man in the seaside resort town of Kilkee two years ago.
*The Hydro Hotel in Lisdoonvarna signed a contract worth €1.53m to house displaced Ukrainians. A WEST CLARE representative has said it is “absolutely critical” that the amount of hotel bedrooms unavailable in the county due to displaced Ukrainians be made known.
Caitriona Lucas recovers a dog from a cliff ledge at Rehy West, Co Clare. Photograph: Pat Flynn CLARE FM will air a documentary to mark the sixth anniversary of Caitriona Lucas’ death.
*A rusting bridge in Ennistymon. Photograph: Patrick Comerford CRITICISM OF Iarnród Éireann has been aired by North Clare councillors over the lack of repair works completed on the remaining bridges of the West Clare Railway route.
Seven Co Clare accommodation providers signed Government contracts with a cumulative estimated value of €6.36m to accommodate Ukrainian refugees in the second quarter of this year.
