‘Ball of money’ needed to improve Kilkee’s road network
KILKEE’s road network needs a “ball of money” to secure improvements.
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€481k CLÁR boost for Clare communities
*The People’s Park in Kilmihil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill €481,486 has been awarded to ten projects in the county under the latest round of allocations from the CLÁR programme to help develop local facilities and amenities in rural areas.
Population projections for Clare ‘in a different galaxy’ to Census findings
*Cllr Cillian Murphy. Photograph: Eamon Ward PRELIMINARY CENSUS findings for Clare are “so far away from population projections for the county that we’re in a different galaxy,” a West Clare councillor has remarked.
Limerick man jailed for ‘TikTok assault’ on female Garda Sergeant
A judge has jailed a 21 year old Limerick man for six months for a ‘TikTok assault’ on a female Garda sergeant who remains in constant pain and is unable to return to work two years after the late night assault at the seaside resort of Kilkee.
Visitors not aware of local salutes on tight West Clare road where cow poo has damaged surface
LOCAL SALUTES are in operation for motorists to navigate their way through Ross Bay but this understanding is lost on visitors resulting in “a massive problem,” a West Clare representative has flagged.
Frustration growing in Doonbeg over wait for pedestrian crossing
FRUSTRATION IS BUILDING in Doonbeg with the ongoing wait to install a pedestrian crossing in the village.
Public drawn to Doolin as temperatures surpass 30 degrees
*Former RTÉ journalist Charlie Bird pictured with Bridie Treacy (82), mother of well-known Scariff photographer James Treacy in Doolin. Charlie was among those that travelled from Doolin to the Aran Islands. Photograph: James Treacy TEMPERATURES SURPASSED THIRTY DEGREES in Co Clare this week.
AIB’s move to go cashless in four Clare branches ‘a slap in the face to rural Ireland’
FOUR MAJOR AIB BRANCHES in Clare are to be turned into cashless outlets from the end of September.
‘The system isn’t working’ – councillors vexed by hybrid meetings
*Zoom was used for SPC meetings whereas full Council & MD meetings utilise Microsoft Teams. ONGOING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES at local authority sittings has prompted a Kilkee representative to call for action.
‘Offshore wind energy is Clare’s biggest economic prospect’ – billions on offer per annum
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT of offshore energy in West Clare is the biggest economic prospect for the county.
