‘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.
Loop Head Peninsula
Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience back in action following €1.2m investment
*Pictured at the official opening of Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience in Kilbaha South were (l-r): Kitty Garvey, whose late husband Brendan was the Loop Head’s final lightkeeper before the lighthouse was automated by the Commissioner of Irish Lights (CIL) in 1991; Cllr Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development, …
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Relocating post hoped to improve visibility at Clancy’s Cross
*Cllr Cillian Murphy (FF) issued the request. RELOCATION of a delineation post is hoped to improve visibility for motorists at Clancy’s Cross in the Loop Head Peninsula.
Main arteries to Loop Head Peninsula ‘neglected’
MAIN arteries to the Loop Head Peninsula have been affected by the backlog of LIS applications in Clare, an elected representative has claimed.
‘Serious concern’ in construction sector heightens need to promote apprenticeships
ACTION to promote take-up of apprenticeships can begin at a local level by an expansion of the roles offered by Clare County Council, a West Clare representative has maintained.
Climate change heightens concerns for Loop Head Peninsula ’emergency exit’
Climate change has heightened concerns for the condition of roads along the Loop Head Peninsula.
Setback for Kilkee as improvements denied for numerous routes
West Clare councillors have been left disappointed following confirmation that a number of routes in Kilkee were not selected for improvements in the schedule of Municipal District works this year.
Planning regulations have ‘sentenced rural Clare to death’ – PJ Kelly
*Cllr PJ Kelly, Cllr Pat McMahon & Cllr PJ Ryan in UL. Photograph: Alan Place Planning rules and regulations have resulted in rural Clare being “sentenced to death” according to one of the most experienced elected representatives on the County Council.
New lease agreement signed for Loop Head Lighthouse
*Loop Head Lighthouse. Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan A twenty five year lease renewal of Loop Head Lighthouse has been signed. An agreement was reached between Clare County Council and the Commissioner of Irish Lights at the end of February that will see the local authority manage the site for the next quarter of a century at …
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Anonymous donor willing to contribute six figure sum to Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe
An anonymous donor has expressed an interest in making a significant contribution believed to be in six figures towards Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe if it is turned into an Irish language cultural hub.
