‘Penny wise & pound foolish’ to charge for flu vaccine – Conway
Flu vaccines should be given to the public free of charge to minimise pressure on the health service, a Clare Senator has said.
Martin Conway
Manufacturers of defective concrete block ‘have no morals’
Mary Hanley speaking with fellow members of the Clare Pyrite Action Group. Photograph: Natasha Barton Targeting manufacturers responsible for the selling of defective concrete blocks leading to the cracking and crumbling of hundreds of homes in Co Clare must wait until agreements are reached on redress, senior politicians in the county have said.
Politicians clash as pyrite meeting raises tensions
*Dr Martina Cleary listens to Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: Natasha Barton Clare’s politicians clashed at a meeting of the Pyrite Action Group with accusations of “playing party politics” thrown at the only opposition Oireachtas member in attendance.
Dept of Housing ‘playing jiggery pokery’ as Clare homes continue to crumble
*Senator Timmy Dooley engages with the crowd. Photograph: Natasha Barton Officials within the Department of Housing have been accused of “jiggery pokery” on the pyrite problem that is causing hundreds of homes to crumble across Co Clare.
Oireachtas members confident Clare will be included in defective concrete block scheme
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton. Clare’s inclusion in a defective concrete block scheme has been assured by the Minister for Housing, a Government Senator has claimed while members of the county’s pyrite action group have warned that thousands of homes are affected.
County’s Government politicians urged to put party whip on the line to make a stand for Shannon Airport
Clare’s Government representatives have been urged to put their vote on the line by making a stand for Shannon Airport.
Green light for new TU between LIT & AIT makes Ennis a university town
*LIT President, Prof Vincent Cunnane speaking at the opening of its Ennis campus in December 2019. Photograph: Eamon Ward A proposed link between Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has formally been given the go-ahead by Government meaning that Ennis is now a university town.
€100k in BAI funding approved for Clare FM
Commercial radio stations across the country including Clare FM will share in a combined €2.58m.
Laura’s legacy must be remembered as calls for urgent administering of HPV vaccine issued
Laura Brennan’s legacy in advocating for the HPV vaccine must be remembered as calls for urgent administering of the jab have been voiced.
Letters to the editor: Newspapers an important part of rural life
New OPD not progress for the public Dear Sir, Did the county really deserve an OPD which is completely inaccessible by public transport? Located in an impersonal faceless business park on the periphery of the town, this is NOT progress for the public not all of whom have cars or drivers available up to them. …
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