Doonbeg’s tourist activity heightens importance for acceptable pedestrian access
Requests have been lodged for resurfacing works to be completed at a busy tourist area in Doonbeg for next year.
PJ Kelly
No response from Taoiseach or Tanáiste to request for urgent Shannon Airport meeting
No acknowledgement has been issued to Clare County Council from either the Taoiseach and Tanáiste to a request to hold a meeting with the county’s first citizen, Council Chief Executive and Oireachtas members to discuss the future of Shannon Airport.
Lissycasey bridge ‘at risk of collapsing’
*Photograph: Paul O’Sullivan A bridge described as “unsafe” in Lissycasey is to undergo a feasibility assessment.
‘The Lord Almighty would have been denied planning at Mount Callan’ – Kelly vents at application process
*Photograph: Wind Aware Clare. Divine intervention would fail to suffice when it comes to planning applications in West Clare, a county councillor has claimed.
Councillors clash as vote to draw down €10m loan for Ennis 2040 DAC is passed
*The Post Office Field is one of the transformational sites. Photograph: Pascal Brooks Clare councillors have voted 23-5 in favour of drawing down a €10m loan for the Ennis 2040 Designated Activity Company (DAC).
Kelly urges Council to avoid ‘costly High Court embarrassment’ on issue of ‘visual impact’ for planning applications
West Clare is “suffering more than any other area” when it comes to ‘visual impact’ influencing planning applications for dwelling houses, a county councillor has claimed.
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.
Time to use Clare as HQ of Dept of Rural Affairs & Community Development
Locating the headquarters of the Department of Rural Affairs and Community Development in Co Clare can signal the Government’s commitment to rural Ireland, local elected representatives have declared.
Moneypoint plans ‘heighten necessity’ for Shannon Estuary shipping port
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm off Moneypoint and the construction of a green hydrogen production, storage and generation facility heighten “the necessity” to explore its potential as an international shipping port.
Road repairs approved for Crovraghan
Road repairs will be carried out on the access road to the housing estate at Crovraghan in Kildysart.
