Lissycasey NS to expand dedicated special needs unit
Lissycasey National School are looking to expand their dedicated special needs unit, with an application for a building extension currently out to tender.
PJ Kelly
Council’s liability fund to aid communities struggling to insure playgrounds
A pilot for playground insurance in Co Clare is to be pursued by senior officials in Clare County Council.
Absence of ‘proper wastewater treatment’ leading to demise of rural villages – Cooney
Failure to install ‘adequate infrastructure’ in Clare’s rural communities will accelerate their demise, local councillors have warned.
Future use of Moneypoint remains under ‘continuous discussion’
Offshore wind energy has been touted as a potential solution to sustaining jobs in Moneypoint.
Neglect by TII to reduce speed limit outside Cranny school raises potential of legal claim – Kelly
Potential implications must be made known to the TII if an alteration to the speed limit outside a West Clare school is not reduced, one county councillor has claimed.
Council officials accused of contempt by Cllr Kelly who walks out of meeting in protest
Senior officials of Clare County Council are guilty of “contempt” according to a Lissycasey representative who walked out of a meeting in protest at the decision making of local authority officials.
Raising of Kildysart embankment needed to prevent flooding of two houses
Flooding of two Kildsyart houses can be prevented by the opening of a stream, a local representative has flagged in calling for necessary works to be carried out.
Engagement on County Development Plan ‘a chance to rescue rural Ireland from the grave’
Elected representatives in North and West Clare have stressed the need for extensive engagement before the adaptation of a new County Development Plan to reverse the ‘slow death’ being experienced by towns and villages in Clare.
‘Bad enough to be losing to Limerick in hurling never mind economic development’ – PJ Kelly bemoans Cahercon inactivity
A Clare councillor has hit out at the failure to capitalise on the potential of a South-West Clare pier.
West Clare reps call for planning contributions to be lowered in rural areas
Positive discrimination towards rural Clare in the guise of reduced planning contributions has been put forward by West Clare representatives as a means of tackling population decline.