Holy Island visitor centre go ahead gives East Clare its time to shine
*Holy Island (Inis Cealtra). EAST CLARE TOURISM is set to be put on the map following the allocation of funding to create a visitor centre at Holy Island (Inis Cealtra).
*Holy Island (Inis Cealtra). EAST CLARE TOURISM is set to be put on the map following the allocation of funding to create a visitor centre at Holy Island (Inis Cealtra).
*Taoiseach Micheál Martin flanked by Senator Timmy Dooley and Deputy Cathal Crowe. Photograph: Natasha Barton THREE CLARE POLITICIANS have been included in the list of 52 Irish politicians banned from entering Russia.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL are expected to lodge applications with the Department of Housing for two projects under the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme.
*Ambassador of Poland Ms. Anna Sochańska with CEO of The Shannon Airport Group, Mary Considine. Photograph: Brian Arthur SHANNON AIRPORT has welcomed Ambassadors from Poland and Slovenia in recent weeks with areas for future collaboration and European expansion explored.
*Monday’s meeting of the local authority saw tensions raise between some councillors. FIANNA FÁIL COUNCILLORS silenced an attempt by an Independent councillor to get Clare County Council to publicly debate the merits of taking out a loan to acquire the four Shannon Heritage sites in the county.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin REDEVELOPMENT of an old convent and primary school building in Tulla into a cultural hub has been described by one Minister as “a gamechanger” for the locality.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin MICHAEL BLAKE enjoyed a hero’s welcome when he returned to Tuamgraney on Wednesday evening with the Aga Khan trophy, the most famous piece of silverware in showjumping.
*Mark Nestor was the youngest Clare councillor until his resignation this week. Photograph: Eamon Ward The changing of the guard is vital in all political parties in order to keep them relevant.
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon BROADFORD is set to be one of two Clare areas included in an application from Clare County Council for a national pilot sewerage scheme project by the Department of Housing.
*Photograph: Natasha Barton LONG-TERM environmental improvement will be delivered through a payment package to farmers, a Clare Senator has said.