*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.
A rail spur to Shannon Airport is among the most significant Clare aspects to the €165bn National Development Plan (NDP).
A Clare TD has urged the Minister for Transport to intervene in an escalating row between Irish air traffic controllers and their management.
*Mary Hanley speaking with Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien outside her home in Drumline. Photograph: Joe Buckley. Imminent action is needed on the inclusion of Clare in the Defective Concrete Block Scheme, an affected homeowner in the county has said while revealing the toll it has taken on mental health.
*Thomas Griffin David Griffin Vicky Cassley Mary Quinlivan and Louise McNamara all spoke publicly of their opposition to the plans. Photograph: Joe Buckley Clare County Council has given the green light to the construction of a biomass plant in Stonehall in spite of considerable objections in the locality.
Health facilities in Clare have been allocated a €6m investment under the 2021 Capital Plan.
*SOS Chairman, Denis Vaughan. Photograph: Eamon Ward Early signs on the resumption of international travel are ominous for Shannon Airport, a Save our Shannon rally heard.
Vincent Coleman with his daughter in Semple Stadium. Photograph: Joe Buckley 3,500 spectators will be permitted to attend Saturday’s knockout qualifier tie between Clare and Cork.
Planning permission for a controversial wind farm in Cahermurphy has been rejected by Clare County Council.
Clarecare workers have been victims of “blatant discrimination”, a Clare Senator has claimed.
