Taoiseach to visit Clare to launch report in Ardnacrusha
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey AN TAOISEACH, Leo Varadkar (FG) is to visit Co Clare this weekend.
West Clare Municipal District
Lynch confirms he will be standing in 2024 local elections
*Cllr Ian Lynch. Photograph: Eamon Ward SITTING CLLR Ian Lynch (IND) is the first confirmed candidate for the Kilrush electoral area in the 2024 local elections.
Bye-laws adopted to ban overnight parking for camper vans in Loop Head & Lisdoonvarna
*Public consultation on the plans ended last month. BYE-LAWS have been adopted to prohibit overnight camping on roads and public places in Lisdoonvarna plus the Loop Head Lighthouse car park.
Accessibility & control on parking the aim of planned works in Spanish Point
A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING is to be installed in Spanish Point to improve accessibility to the beach while also controlling parking in the locality through the addition of double yellow lines.
Lynch elected as Cathaoirleach of West Clare Municipal District & expects ‘challenging year’
*Cllr Ian Lynch. CLLR IAN LYNCH (IND) has been elected as the Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District for the final year of the current Council term.
Crane at Carrigaholt Pier can keep people in fishing industry
*Calls for the installation of a crane in Carrigaholt were made at the recent meeting of the West Clare MD. INSTALLING A CRANE at the outside pier in Carrigaholt could be the difference in keeping people in the fishing industry, a county councillor has argued.
‘Put wheels in motion’ for NCT centre in Kilrush Minister told
*Drivers in Clare have been dealing with backlogs for some time. WEST CLARE REPRESENTATIVES have contacted Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) to try “put the wheels in motion” to open an NCT centre in Kilrush.
‘People would have turned around if they knew how bad the road was’
*Cllr Gabriel Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton MOTORISTS diverted to a West Clare road following a recent accident would not have travelled along the route if they knew how bad it was, a county councillor has claimed.
Killeen & Talty first candidates selected for 2024 local elections
*Cllr Joe Killeen & Cllr Shane Talty at The Falls Hotel in Ennistymon. SITTING COUNCILLORS, Shane Talty and Joe Killeen have both been selected as Fianna Fáil’s candidates for the Ennistymon local electoral area.
ESB acquire land off Council in Quilty for €1
*The piece of land is outside the housing development at An Cladach. ESB are to acquire a piece of land off Clare County Council in Quilty for the total sum of €1.