Kelly elected to Council for ninth time
*PJ Kelly. Photograph: Martin Connolly An elected representative since 1974, PJ Kelly has been ever present on Clare County Council but 2019 saw him receive his highest ever backing from an electorate.
West Clare Municipal District
Request for finger post signs on all Clare roads palmed away
A request to put fingerpost signs on all Council roads in Clare has been palmed off by the local authority for budgetary reasons.
Hillery & Curtin call on OPW ‘to get off their heels’ to provide for Miltown Malbay
*Michael Hillery & Christy Curtin. Photograph: Eamon Ward An estimated €500,000 is required for an upgrade of the culvert and drainage in Miltown Malbay which intends to prevent future flooding in the area.
Progress being made on Doolin visitor centre
With visitor numbers at Doolin “increasing the whole time”, the announcement that progress is being made with the construction of a visitor centre has been welcomed.
Six councillors record 100% attendance at Municipal District meetings
*Photograph: Eamon Ward Six of Clare’s twenty eight councillors attended all Municipal District meetings over the last five years.
Charges & opening hours of Kilrush sports complex adding to obesity
Obesity is being assisted through the charges and opening hours for accessing community sporting facilities, one West Clare representative has stated.
‘Boxer Moran must carry out promise’ for coastal protection in Clare
Coastal protection works at three locations in the county have remained on hold due to insufficient funding being provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW).
Greater presence of Irish flag needed in Clare
*John McInerney of Clare County Council lowers the Irish flag to half mast. An Irish identity needs to be emphasised across Co Clare with councillors calling for the national flag to be erected at libraries and district offices throughout the county.
12% of Clare LIS applications will be completed in 2019
*Labasheeda. Photograph: WestClare.net 250 applications are with Clare County Council for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) but only 30 are expected to be completed in 2019. Funding is provided to County Councils across the country to carry out improvement works on private and non-publicly maintained roads under the LIS. In 2018, €482,000 was allocated to …
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Miltown Malbay ‘written off the map’
An absence of signs directing motorists to Miltown Malbay has been done deliberately to ‘write the West Clare town off the map’.
