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Fully electric Ennis town bus service in two years

A FULLY electric Ennis Town Bus Service is scheduled to come into service in the first quarter of 2025. A route test exercise was carried out late last year confirming the feasibility of the plan, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has told the Dáil. He was responding to a question by Deputy Joe Carey who said the National Transport Authority (NTA) is involved in discussions with Clare County Council to secure land for the charging infrastructure and details will be outlined more precisely as the process is worked through. “I have been told by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan that a route test exercise was carried out in December and, while final routes may change slightly for operational or coverage considerations, the exercise confirmed the feasibility of the current plan. “This year, the NTA’s Service Planning team will be undertaking a number of steps including finalising the preferred routes as well as developing detailed stop and terminus designs. “This will be done …

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€3m allocation for Clare communities hosting refugees

CLARE County Council has been allocated almost €3 million to support communities that are hosting refugees from Ukraine and other countries. The allocation is the third highest to a local authority in the country, representing the significant role Clare has already played in supporting international protection applicants. Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey said that the money will come from a €50 million Community Recognition Fund for sports clubs, community organisations, transport infrastructure and local groups. “The €2,925,549 awarded to Clare County Council recognises the significant role played by Clare communities in supporting refugees and helping them integrate into the educational, recreational and social life of towns and villages around the county,” Deputy Carey explained. “It is important that community representatives engage directly with Clare County Council over the coming weeks to ensure that high quality projects can be delivered, benefitting their towns and villages for years to come.” Projects that qualify for support include the refurbishment of local sports …

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Over €776k for Clare projects in town and village scheme

COUNTY Clare has been allocated €776,573 in the latest round of funding from the government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The allocation is part of a national total of €27 million issued by Minister Heather Humphreys to combat dereliction and breathe new life into rural towns and villages. The biggest allocation of €249,005 is for a public realm project in the Cappa area of Kilrush to provide new access and address safety concerns at the beach and playground area, enabling it to be reclaimed as part of the coastal walk. A project to improve the public realm in Ennistymon will receive €226,143. The work will enhance the quality of public space and the built environment to support the creation of a vibrant and inclusive townscape. A sum of €151,925 will go towards the development of the Quin Village Park, which currently serves as a picnic area, and a community village amenity for education and entertainment. Lisdoonvarna, meanwhile, is to be …

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Agriculture Minister agrees to meet Burren farmers

THE agriculture minister is to meet farmers on two highly successful Clare environmental schemes, amid fears over the fall-out of their amalgamation into a new nationwide programme. Minister Charlie McConalogue informed party colleague Senator Timmy Dooley of his intention to meet farmers on the Burren Programme and the Hen Harrier Project next Tuesday (November 22). This follows a pledge last week by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin to take the matter up with Mr McConalogue. Senator Dooley, who met farmers on a visit to the Burren with MEP Billy Kelleher, said he was hopeful that fears over a drop in payments, could be allayed. “This is good news and an opportunity for farmers to make their concerns known directly to Minister McConalogue,” he said.  The Minister also gave that commitment in the Seanad last Tuesday to Senator Martin Conway, who raised the issue with him. The Fine Gael member highlighted the huge success of the Burren Programme in supporting environmental conservation …

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Carey calls for closing of gap between conviction and sentencing

CLARE’S Fine Gael TD has insisted that more must be done to shorten the delay in sentencing people convicted of criminal offences.  Deputy Joe Carey said the practice that has arisen in recent years can lead to the “distancing between the horrific nature of a violent crime and the sentence received”. The Clarecastle-based TD made his comments during a second stage debate on Thursday last, on the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Bill proposes to change the current ten-year maximum sentence for the crime of conspiracy to murder, to a possible life sentence. It also makes provision for a doubling of the maximum sentence for serious assaults and the introduction of  new criminal offences of stalking and non-fatal strangulation. On the practice of delaying the sentencing of convicted persons, Deputy Carey said he understood the argument “for the need for victim impact statements and assessment of the perpetrator’s past history”. He added that the sentencing gap “allows for a …

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Clare community facilities granted €386k for improvements

SEVENTEEN Clare community centres, parish halls, GAA clubhouses and community facilities will share a €386,000 grant for improvement and upgrade works. The funding has been allocated by Minister Heather Humphreys, with grants of up to €25,000 available for improvement and upgrade works. The full list of successful applicants for the grant is as follows: Ballyvaughan Hall CLG (€24,360.95); Carrigoran House (€13,896.94); Cill Mhuire Community Centre CLG (€23,137); Cnoc na Gaoithe Cultural Centre (€25,000); Crusheen Community Centre CLG (€25,000); Doonbeg Community Development Co. (€24,085.86); Feakle Muintir na Tire (€24,023.04); Kilmurry McMahon Community Centre Committee (€11,747.25); Loughgraney Community Development Association (€23,933); Mike McTigue Community Centre (€25,000); Miltown Malbay Development Company Ltd (€25,000); Mná ag Gáire (€25,000); Ogonnelloe Community Centre Ltd (€16,110); Ruan Dysart Resource Group CLG (€25,000); Sixmilebridge GAA Club (€24,947.47); Tulach na Farraighe Community Hall (€25,000); West Clare Family Resource Centre (€25,000) “This is a completely new funding stream for community halls that was introduced earlier this year by Rural and …

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Aer Lingus to maintain Shannon services but won’t add to them

THE obligation on Aer Lingus to serve Shannon-Heathrow expired last week, but on Wednesday the airline’s representatives said that the link is set to continue into the future. Its representatives were before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications on Wednesday and they also said they plan to continue with Boston and New York services from Shannon, but don’t plan to look at other destinations in the US.  Following a question from Clare TD Cathal Crowe, Aer Lingus Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Donal Moriarty says the Shannon-Heathrow route is doing well and will continue. “The arrangement has elapsed, but we are still selling Shannon-London Heathrow, it’s doing well, all of our routes out of Shannon have performed well during the course of 2022 and we expect that to continue long into the future, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t.” Although he said several times that the existing Aer Lingus flights at Shannon are doing well, Mr Moriarty said he …

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€480k CLÁR funding shared among ten Clare projects

MORE than €480,000 has been awarded to ten projects in County Clare under the latest round of allocations from the CLÁR programme to help develop local facilities and amenities in rural areas. Seven Clare projects qualified for the maximum grant of €50,000. They include the Kilmaley community walkway; the Lissycasey running track; improvements to the car park at Scoil Mhuire, Lahinch; the provision of multi-use games area at Kilfenora National School; a public walkway around the astro turf pitch at Kilmihil People’s Park, surfacing and lighting of car park at Tulla GAA Club; Kilkeedy Community Group, Community Playground project and the provision of a multi-use astro turf facility at the Crusheen Sports Arena and Community Hub. Funding of €45,716 was allocated for the enhancement of facilities at the playground in Kilkee and €35,753 for safety works at the Scariff Rugby Club car park”. According to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey, the funding is a practical recognition of the work …

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