BROADFORD is set to be one of the first beneficiaries of a new €50 million plan to provide essential sewage infrastructure to rural villages.
Clare TD Cathal Crowe said he was delighted that Broadford will get the infrastructure required, and that he would seek the inclusion of other parts of the county also. “Broadford, in East Clare is likely to be the first beneficiary of this funding but I will also be continuing my fight for similar infrastructure to now be advanced for Cooraclare, Carrigaholt & Doolin.
“In the case of Broadford, a sewage scheme has been talked about for the past 40 years. Lands were acquired about 18 years ago, design phases have all been completed and the project is now fully shovel ready. The situations in Cooraclare, Carrigaholt and Doolin are very similar. They have had far too many false dawns and the lack of modern sewage infrastructure has stiffled village growth. In this day and age it’s unforgivable that untreated sewage can still be allowed to trickle, as effluent, into local water sources.”
Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked with a number of other publications in Limerick, Cork and Galway. His first book will be published in December 2024.