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SEVERE floods saw businesses and homes deserted around Clare last year but overdevelopment wasn’t a factor, Clare County Council has claimed.
Read More »Shannon commercial traffic in free-fall
COMMERCIAL traffic movements through Shannon were 56.9% down in June, compared to the same month last year.
Read More »Timlin rules out Ennis back-up supply
COLD water has been poured on suggestions that the Pouladower Spring, north of Ennis, be developed as “a back-up source” for the town’s water supply.
Read More »Blake’s Corner proposals sought
THE development of a new junction at Blake’s Corner in Ennistymon does not look likely to happen in the near future, it emerged this week.Plans to demolish two buildings, Blake’s and Linnane’s, which form the corner linking Ennistymon’s main thoroughfare with the road to Lahinch, have proved controversial.Clare County Council had purchased the buildings and planned to knock them to make the junction safer.Save Ennistymon’s Heritage, whose mission is to preserve and maintain the heritage, history and integrity of the town, has campaigned against the demolition and has attempted to raise awareness of the two buildings, which it claims date back to 1830. Now, it seems, the council is asking those who want to see the buildings preserved to follow up with detailed proposals.Councillor Martin Conway requested an update on what progress had been made on the corner at Monday’s meeting of North Clare Area Councillors and was given a written response. It stated the council is in discussion with …
Read More »Crusheen/Gort bypass ahead of schedule
THE Gort to Crusheen bypass could be open more than six months ahead of schedule, it was revealed this week.
Read More »New bidders for mart property
AUCTIONEERS GVM, entrusted with the sale of the vacant livestock mart in Sixmilebridge, say a new party has entered the bidding for the property in competition to a local farmer-led consortium.
Read More »Thousands sign pier petition
An online petition to get Clare County Council to make changes to its proposal for a new €6 million pier at Doolin received more than 4,000 signatures in the past week.
Read More »Make a loop of Doonbeg
Doonbeg Community Development Ltd will launch the new Doonbeg loop walks on Sunday at 1pm in the village hall. Minister for Defence Tony Killeen will attend the event, which is supported by Shannon Development and Fáilte Ireland.
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